intensity as a Category 4 hurricane on September 13. The hurricane then began to accelerate northeastward and weaken. The waning Dog grazed Cape Race, Newfoundland, before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone on September 15; these remnants persisted for an additional day. Although the storm never making landfall, Dog disrupted numerous shipping lanes and inflicted damage on Bermuda and Newfoundland. In the former, the hurricane brought winds in excess of , downing power lines and trees. Property damage also resulted from the strong winds, totaling about $400,000. After passing west of Bermuda, the tropical cyclone tracked across numerous shipping lanes. Two ships, the Leicester and Gaspar, encountered the hurricane and became stricken in open waters. Though most people were rescued from both ships, six people perished on the former while one died on the latter. Beginning on September 15, the hurricane tracked east of Newfoundland, producing heavy rainfall on land. The precipitation flooded roads and caused streams to overflow, inundating additional areas. On the island, one person were killed. Overall, the hurricane caused eight fatalities. Tropical Storm Seven Operationally, this storm was not considered a tropical cyclone. Late on September 7, an extratropical system transitioned into a tropical storm about northeast of Bermuda. The storm curved northwestward and peaked with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum barometric pressure of . After turning northward and then northeastward, the storm began losing tropical characteristics and reverted to an extratropical cyclone on September 10 while situated about southwest of Sable Island, Nova Scotia. The remnants continued northeastward until dissipating just offshore Newfoundland. Hurricane Eight (Easy) The Florida Hurricane of 1948 The eighth storm, designated as Tropical Storm Easy by the Air Weather Service in real time, developed from a tropical wave over the Caribbean Sea on September 18. Early the next day, Easy strengthened into a hurricane while moving westward. Thereafter, it curved northwestward and continued to deepen. By September 20, the system turned northward and later that day made landfall along the Zapata Peninsula of Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane on the modern day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. Another landfall occurred in Cuba early the next day to the south of Güines. Severe destruction was reported on the island, with winds up to observed in Havana. Over 700 buildings were destroyed. Ten deaths occurred and damage totaled at least $2 million, while other sources estimate "several million dollars." After emerging into