1931 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1931 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1931 and ended on November 30, 1931.

The 1931 season was below average in terms of tropical cyclone formation. Nine tropical cyclones formed during the year, but only two reached hurricane status, and one reached major hurricane status. This one reached 125 mph, a category 3 hurricane, and hit Belize, killing approximately 2,500 people. Another tropical cyclone hit Belize and continued into Mexico. The other hurricane of the year hit the Virgin Islands as a category 2, Puerto Rico as a category 1, and continued on to the Yucatan Peninsula as a tropical storm. It traveled across the Yucatan and entered the Bay of Campeche before hitting Mexico again as a category 1 storm. One tropical storm hit the Yucutan Peninusla before curving north and hitting Louisiana. Another tropical storm hit Texas.

See also

*List of Atlantic hurricane seasons