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{{Infobox tropical cyclone season
 | Basin                    = Atl
 | Year                     = 1952
 | Track                    = 1952 Atlantic hurricane season summary map.png
 | First storm formed       = February 3, 1952
 | Last storm dissipated    = November 30, 1952
 | Strongest storm name     = [[Hurricane Fox (1952)|Fox]]
 | Strongest storm winds    = 125
 | Strongest storm pressure = 934
 | Total depressions        = 11
 | Total storms             = 11
 | Total hurricanes         = 5
 | Total intense            = 2
 | Fatalities               = 607
 | Damages                  = 13.75
 | Average wind speed       = 1
 | five seasons             = [[1950 Atlantic hurricane season|1950]], [[1951 Atlantic hurricane season|1951]], '''1952''', [[1953 Atlantic hurricane season|1953]], [[1954 Atlantic hurricane season|1954]]
 | East Pacific season      = 1952 Pacific hurricane season
 | West Pacific season      = 1952 Pacific typhoon season
 | North Indian season      = 1950s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
}}
The '''1952 Atlantic hurricane season''' was the last Atlantic hurricane season in which tropical cyclones were named using the [[Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet]]. It was a near normal [[Atlantic hurricane season]], although it was the least active since [[1946 Atlantic hurricane season|1946]].<ref name="mwr"/> The season officially started on June&nbsp;15;<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|newspaper=The News and Courier|title=Hurricane Season Opens Today|date=1952-06-15|access-date=2011-01-15|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HhNZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PEYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1462,3632159&dq=hurricane&hl=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722220421/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HhNZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PEYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1462,3632159&dq=hurricane&hl=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref> however, a [[1952 Groundhog Day tropical storm|pre-season unnamed storm]] formed on [[Groundhog Day]], becoming the only storm on record in the month of February. The other six [[tropical cyclone]]s were named using the [[Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet]], the first of which formed on August&nbsp;18. The final storm of the season dissipated on October&nbsp;28, two and a half weeks before the season officially ended on November&nbsp;15.<ref>{{cite news|author=Robert Hunger|newspaper=Daytona Beach Morning Journal|date=1952-11-14|title=End of Hurricane Season|access-date=2011-01-15|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Al0eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OcgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6278,505161&dq=hurricane&hl=en}}</ref>

Four of the tropical cyclones made [[landfall (meteorology)|landfall]] during the season, the first being the February tropical storm that crossed southern [[Florida]]. The first hurricane, named [[Hurricane Able (1952)|Able]], struck [[South Carolina]] with winds of {{convert|100|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}}, causing heavy damage near the coast and widespread power outages. It moved up most of the [[East Coast of the United States]], leaving 3&nbsp;deaths and widespread damage. As a developing tropical cyclone, Hurricane Charlie caused damaging flooding and landslides in southwest Puerto Rico. The final and strongest of the season, [[Hurricane Fox (1952)|Hurricane Fox]], struck [[Cuba]] with winds of {{convert|145|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}; it killed 600&nbsp;people and left heavy damage, particularly to the sugar crop, reaching $10&nbsp;million (1952&nbsp;[[United States dollar|USD]], ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|10000000|1952}}}} {{#time:Y}}&nbsp;USD).

