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Hurricane Able (1952)
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Surface weather analysis of Hurricane Able on August 30. This graph also shows active rainfall for the day.
FormedAugust 18, 1952
DissipatedSeptember 2, 1952
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 100 mph (155 km/h)
Lowest pressure≤ 998 mbar (hPa); 29.47 inHg
Fatalities3 direct
Damage$2.7 million (1952 USD)
Areas affectedSouth Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Mid Atlantic states, New England
Part of the 1952 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Able was the second tropical storm and first hurricane of the 1952 Atlantic hurricane season. A long lived Cape Verde storm, Able traversed the Atlantic Ocean uneventfully until coming close to land, when it intensified to a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall near Beaufort, North Carolina. The hurricane was responsible for considerable damage and three deaths; one in Pennsylvania and two in South Carolina.

Originally, it was believed that Able formed on August 25, near the Lesser Antilles, but reanalysis years later revealed that Able had formed close to the coast of Africa on August 18. Able is known for its unusual path through the Atlantic and for its lack of organization.

Storm history

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Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

The hurricane formed from a tropical wave that was developing in an area of easterlies.