The 1947 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1947 and ended on November 30, 1947.

The 1947 hurricane season was a fairly active one in terms of landfalling storms. A Category 1 hurricane hit New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, a Category 2 hit near Tampico Mexico, a Category 1 hit near Galveston, Texas, and a Category 1 hit near the Georgia/South Carolina border.

However, by far the most notable storm of the 1947 season was a massive hurricane that hit south Florida. The storm achieved Category 5 strength and nearly achieved Perfect Storm status*. It weakened to a Category 4 just before landfall just south of Miami. It killed dozens of people and had a devestating effect on Florida's economy. Yet this storm has been largely forgotten. The reason for this is likely because World War II, the greatest, most devestating war the world had ever seen had ended dramatically just two years previously. GIs were returning home, and Florida's economy had been poor anyway, mostly due to the 1926 hurricane, the 1928 hurricane and the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane.

It was just another hurricane for Floridians, drowning in their misery. As bad as it was, it wasn't as devestating as the 1926 or 1928 hurricanes. And so it remained the Forgotten Hurricane.

Note*=Perfect Storm status: This is not the Perfect Storm of 1991, this describes the status of a real Perfect Storm and that is a Category 5 hurricane striking downtown Miami.

See also

• List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
• List of notable tropical cyclones
• Tropical cyclone
• The Perfect Storm