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== Systems ==
=== Tropical Storm One ===
{{Infobox Hurricane Small
 | Image         = Groundhog_Day_TS_Feb_3_1952.png
 | Basin         = Atl
 | Track         = One 1952 path.png
 | Formed        = February 2
 | Dissipated    = February 5
 | 1-min winds   = 60
 | Pressure      = 990
 | Pressurepre   = ≤
}}
{{Main|1952 Groundhog Day tropical storm}}
On February&nbsp;2, a non-frontal low formed in the western [[Caribbean Sea]] two months after the end of the hurricane season. It moved quickly north-northwestward and acquired gale-force winds as it brushed the northern coast of [[Cuba]]. Early on February&nbsp;3, the storm struck [[Cape Sable, Florida]] and quickly crossed the state.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} The Miami [[National Weather Service]] office recorded a wind gust of {{convert|68|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} during its passage.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news|year=2008|title=Only February tropical storm hit Florida in 1952|access-date=2021-02-19|url=https://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/history/groundhog-day-storm.htm|newspaper=USA Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002154424/https://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/history/groundhog-day-storm.htm|archive-date=2008-10-02}}</ref> The winds damaged windows and power lines,<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|agency=Associated Press|date=1952-02-04|title=Cyclone Whirls Near Carolinas|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71455017/the-daily-oklahoman/|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|access-date=2021-02-19|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}</ref> catching residents and tourists off-guard.<ref name="upi25">{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|agency=United Press|date=1952-02-05|title='Johnny Come Lately' Winds High|newspaper=The Galveston Daily News|page=1 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71455247/the-galveston-daily-news/|access-date=2021-02-19|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}</ref> The cyclone also dropped {{convert|2|–|4|in|mm|abbr=off}} of precipitation along its path, causing crop damage in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]].<ref name="usatoday"/>

After leaving Florida, the storm briefly transitioned into a tropical storm on February&nbsp;3, the only tropical or subtropical storm on record in the month. The storm continued rapidly northeastward, reaching peak winds of {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. On February&nbsp;4 it evolved into an [[extratropical cyclone]] off the coast of [[North Carolina]]. Later that day, it passed over [[Cape Cod]], and early on February&nbsp;5 dissipated after crossing into [[Maine]].{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} The storm caused scattered power outages and gusty winds across [[New England]].<ref name="up24">{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|newspaper=New York Times|agency=United Press|date=1952-02-04|title=Ship With 26 Is Wrecked Off Carolina As Gale From Atlantic Sweeps Up Coast|access-date=2011-01-14|url=http://www.atlantichurricaneguide.com/February.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010813095540/http://www.atlantichurricaneguide.com/February.html|archive-date=2001-08-13}}</ref>
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=== Hurricane Able ===
{{Infobox Hurricane Small
 | Basin         = Atl
 | Image         = Able1952 map.PNG
 | Track         = Able 1952 track.png
 | Formed        = August 18
 | Dissipated    = September 3
 | 1-min winds   = 85
 | Pressure      = 980
}}
{{main|Hurricane Able (1952)}}
Over six months after the previous storm dissipated, a tropical depression developed just off the west coast of [[Africa]] on August&nbsp;18. It moved generally west- to west-northwestward for much of its duration, intensifying into a tropical storm on August&nbsp;24 east of the [[Lesser Antilles]].{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} The next day, [[Hurricane Hunters]] confirmed the presence of Tropical Storm Able. Passing north of the islands, the storm attained hurricane status on August&nbsp;27. On August&nbsp;30, Able turned to the north-northwest due to an approaching [[cold front]], and the next day made [[landfall (meteorology)|landfall]] near [[Beaufort, South Carolina]] as a Category 2 hurricane with peak winds of {{convert|100|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="mwr">{{cite web|author=Grady Norton, U.S. Weather Bureau|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|date=January 1953|access-date=2011-01-11|title=Hurricanes of the 1952 Season|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1952.pdf| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110104011427/http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1952.pdf| archive-date= 4 January 2011| url-status= live}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} The town was heavily damaged,<ref name="age">{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|newspaper=The Age|title=Three Dead in U.S. Hurricane|date=1952-08-31|access-date=2011-01-13|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gr4TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S8MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3225,6484&dq=hurricane&hl=en}}</ref> and was briefly isolated after winds downed power and telephone lines.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=1952-08-31|title=Hurricane Hits Carolina Coast Areas|access-date=2011-01-13|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_CUNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1204,199804&dq=hurricane&hl=en}}</ref> Across South Carolina, the hurricane caused two indirect deaths, as well as moderate damage totaling $2.2&nbsp;million (1952&nbsp;[[United States dollar|USD]], ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|2200000|1952}}}} {{#time:Y}}&nbsp;USD).<ref name="mwr"/>

