The name Able has been used for three
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its locat ...
s in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Hurricane Able (1950)
Hurricane Able was the first named tropical cyclone in the Atlantic hurricane database, and was also the first of six major hurricanes in the 1950 Atlantic hurricane season. Its development was confirmed on August 12 by the Hurricane Hunt ...
, a Category 3 hurricane that ultimately hit Nova Scotia as a tropical storm
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Hurricane Able (1951)
Hurricane Able was a rare hurricane that formed outside the typical North Atlantic hurricane season. The second tropical storm and first hurricane of 1951, Able developed from a trough of low pressure on May 15 about south of Bermuda. Initial ...
, an early-season Category 1 hurricane that briefly threatened the Bahamas and North Carolina
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Hurricane Able (1952)
Hurricane Able was the only hurricane to make landfall in the United States in the 1952 season. Forming on August 18 off the west coast of Africa, Able moved generally west- to west-northwestward for much of its duration. It was first obser ...
, a long-lived, minimal hurricane that ultimately struck South Carolina
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