Hurricane Baker (1950)

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Hurricane Baker was a major hurricane that affected the Leeward Islands, Greater Antilles, and the Gulf Coast of the United States. The tropical cyclone was the second intense hurricane, second hurricane, and second tropical storm of the 1950 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Baker attained peak winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) near the Leeward Islands, traversed Antigua, and weakened to a tropical depression southwest of Puerto Rico. It re-intensified south of Cuba, strengthened to a strong Category 2 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, and hit the United States near Gulf Shores, Alabama, with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h). Hurricane Baker produced extensive damage in the Lesser Antilles and Cuba, but impacts were minimal in the United States.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510565179
• ISBN13: 9785510565171
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"