As Able turned north and northeastward over land, the winds quickly weakened to tropical storm force, although it retained gale-force winds through North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland; this was due to remaining over the flat terrain east of the [[Appalachian Mountains]], as well as retaining a plume of tropical moisture from its south. It left light damage in North Carolina, some of it due to a tornado.<ref name="mwr"/> In Maryland, heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding, which washed out the tracks of the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] near Baltimore. In [[Ellicott City, Maryland]], the rains flooded several houses, forcing families to evacuate.<ref name="ap91">{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|date=1952-09-01|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|title=Dying Hurricane Causes Big Damage|access-date=2011-01-13|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UtlXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZfYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6543,14695&dq=hurricane&hl=en}}</ref> Two tornadoes were also reported in the region, and damage in the [[Washington, D.C.]] area reached $500,000 (1952&nbsp;[[United States dollar|USD]], ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|500000|1952}}}} {{#time:Y}}&nbsp;USD). Further northeast, the storm continued to produce heavy rainfall, causing flooding, as well as one indirect death in Pennsylvania. After moving through New England, Able dissipated on September&nbsp;2 near [[Portland, Maine]].<ref name="mwr"/>
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=== Tropical Storm Three ===
{{Infobox Hurricane Small
 | Basin         = Atl
 | Image         = Three 1952-08-28 1230Z.jpg
 | Track         = 1952 Atlantic tropical storm 3 track.png
 | Formed        = August 27
 | Dissipated    = August 28
 | 1-min winds   = 45
 | Pressure      = 1000
}}
A [[cold front]] was located north of the Bahamas on August&nbsp;26, with a broad area of cyclonic turning located east of northern Florida. Atmospheric pressures were falling in the region, and gale-force winds were recorded by 12:00&nbsp;UTC on August&nbsp;27. Based on the structure, it is estimated that the frontal low developed into a tropical storm by 18:00&nbsp;UTC that day. Ship reports in the region suggested peak winds of {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. There was very dry air on the west side of the system, unusual for August, and the [[radius of maximum wind]]s was around {{convert|115|mi|km|abbr=on}}, suggesting that the structure could have been akin to a subtropical cyclone. The storm continued to the northwest, making landfall very near [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]] at 02:00&nbsp;UTC on August&nbsp;28. It spread rainfall across the Carolinas, later enhanced by Hurricane Able just days later, while cities reported winds of around {{convert|35|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. The storm weakened over land and dissipated late on August&nbsp;28 over eastern Kentucky.<ref name="meta">{{cite report|author=Chris Landsea|date=May 2015|title=Documentation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Changes in HURDAT (1952)|publisher=Hurricane Research Division|access-date=2016-03-28|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/metadata_master.html|display-authors=etal}}</ref>
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=== Hurricane Baker ===
{{Infobox Hurricane Small
 | Basin         = Atl
 | Image         = Baker 1952 track.png
 | Formed        = August 31
 | Dissipated    = September 8
 | 1-min winds   = 95
 | Pressure      = 969
}}
The third tropical cyclone of the season developed on August&nbsp;31 a short distance east of the northern Lesser Antilles.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} Its presence was reported by a ship the next day that encountered rough seas and gale-force winds. As a result, the Weather Bureau sent the Hurricane Hunters to investigate the system, which reported a strengthening hurricane moving northwestward.<ref name="mwr"/> Given the name Baker, the hurricane passed north of the Lesser Antilles, reaching peak winds of {{convert|110|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}} late on September&nbsp;3.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} For several days, the Hurricane Hunters reported similar winds, along with gusts up to {{convert|140|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="mwr"/>

