Connie (1955)

Cat 4 AL021955 · Atlantic
Peak winds
120 kt
138 mph
Min pressure
944 mb
ACE
31.55
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
49 observations

What happened during Connie?

Connie was a Cat 4 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from August 3 to August 15, 1955 (13 days). It reached peak winds of 138 mph (120 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 944 mb. The storm made one landfall on August 12 at 34.7°N, 76.7°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1955-08-03
Last obs
1955-08-15
Storm number
2
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
49

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1955-08-03 06:00 TD 15.30 -40.00 30
1955-08-03 12:00 TS 15.70 -42.10 35
1955-08-03 18:00 TS 16.10 -44.20 40 1004
1955-08-04 00:00 TS 16.40 -46.00 50
1955-08-04 06:00 TS 16.70 -47.70 60
1955-08-04 12:00 HU 17.00 -49.30 70
1955-08-04 18:00 HU 17.40 -50.90 70
1955-08-05 00:00 HU 17.70 -52.30 70
1955-08-05 06:00 HU 18.00 -54.20 70
1955-08-05 12:00 HU 18.30 -56.10 75
1955-08-05 18:00 HU 18.50 -57.90 75 985
1955-08-06 00:00 HU 18.70 -59.50 80
1955-08-06 06:00 HU 19.00 -60.90 85
1955-08-06 12:00 HU 19.30 -62.40 90
1955-08-06 18:00 HU 19.60 -63.90 100 968
1955-08-07 00:00 HU 20.40 -65.20 105
1955-08-07 06:00 HU 21.20 -66.40 110
1955-08-07 12:00 HU 22.00 -67.60 115 952
1955-08-07 18:00 HU 22.80 -68.80 120 944
1955-08-08 00:00 HU 23.90 -70.00 120
1955-08-08 06:00 HU 25.00 -71.10 115
1955-08-08 12:00 HU 26.10 -71.80 110 944
1955-08-08 18:00 HU 27.00 -72.30 105 944
1955-08-09 00:00 HU 27.90 -72.90 105
1955-08-09 06:00 HU 28.70 -73.40 100
1955-08-09 12:00 HU 29.40 -73.80 100 959
1955-08-09 18:00 HU 30.00 -74.20 95 961
1955-08-10 00:00 HU 30.40 -74.80 90
1955-08-10 06:00 HU 30.70 -75.30 85
1955-08-10 12:00 HU 30.90 -75.80 85 972
1955-08-10 18:00 HU 31.10 -76.40 85 970
1955-08-11 00:00 HU 31.30 -76.90 80 973
1955-08-11 06:00 HU 31.60 -77.00 80
1955-08-11 12:00 HU 32.10 -77.00 75 978
1955-08-11 18:00 HU 32.70 -77.10 75 977
1955-08-12 00:00 HU 33.20 -77.00 80
1955-08-12 06:00 HU 33.70 -76.90 80
1955-08-12 12:00 HU 34.30 -76.80 85 965
1955-08-12 15:00 HU 34.70 -76.70 85 962 Landfall
1955-08-12 18:00 HU 35.00 -76.60 85 962
1955-08-13 00:00 HU 36.30 -76.10 75 969
1955-08-13 06:00 TS 37.70 -76.20 60 974
1955-08-13 12:00 TS 39.10 -76.60 50 982
1955-08-13 18:00 TS 40.50 -77.40 45 995
1955-08-14 00:00 TS 41.90 -79.30 45 998
1955-08-14 06:00 TS 42.90 -81.30 40 1002
1955-08-14 12:00 TS 43.70 -82.50 40 1006
1955-08-14 18:00 TS 44.50 -83.30 35 1010
1955-08-15 00:00 TS 45.40 -83.00 35 1011

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.