The twelfth tropical storm and sixth hurricane of the 1933 Atlantic hurricane season, it formed by September 8 to the east of the Lesser Antilles. It moved generally to the north-northwest and strengthened quickly to peak winds of  on September 12. This made it a major hurricane and a Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
The twelfth tropical storm and sixth hurricane of the 1933 Atlantic hurricane season, it formed east of the Lesser Antilles on September 8th. It moved generally north-northwestward and strengthened rapidly to peak winds of  on September 12th. This made it a major hurricane and a Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.