With a large [[anticyclone]] located over the [[Ohio Valley]], Baker turned to the northeast on September&nbsp;5,<ref>{{cite report|author=Isidro D. Carino|year=1953|publisher=Defense Technical Information Center|title=A Study of Hurricane Baker of 1952|access-date=2011-01-14|url=http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=AD016367&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302194808/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=AD016367&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 2, 2012}}</ref> passing about halfway between Bermuda and North Carolina. The hurricane slowly weakened as it moved through the north Atlantic Ocean, just missing [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] while maintaining winds of {{convert|80|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}}.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} Wind gusts on [[Avalon Peninsula]] reached {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, and heavy fishing damage was reported in [[Subdivision 1G, Newfoundland and Labrador#Lower Island Cove|Lower Island Cove]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Canadian Hurricane Centre|date=2009-11-09|title=1952-Baker|access-date=2021-02-19|url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/Hurricane/default.asp?lang=En&n=1426D252-1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302194825/http://www.ec.gc.ca/Hurricane/default.asp?lang=En&n=1426D252-1|archive-date=2012-03-02}}</ref> After affecting the island, Baker transitioned into an extratropical storm, which lasted another day before dissipating south of [[Greenland]].{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
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=== Tropical Storm Five ===
{{Infobox Hurricane Small
 | Basin         = Atl
 | Image         = 1952 Atlantic tropical storm 5 track.png
 | Formed        = September 8
 | Dissipated    = September 11
 | 1-min winds   = 45
 | Pressure      = 999
 | Pressurepre   = ≤
}}
A dissipating cold front stalled across the northeastern Atlantic Ocean on September&nbsp;7, northeast of the Azores. That day, a closed circulation developed and quickly became independent of the front. Based on a uniform thermal structure, as well as ship reports in the region of gale-force winds near the center, it is estimated that the system became a tropical storm early on September&nbsp;8. Forming at a latitude of 42.0°N, this system is notable for being the 2nd-northernmost forming tropical cyclone in the Atlantic hurricane database, dating back to [[1851 Atlantic hurricane season|1851]].{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}

The system moved west-southwestward, atypical for cyclones in that region during September. On September&nbsp;9, the storm turned to the southeast, reaching estimated peak winds of {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, based on ship observations. Moving slowly through the northern Azores, the storm produced winds of {{convert|35|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} along [[Terceira Island]]. It slowly weakened, and by late on September&nbsp;10 the system degraded into a tropical depression. By the next day, the system was interacting with an approaching cold front, indicating that the depression had transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. Around 20:00&nbsp;UTC, the storm moved ashore the southwestern tip of Portugal with gale-force winds. The storm turned to the northeast through the Iberian Peninsula, dissipating on September&nbsp;14 over southwestern France.<ref name="meta"/>
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=== Hurricane Charlie ===
{{Infobox Hurricane Small
 | Basin         = Atl
 | Image         = Charlie_1952_rainfall.png
 | Track         = Charlie 1952 track.png
 | Formed        = September 24
 | Dissipated    = September 28
 | 1-min winds   = 105
 | Pressure      = 958
 | Pressurepre   = ≤
}}
On September&nbsp;22, a tropical wave moved into the eastern Caribbean Sea,<ref name="mwr"/> spawning a tropical depression near [[Hispaniola]] early on September&nbsp;24.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} As it tracked west-northwestward, the low dropped heavy rainfall, peaking at {{convert|4.42|in|mm|abbr=on}} in [[Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands]], as well as {{convert|11.9|in|mm|abbr=on}} in [[Garzas, Puerto Rico]].<ref>{{cite web|author=David M. Roth|date=2008-09-28|title=Tropical Storm Charlie - September 21–24, 1952|publisher=Hydrometeorological Prediction Center|access-date=2011-01-14|url=http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/charlie1952.html}}</ref> In Puerto Rico, the rains caused landslides that affected seven towns, notably [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]], the island's second-largest city.<ref name="up922"/> There, at least 14&nbsp;buildings were destroyed.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|title=Floods Kill 2|date=1952-09-24|newspaper=Saskatoon Star-Phoenix|access-date=2011-01-14|agency=Associated Press|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Qi9gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4m4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3082,3080479&dq=puerto+rico&hl=en}}</ref> The floods left more than 1,000&nbsp;people homeless, 300 of whom took refuge in a [[Red Cross]] shelter.<ref name="up922">{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|newspaper=The Telegraph-Herald|date=1952-09-22|title=Floods, Landslides Hit Puerto Rico; 2 Missing|agency=United Press|access-date=2011-01-14|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TXZFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zbwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4270,3945847&dq=puerto+rico&hl=en}}</ref> Overall, the flooding on the island killed four people and left moderate damage of around $1&nbsp;million (1952&nbsp;[[United States dollar|USD]], ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|1000000|1952}}}} {{#time:Y}}&nbsp;USD).<ref name="mwr"/>

