Hurricane Fox was a powerful, destructive, and deadly tropical cyclone that crossed central Cuba in October 1952.

[1] The cyclone attained peak winds of 145 mph (233 km/h) as it struck Cayo Guano del Este off the coast of Cienfuegos.

[3] The cyclone continued to deepen, and it reached the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale, 120 miles (190 km) southeast of the Swan Islands, Honduras.

[1] Late on October 24, the cyclone struck the small island of Cayo Guano del Estes in the Archipelago de los Canarreos, south of Cienfuegos.

[2] Maximum sustained winds were near 145 mph (233 km/h),[3] and the island's weather station recorded a minimum pressure of 934 mbar (27.6 inHg).

[3] The system gained extratropical characteristics as it merged with a polar frontal boundary,[2] and it dissipated west-southwest of Bermuda on October 28.

[8] The hurricane turned quickly to the east, which reduced the threat to Bimini, Cat Cay, Grand Bahama, and the Abaco Islands.

[9] An aircraft flight into the storm experienced severe turbulence, and wind driven rain reportedly stripped paint from the plane's surfaces.

[18] The fringes of the storm produced heavy rainfall in Cuba, flooding low areas and causing several rivers to overflow their banks.

[19] In Aguada de Pasajeros, 600 buildings were demolished, while 36 of 261 sugar mills across the island were damaged by Hurricane Fox.

[2] A man who attempted to secretly seed and weaken the storm was missing and presumed dead after his plane disappeared off Miami, Florida.

[25] At the time, Fox was the fourth most intense hurricane to strike Cuba in terms of atmospheric pressure; only the 1917, 1924, and 1932 storms were stronger at one point in their life spans.