1962 Atlantic hurricane season (SDTWFC What Might Have Been)
First storm formed
Anna - August 26
Last storm dissipated
Greta - October 22
Strongest storm
Flossy
130 mph
945 mBar
Total depressions
8
Total storms
7
Hurricanes
3
Major hurricanes
1
Total damages
$7 million (2018 USD )
Total fatalities
11 total (3 direct, 8 indirect)
The 1962 Atlantic hurricane season (SDTWFC What Night Have Been) features what the SDTWFC thought storms would do upon formation.
Storms [ ]
Tropical depression (NHC )
Duration
August 26 – August 27
Peak intensity
45 km/h (30 mph) (1-min) 1006 hPa (mbar )
Tropical Depression One [ ]
(Previously Hurricane Alma)
Tropical storm (NHC )
Duration
August 26 – August 29
Peak intensity
65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min) 1003 hPa (mbar )
Tropical Storm Anna [ ]
(Previously Tropical Depression Two)
Tropical storm (NHC )
Duration
August 27 – August 31
Peak intensity
100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 992 hPa (mbar )
Tropical Storm Betsy [ ]
(Previously Tropical Storm Becky)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (NHC )
Duration
August 12 – August 16
Peak intensity
150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min) 986 hPa (mbar )
Hurricane Carla [ ]
(Previously Tropical Storm Celia)
Tropical storm (NHC )
Duration
September 20 – September 22
Peak intensity
65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar )
Tropical Storm Dora [ ]
(Previously Tropical Depression Five)
Tropical storm (NHC )
Duration
September 27 – October 3
Peak intensity
110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min) 990 hPa (mbar )
Tropical Storm Ethel [ ]
(Previously Tropical Depression Six)
Category 4 tropical cyclone (AMS)
Duration
September 29 – October 8
Peak intensity
210 km/h (130 mph) (1-min) 945 hPa (mbar )
Hurricane Flossy [ ]
(Previously Hurricane Daisy)
Category 2 tropical cyclone (NHC )
Duration
October 14 – October 19
Peak intensity
155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min) 969 hPa (mbar )
Hurricane Greta [ ]
(Previously Hurricane Ella)
Storm Names [ ] This list was used in the 1956 season. The list was the same as no names were retired in 1956.No names were retired this year, so the same list will be used again in the 1968 season. Names not used are marked in italics .
Anna
Betsy
Carla
Dora
Ethel
Flossy
Greta
Hattie (unused) Inez (unused) Judy (unused) Kitty (unused) Laura (unused) Molly (unused) Nona (unused)
Paula (unused) Rhoda (unused) Sadie (unused) Terese (unused) Vesta (unused) Winny (unused)
Season Effects [ ]
1962 North Atlantic Ocean statistics
Storm name
Dates active
Storm category
at peak intensity
Max 1-min wind
mph (km/h)
Min.press.(mbar )
Areas affected
Damage (millions USD )
Deaths
One
August 26 - August 27
Tropical depression
30 (45)
1006
Florida
none
0
Anna
August 26 - August 29
Tropical storm
40 (65)
1003
Northern Mexico, Southern Texas
2 (2018 USD)
1
Betsy
August 27 - August 31
Tropical storm
65 (100)
992
Cape Verde
none
0
Carla
August 12 - August 16
Category 1 hurricane
80 (150)
986
Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Columbia
Minimal
(2)
Dora
September 20 - September 22
Tropical storm
40 (60)
1000
Florida
none
0
Ethel
September 27 - October 3
Tropical storm
70 (110)
990
Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Columbia, Nicaragua, Honduras
5 (2018 USD)
2
Flossy
September 29 - October 8
Category 4 hurricane
130 (210)
945
Bermuda, United States East Coast
none
(5)
Greta
October 14 - October 19
Category 2 hurricane
100 (155)
969
Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, Bermuda
none
0
Season Aggregates
8
August 26 - October 19
130 (210)
945
North Atlantic Ocean
7 (2018 USD)
3 (8)