After affecting Puerto Rico, the low continued to organize, and subsequently struck the [[Dominican Republic]] on September&nbsp;23. The circulation became disrupted while crossing [[Hispaniola]], although it reorganized near the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] and became Tropical Storm Charlie before reaching those islands.<ref name="mwr"/> On September&nbsp;25, Charlie attained hurricane status,{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} and due to its continued northwest motion, the Weather Bureau advised small craft to remain at port in the southeastern United States coast.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|date=1952-09-25|title=Hurricane 'Charlie' Forms in Atlantic|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times|access-date=2011-01-14|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kqBaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HE8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5111,4571981&dq=puerto+rico&hl=en}}</ref> However, the hurricane turned to the north and northeast on September&nbsp;26, during which the Hurricane Hunters recorded peak winds of {{convert|120|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}}.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} It briefly threatened Bermuda, prompting the [[United States Air Force]] to evacuate its fleet of airplanes from [[Kindley Air Force Base]].<ref name="sht928">{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|newspaper=Sarasota Herald Tribune|date=1952-09-28|title=Hurricane Dog Degenerates Into Swirl|access-date=2011-01-14|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p-McAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vmQEAAAAIBAJ&dq=hurricane&pg=4626%2C3593352}}</ref> Charlie ultimately northwest of Bermuda, and later began weakening. On September&nbsp;29 it turned eastward, and later that day transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. The remnants lasted two more days before dissipating {{convert|400|mi|km|abbr=on}} southeast of Newfoundland.<ref name="mwr"/>
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=== Tropical Storm Dog ===
{{Infobox Hurricane Small
 | Basin         = Atl
 | Image         = Dog 1952 track.png
 | Formed        = September 24
 | Dissipated    = September 30
 | 1-min winds   = 60
 | Pressure      = 998
}}
On September&nbsp;18, a tropical wave exited the west coast of Africa, which spawned a tropical cyclone east of the Lesser Antilles on September&nbsp;24. The system quickly intensified and was given the name ''Dog''. The storm moved northwestward for its entire duration. On September&nbsp;26, Hurricane Hunters observed winds of {{convert|78|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, with gusts to {{convert|100|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, although they were unable to locate a closed center of circulation. Operationally, Dog was upgraded to hurricane status, but a reanalysis in 2015 downgraded the storm to a peak intensity of {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, making it a strong tropical storm. Dog began weakening on September&nbsp;27, and over the next few days the circulation lost its definition. On September&nbsp;29, Dog weakened to a tropical depression, and dissipated the next day.<ref name="mwr"/>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} The Weather Bureau advised ships to avoid the storm, but overall Dog did not affect land.<ref name="sht928" />

