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      Category 1 Tropical Cyclone

      Tropical Cyclone Hazel

      Storm Activity: Sep 2, 1948 - Sep 7, 1948

      Peak Wind
      90 mph
      Lowest Pressure
      966 mb
      Duration
      5 days
      Last Position
      29.7 N 123.4 E

      Storm Track

      Sep 2 – Sep 7
      Storm Category
      1. Tropical Depression < 39 mph
      2. Tropical Storm 39-73 mph
      3. Category 1 Peak 74-95 mph
      4. Category 2 96-110 mph
      5. Category 3 111-129 mph
      6. Category 4 130-156 mph
      7. Category 5 157+ mph

      Intensity

      Sustained wind at each observation
      Peak wind
      90 mph
      Peak category
      Category 1
      Lowest pressure
      966 mb

      Sep 7 · 06:00 GMT 35 mph -- Tropical Depression

      Storm Track Statistics

      Sep 7 06:00 GMT 29.7 123.4 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Sep 7 06:00 GMT 29.7 123.4 35 mph 988 mb Unknown --
      Sep 7 06:00 GMT 29.7 123.4 35 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Sep 7 03:00 GMT 29.18 123.16 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 7 03:00 GMT 29.18 123.16 40 mph 985 mb Unknown --
      Sep 7 03:00 GMT 29.18 123.16 40 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Sep 7 00:00 GMT 28.6 122.9 45 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 7 00:00 GMT 28.6 122.9 45 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 7 00:00 GMT 28.6 122.9 45 mph 983 mb Unknown --
      Sep 7 00:00 GMT 28.6 122.9 45 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Sep 6 21:00 GMT 27.95 122.64 60 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 6 21:00 GMT 27.98 122.66 50 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 6 21:00 GMT 27.95 122.64 60 mph 980 mb Unknown --
      Sep 6 21:00 GMT 27.95 122.64 60 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Sep 6 18:00 GMT 27.3 122.4 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 6 18:00 GMT 27.37 122.44 60 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 6 18:00 GMT 27.3 122.4 70 mph 978 mb Unknown --
      Sep 6 18:00 GMT 27.3 122.4 70 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Sep 6 15:00 GMT 26.74 122.22 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 6 15:00 GMT 26.77 122.25 65 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 6 15:00 GMT 26.74 122.22 70 mph 976 mb Unknown --
      Sep 6 15:00 GMT 26.74 122.22 70 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Sep 6 12:00 GMT 26.2 122.1 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 6 12:00 GMT 26.2 122.1 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 6 12:00 GMT 26.2 122.1 70 mph 974 mb Unknown --
      Sep 6 12:00 GMT 26.2 122.1 70 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Sep 6 09:00 GMT 25.59 122.03 75 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 6 09:00 GMT 25.65 122 70 mph -- Hurricane --
      Sep 6 09:00 GMT 25.59 122.03 75 mph 972 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 6 09:00 GMT 25.59 122.03 75 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 6 06:00 GMT 25 122 80 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 6 06:00 GMT 25.13 121.95 75 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 6 06:00 GMT 25 122 80 mph 970 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 6 06:00 GMT 25 122 80 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 6 03:00 GMT 24.54 121.98 80 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 6 03:00 GMT 24.61 121.95 75 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 6 03:00 GMT 24.54 121.98 80 mph 969 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 6 03:00 GMT 24.54 121.98 80 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 6 00:00 GMT 24.1 122 80 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 6 00:00 GMT 24.1 122 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 6 00:00 GMT 24.1 122 80 mph 968 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 6 00:00 GMT 24.1 122 80 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 5 21:00 GMT 23.56 122.08 85 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 5 21:00 GMT 23.57 122.05 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 5 21:00 GMT 23.56 122.08 85 mph 967 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 5 21:00 GMT 23.56 122.08 85 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 5 18:00 GMT 23 122.2 90 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 5 18:00 GMT 23.04 122.15 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 5 18:00 GMT 23 122.2 90 mph 967 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 5 18:00 GMT 23 122.2 90 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 5 15:00 GMT 22.49 122.33 90 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 5 15:00 GMT 22.52 122.3 90 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 5 15:00 GMT 22.49 122.33 90 mph 966 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 5 15:00 GMT 22.49 122.33 90 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 5 12:00 GMT 22 122.5 90 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 5 12:00 GMT 22 122.5 90 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 5 12:00 GMT 22 122.5 90 mph 966 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 5 12:00 GMT 22 122.5 90 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 5 09:00 GMT 21.5 122.72 90 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 5 09:00 GMT 21.47 122.73 90 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 5 09:00 GMT 21.5 122.72 90 mph 966 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 5 09:00 GMT 21.5 122.72 90 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 5 06:00 GMT 21 123 90 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 5 06:00 GMT 20.95 123 90 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 5 06:00 GMT 21 123 90 mph 967 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 5 06:00 GMT 21 123 90 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 5 03:00 GMT 20.48 123.32 90 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 5 03:00 GMT 20.46 123.33 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 5 03:00 GMT 20.48 123.32 90 mph 968 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 5 03:00 GMT 20.48 123.32 90 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 5 00:00 GMT 20 123.7 85 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 5 00:00 GMT 20 123.7 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 5 00:00 GMT 20 123.7 85 mph 969 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 5 00:00 GMT 20 123.7 85 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 4 21:00 GMT 19.58 124.14 85 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 4 21:00 GMT 19.57 124.11 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 