 The sixth and eighth systems , designated as Dog and Easy by the Air Weather Service in real time , respectively , were the most intense tropical cyclones of the season , peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with a minimum barometric pressure of 940 mbar ( 27 @.@ 76 inHg ) . The former caused eight deaths and $ 400 @,@ 000 ( 1948 USD ) in damage after bringing strong winds , rough seas , and heavy rainfall to Bermuda and Atlantic Canada . In Cuba and Florida , the eighth hurricane left 13 fatalities and at least $ 14 million in damage . The ninth hurricane , assigned the name Fox by the Air Weather Service , brought similar impact to Cuba and Florida about two weeks later . In May , the first tropical cyclone killed 80 people from flooding in the Dominican Republic . Collectively , the storms of this season left around $ 28 @.@ 8 million in damage and 112 fatalities . 
