Hurricane Able (1950)
Aug 12, 12:00 AM UTC – Aug 24, 6:00 AM UTC (12.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 125 mph (110 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 953 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 21, 4:00 PM UTC · 44.6°N 63.7°W · Hurricane · 75 mph
Every track point (51)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-08-12 00:00 | TS | 17.1°N 55.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1950-08-12 06:00 | TS | 17.7°N 56.3°W | 40 | — | |
| 1950-08-12 12:00 | TS | 18.2°N 57.4°W | 45 | — | |
| 1950-08-12 18:00 | TS | 19.0°N 58.6°W | 50 | — | |
| 1950-08-13 00:00 | TS | 20.0°N 60.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1950-08-13 06:00 | TS | 20.7°N 61.1°W | 50 | — | |
| 1950-08-13 12:00 | TS | 21.3°N 62.2°W | 55 | — | |
| 1950-08-13 18:00 | TS | 22.0°N 63.2°W | 55 | 997 | |
| 1950-08-14 00:00 | TS | 22.7°N 63.8°W | 60 | 995 | |
| 1950-08-14 06:00 | TS | 23.1°N 64.6°W | 60 | — | |
| 1950-08-14 12:00 | TS | 23.4°N 65.4°W | 60 | 995 | |
| 1950-08-14 18:00 | HU | 23.9°N 66.0°W | 65 | 989 | |
| 1950-08-15 00:00 | HU | 24.4°N 66.2°W | 65 | — | |
| 1950-08-15 06:00 | HU | 24.8°N 66.5°W | 65 | — | |
| 1950-08-15 12:00 | HU | 25.2°N 66.8°W | 70 | 987 | |
| 1950-08-15 18:00 | HU | 25.5°N 67.5°W | 75 | — | |
| 1950-08-16 00:00 | HU | 25.7°N 68.1°W | 80 | — | |
| 1950-08-16 06:00 | HU | 25.7°N 68.7°W | 80 | — | |
| 1950-08-16 12:00 | HU | 25.5°N 69.3°W | 80 | 980 | |
| 1950-08-16 18:00 | HU | 25.4°N 69.8°W | 85 | — | |
| 1950-08-17 00:00 | HU | 25.4°N 70.6°W | 90 | — | |
| 1950-08-17 06:00 | HU | 25.4°N 71.5°W | 95 | — | |
| 1950-08-17 12:00 | HU | 25.5°N 72.6°W | 100 | 962 | |
| 1950-08-17 18:00 | HU | 25.9°N 73.3°W | 100 | — | |
| 1950-08-18 00:00 | HU | 26.7°N 73.9°W | 100 | — | |
| 1950-08-18 06:00 | HU | 27.3°N 74.4°W | 100 | — | |
| 1950-08-18 12:00 | HU | 27.9°N 74.9°W | 100 | 958 | |
| 1950-08-18 18:00 | HU | 28.4°N 75.3°W | 105 | — | |
| 1950-08-19 00:00 | HU | 29.1°N 75.5°W | 105 | — | |
| 1950-08-19 06:00 | HU | 29.9°N 75.5°W | 105 | — | |
| 1950-08-19 12:00 | HU | 30.7°N 75.5°W | 105 | 953 | |
| 1950-08-19 18:00 | HU | 31.7°N 75.5°W | 110 | — | |
| 1950-08-20 00:00 | HU | 32.8°N 75.2°W | 110 | — | |
| 1950-08-20 06:00 | HU | 34.4°N 74.3°W | 105 | — | |
| 1950-08-20 12:00 | HU | 36.0°N 72.7°W | 100 | — | |
| 1950-08-20 18:00 | HU | 37.6°N 71.0°W | 90 | — | |
| 1950-08-21 00:00 | HU | 39.3°N 69.4°W | 80 | — | |
| 1950-08-21 06:00 | HU | 41.2°N 67.3°W | 70 | — | |
| 1950-08-21 12:00 | HU | 43.3°N 65.0°W | 65 | — | |
| 1950-08-21 16:00 | HU | 44.6°N 63.7°W | 65 | — | Landfall |
| 1950-08-21 18:00 | TS | 45.5°N 62.6°W | 45 | — | |
| 1950-08-22 00:00 | EX | 47.9°N 59.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1950-08-22 06:00 | EX | 50.0°N 56.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1950-08-22 12:00 | EX | 52.0°N 53.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1950-08-22 18:00 | EX | 53.6°N 50.7°W | 30 | — | |
| 1950-08-23 00:00 | EX | 54.7°N 47.7°W | 35 | — | |
| 1950-08-23 06:00 | EX | 55.3°N 44.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1950-08-23 12:00 | EX | 55.3°N 41.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1950-08-23 18:00 | EX | 54.5°N 37.7°W | 30 | — | |
| 1950-08-24 00:00 | EX | 53.5°N 33.7°W | 30 | — | |
| 1950-08-24 06:00 | EX | 52.5°N 30.3°W | 30 | — |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.