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=== Tropical Storm Eight ===
{{Infobox Hurricane Small
 | Basin         = Atl
 | Image         = 1952 Atlantic tropical storm 8 track.png
 | Formed        = September 25
 | Dissipated    = September 30
 | 1-min winds   = 40
 | Pressure      = 1000
 | Pressurepre   = ≤
}}
On September&nbsp;24, a tropical wave moved off the west coast of Africa. It is estimated that a closed circulation developed on the next day, suggesting the formation of a tropical depression. On September&nbsp;26, the [[Cape Verde]]an island of [[Santiago, Cape Verde|Santiago]] recorded winds of {{convert|30|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} as the system was passing to the southwest. A minimum pressure of {{convert|1000|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}} and ship reports of {{convert|35|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} winds indicate that the system reached peak winds of {{convert|45|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, or a minimal tropical storm. It turned to the north on September&nbsp;27 and likely weakened, although observations were sparse. By September&nbsp;30, the system lost its circulation and degenerated into an open trough.<ref name="meta"/>
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=== Hurricane Easy ===
{{Infobox Hurricane Small
 | Basin         = Atl
 | Image         = Easy 1952-10-06 1230Z.jpg
 | Track         = Easy 1952 track.png
 | Formed        = October 6
 | Dissipated    = October 11
 | 1-min winds   = 90
 | Pressure      = 968
}}
On October&nbsp;6, a tropical depression formed about {{convert|700|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Antigua]], near where Tropical Storm Dog developed a week prior. The depression proceeded northward, and was detected by the Hurricane Hunters on October&nbsp;7 as a strengthening tropical storm. On that basis, the storm was named ''Easy''. On October&nbsp;8, the Hurricane Hunters observed a {{convert|26|mi|km|abbr=on}} eye and wind gusts to {{convert|115|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. On that basis, Easy was upgraded to a hurricane with peak winds of {{convert|105|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. By that time, the hurricane had turned sharply to the east, and later began to move toward the south. As quickly as it strengthened, Easy began to weaken, and an aircraft reported winds of only {{convert|48|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} on October&nbsp;9. The storm headed southwest, ultimately dissipating on October&nbsp;11 about {{convert|155|mi|km|abbr=on}} southwest of where it formed. Easy never affected land.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="mwr"/>
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=== Hurricane Fox ===
{{Infobox Hurricane Small
 | Basin         = Atl
 | Image         = Fox 1952-10-24 1230Z.jpg
 | Track         = Fox 1952 track.png
 | Formed        = October 20
 | Dissipated    = October 27
 | 1-min winds   = 125
 | Pressure      = 934
}}
{{Main|Hurricane Fox}}
The strongest tropical cyclone of the season formed on October&nbsp;20 in the Caribbean Sea off the northwest coast of [[Colombia]],{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} believed to have been from the [[Intertropical Convergence Zone]].<ref name="mwr"/> It moved northwestward, intensifying into a tropical storm on October&nbsp;21 and a hurricane the following day. Fox subsequently turned to the north, intensifying to a major hurricane as it passed west of the Cayman Islands. Late on October 24, the cyclone struck the small island of Cayo Guano del Estes in the [[Canarreos Archipelago|Archipelago de los Canarreos]], south of [[Cienfuegos]], Cuba. It struck the island with peak winds of {{convert|145|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, and the island reported a minimum pressure of {{convert|934|mbar|inHg}}. Shortly thereafter, Fox crossed the mainland coast of Cuba west of Cienfuegos, and it weakened while crossing the island.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="mwr"/>

Hurricane Fox crossed Cuba in a rural area dominated by sugar plantations, with heavy damage reported to 36&nbsp;mills. In one town, the hurricane destroyed about 600&nbsp;homes and damaged over 1,000&nbsp;more.<ref name="mwr"/> Across the island, the strongest winds downed large trees and washed a large freighter ashore.<ref name="ap1025"/> Heavy rainfall affected all but the extreme eastern and western end of the island, with a peak of {{convert|6.84|in|mm|abbr=on}} near [[Havana]].<ref name="rain">{{cite web|author=David M. Roth|publisher=Hydrometeorological Prediction Center|date=2010-08-17|title=Hurricane Fox - October 21–29, 1952|access-date=2011-01-14|url=http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/fox1952.html}}</ref> The rains flooded low-lying areas and caused rivers to exceed their banks.<ref name="ap1025"/> Throughout Cuba, Hurricane Fox killed 600 people,<ref name="deadliest tropical cyclones">{{cite web|title=The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492-1996|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastdeadlyapp1.shtml?|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=3 December 2017}}</ref> and left behind heavy damage totaling $10&nbsp;million (1952&nbsp;[[United States dollar|USD]], ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|10000000|1952}}}} {{#time:Y}}&nbsp;USD).<ref name="ap1025">{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Pittsburgh Press|date=1952-10-25|title=Hurricane Skirts Florida After Lashing Cuba|access-date=2011-01-14|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rCUNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6WoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3709,6865&dq=cuba+70+hurricane&hl=en}}</ref> Fox was among the strongest hurricanes to strike the country.<ref name="Landsea">{{cite journal|author1=Roger A. Pielke Jr. |author2=Jose Rubiera |author3=Christopher Landsea |author4=Mario L. Fernandez |author5=Roberta Klein |journal=National Hazards Review|date=August 2003|title=Hurricane Vulnerability in Latin America and The Caribbean: Normalized Damage and Loss Potentials|access-date=2011-01-14|page=108|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/NHR-Cuba.pdf}}</ref>

