1949 Hurricane

[Storm Man]

Late Aug 1949 A Cat 4 Hurricane Hits West
Palm Beach. Drives 100 MPH Winds All The Way
To Tampa Anyone Remember This? I Was A Year Old
At The Time. Is This The Storm That Took The Water Out Of
Tampa Bay For Six Hours?Anyone?

[slosh]

It looks like the 1949 storm you mention made landfall in Palm beach as a Cat 3 then cut across Florida missing Tampa Bay, but turning sharpley north around Pasco County. To me it doesn't look likely that it " Took The Water Out Of
Tampa Bay For Six Hours" sounds exagerated. But it does look like it maintained Cat 1 strength through Central Florida which is interesteing.

http://www.hurricanealley.net/history/land949.jpg

Also while looking for information on this storm, I found an incredible site for looking at Historical Hurricane Tracks. I was not aware of this site, but it is really detailed!

here is the link:

http://hurricane.csc.noaa.gov/hurricanes/viewer.htm