Barbara (1954)

TS AL051954 · Atlantic
Peak winds
50 kt
58 mph
Min pressure
999 mb
ACE
1.44
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
14 observations

What happened during Barbara?

Barbara was a TS Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from July 27 to July 30, 1954 (4 days). It reached peak winds of 57 mph (50 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 999 mb. The storm made one landfall on July 29 at 29.7°N, 92.8°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1954-07-27
Last obs
1954-07-30
Storm number
5
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
14

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1954-07-27 12:00 TD 27.80 -90.10 25
1954-07-27 18:00 TD 28.00 -90.30 30
1954-07-28 00:00 TD 28.20 -90.50 30
1954-07-28 06:00 TS 28.30 -90.70 35
1954-07-28 12:00 TS 28.30 -91.10 40
1954-07-28 18:00 TS 28.50 -91.50 50
1954-07-29 00:00 TS 28.70 -92.00 50
1954-07-29 06:00 TS 29.20 -92.50 50
1954-07-29 10:00 TS 29.70 -92.80 50 999 Landfall
1954-07-29 12:00 TS 29.90 -93.00 50 999
1954-07-29 18:00 TS 30.40 -93.70 40 1002
1954-07-30 00:00 TD 30.70 -94.60 30
1954-07-30 06:00 TD 31.00 -95.60 25
1954-07-30 12:00 TD 31.50 -96.70 25

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.