4 21:00 GMT 19.58 124.14 85 mph 970 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 4 21:00 GMT 19.58 124.14 85 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 4 18:00 GMT 19.2 124.6 85 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 4 18:00 GMT 19.18 124.56 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 4 18:00 GMT 19.2 124.6 85 mph 971 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 4 18:00 GMT 19.2 124.6 85 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 4 15:00 GMT 18.83 125.06 85 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 4 15:00 GMT 18.83 125.03 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 4 15:00 GMT 18.83 125.06 85 mph 972 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 4 15:00 GMT 18.83 125.06 85 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 4 12:00 GMT 18.5 125.5 85 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 4 12:00 GMT 18.5 125.5 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 4 12:00 GMT 18.5 125.5 85 mph 974 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 4 12:00 GMT 18.5 125.5 85 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 4 09:00 GMT 18.24 125.9 85 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 4 09:00 GMT 18.2 125.93 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 4 09:00 GMT 18.24 125.9 85 mph 975 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 4 09:00 GMT 18.24 125.9 85 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 4 06:00 GMT 18 126.3 85 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 4 06:00 GMT 17.92 126.35 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 4 06:00 GMT 18 126.3 85 mph 976 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 4 06:00 GMT 18 126.3 85 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 4 03:00 GMT 17.71 126.75 85 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 4 03:00 GMT 17.66 126.77 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 4 03:00 GMT 17.71 126.75 85 mph 977 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 4 03:00 GMT 17.71 126.75 85 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 4 00:00 GMT 17.4 127.2 80 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 4 00:00 GMT 17.4 127.2 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 4 00:00 GMT 17.4 127.2 80 mph 978 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 4 00:00 GMT 17.4 127.2 80 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 3 21:00 GMT 17.09 127.59 80 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 3 21:00 GMT 17.11 127.65 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 3 21:00 GMT 17.09 127.59 80 mph 979 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 3 21:00 GMT 17.09 127.59 80 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 3 18:00 GMT 16.8 128 80 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 3 18:00 GMT 16.83 128.1 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 3 18:00 GMT 16.8 128 80 mph 980 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 3 18:00 GMT 16.8 128 80 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 3 15:00 GMT 16.54 128.49 80 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 3 15:00 GMT 16.55 128.55 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 3 15:00 GMT 16.54 128.49 80 mph 981 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 3 15:00 GMT 16.54 128.49 80 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 3 12:00 GMT 16.3 129 80 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 3 12:00 GMT 16.3 129 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 3 12:00 GMT 16.3 129 80 mph 982 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 3 12:00 GMT 16.3 129 80 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 3 09:00 GMT 16.09 129.47 80 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 3 09:00 GMT 16.07 129.42 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 3 09:00 GMT 16.09 129.47 80 mph 982 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 3 09:00 GMT 16.09 129.47 80 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 3 06:00 GMT 15.9 129.9 80 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 3 06:00 GMT 15.86 129.83 75 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 3 06:00 GMT 15.9 129.9 80 mph 983 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 3 06:00 GMT 15.9 129.9 80 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 3 03:00 GMT 15.69 130.29 75 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 3 03:00 GMT 15.67 130.25 75 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 3 03:00 GMT 15.69 130.29 75 mph 984 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 3 03:00 GMT 15.69 130.29 75 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 3 00:00 GMT 15.5 130.7 75 mph -- Typhoon 1
      Sep 3 00:00 GMT 15.5 130.7 75 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Sep 3 00:00 GMT 15.5 130.7 75 mph 985 mb Unknown 1
      Sep 3 00:00 GMT 15.5 130.7 75 mph -- Tropical Cyclone 1
      Sep 2 21:00 GMT 15.34 131.24 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 2 21:00 GMT 15.34 131.19 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 2 21:00 GMT 15.34 131.24 70 mph 986 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 21:00 GMT 15.34 131.24 70 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Sep 2 18:00 GMT 15.2 131.8 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 2 18:00 GMT 15.19 131.71 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 2 18:00 GMT 15.2 131.8 70 mph 987 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 18:00 GMT 15.2 131.8 70 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Sep 2 15:00 GMT 15.03 132.32 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 2 15:00 GMT 15.04 132.25 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 2 15:00 GMT 15.03 132.32 70 mph 988 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 15:00 GMT 15.03 132.32 70 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Sep 2 12:00 GMT 14.9 132.8 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 2 12:00 GMT 14.9 132.8 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 2 12:00 GMT 14.9 132.8 70 mph 989 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 12:00 GMT 14.9 132.8 70 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Sep 2 09:00 GMT 14.83 133.26 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 2 09:00 GMT 14.83 133.26 70 mph 990 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 09:00 GMT 14.83 133.26 70 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --
      Sep 2 06:00 GMT 14.8 133.7 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Sep 2 06:00 GMT 14.8 133.7 70 mph 991 mb Unknown --
      Sep 2 06:00 GMT 14.8 133.7 70 mph -- Tropical Cyclone --

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