After crossing Cuba, Fox emerged into the Atlantic Ocean with winds of {{convert|100|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, crossing central [[Andros, Bahamas|Andros]] and turning eastward though the Bahamas.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} On [[New Providence]], the hurricane dropped {{convert|13.27|in|mm|abbr=on}} of rainfall,<ref name="rain"/> Strong winds caused severe crop damage, leaving 30% of the tomato crop destroyed.<ref name="mwr"/> After briefly restrengthening to a major hurricane, Fox began a steady weakening trend. It turned abruptly to the north-northwest, followed by another turn to the northeast. On October&nbsp;28, Fox was absorbed by a cold front west-southwest of Bermuda.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="mwr"/>
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=== Tropical Storm Eleven ===
{{Infobox Hurricane Small
 | Basin         = Atl
 | Image         = Eleven 1952-11-27 1230Z.jpg
 | Track         = 1952 Atlantic tropical storm 11 track.png
 | Formed        = November 26
 | Dissipated    = November 30
 | 1-min winds   = 50
 | Pressure      = 992
 | Pressurepre   = ≤
}}
A cold front stalled north of the Virgin Islands on November&nbsp;23, spawning an extratropical storm the next day. The system strengthened while moving northward, attaining gale-force winds on November&nbsp;25. It was a large system, and a ship in the vicinity reported a pressure of {{convert|994|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}. The observation, within a warm environment and in concurrence with gale-force winds, suggested that the system became a tropical storm on November&nbsp;26, although the system likely was a subtropical cyclone due to the structure. Turning to the west-northwest along a dissipating cold front, the storm reached peak winds of {{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} on November&nbsp;27. Another front in the region steered the storm to the south and east in a counterclockwise circle. Weakening slightly, the system briefly transitioned into an extratropical storm on November&nbsp;30 before dissipating later that day within the front.<ref name="meta"/>
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== Storm names ==
This list of names was used to name storms during the 1952 season, the third and final time storm names were taken from the [[Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Gary Padgett|year=2007|title=History of the Naming of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, Part 1 - The Fabulous Fifties|access-date=2011-01-13|url=http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2008/summ0707.htm}}</ref>

{| width=80%
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* [[Hurricane Able (1952)|Able]]
* Baker
* Charlie
* Dog
* Easy
* [[Hurricane Fox (1952)|Fox]]
* {{tcname unused|George}}
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* {{tcname unused|How}}
* {{tcname unused|Item}}
* {{tcname unused|Jig}}
* {{tcname unused|King}}
* {{tcname unused|Love}}
* {{tcname unused|Mike}}
* {{tcname unused|Nan}}
|
* {{tcname unused|Oboe}}
* {{tcname unused|Peter}}
* {{tcname unused|Queen}}
* {{tcname unused|Roger}}
* {{tcname unused|Sugar}}
* {{tcname unused|Tare}}
|
* {{tcname unused|Uncle}}
* {{tcname unused|Victor}}
* {{tcname unused|William}}
* {{tcname unused|Xray}}
* {{tcname unused|Yoke}}
* {{tcname unused|Zebra}}
|}

== See also ==
*[[1952 Pacific hurricane season]]
*[[1952 Pacific typhoon season]]
* Australian region cyclone seasons: [[1951–52 Australian region cyclone season|1951–52]] [[1952–53 Australian region cyclone season|1952–53]]
* South Pacific cyclone seasons: [[1951–52 South Pacific cyclone season|1951–52]] [[1952–53 South Pacific cyclone season|1952–53]]
* South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: [[1951–52 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season|1951–52]] [[1952–53 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season|1952–53]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1952.pdf Monthly Weather Review]

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