Dolly (1953)

Cat 1 AL061953 · Atlantic
Peak winds
65 kt
75 mph
Min pressure
989 mb
ACE
5.76
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
35 observations

What happened during Dolly?

Dolly was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 8 to September 16, 1953 (9 days). It reached peak winds of 74 mph (65 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 989 mb. The storm made one landfall on September 12 at 32.3°N, 64.8°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1953-09-08
Last obs
1953-09-16
Storm number
6
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
35

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1953-09-08 06:00 TD 18.30 -65.10 30
1953-09-08 12:00 TS 18.70 -66.40 35
1953-09-08 18:00 TS 19.10 -67.50 40
1953-09-09 00:00 TS 19.60 -68.50 45
1953-09-09 06:00 TS 20.20 -69.00 45
1953-09-09 12:00 TS 20.70 -69.40 50 1005
1953-09-09 18:00 TS 21.30 -69.70 55
1953-09-10 00:00 TS 22.10 -69.90 60
1953-09-10 06:00 TS 23.00 -70.10 60 999
1953-09-10 12:00 HU 23.90 -70.50 65 990
1953-09-10 18:00 HU 24.90 -70.80 65 989
1953-09-11 00:00 HU 25.90 -70.50 65
1953-09-11 06:00 HU 27.00 -69.90 65
1953-09-11 12:00 HU 28.50 -69.00 65
1953-09-11 18:00 HU 29.90 -67.80 65
1953-09-12 00:00 TS 31.30 -66.30 60
1953-09-12 05:00 TS 32.30 -64.80 55 996 Landfall
1953-09-12 06:00 TS 32.70 -64.40 55 996
1953-09-12 12:00 TS 34.70 -61.80 55 994
1953-09-12 18:00 TS 36.80 -59.10 55
1953-09-13 00:00 EX 38.50 -56.40 50
1953-09-13 06:00 EX 40.00 -53.30 50
1953-09-13 12:00 EX 41.50 -49.50 50
1953-09-13 18:00 EX 42.40 -46.30 55
1953-09-14 00:00 EX 42.80 -44.10 55
1953-09-14 06:00 EX 43.20 -42.10 50
1953-09-14 12:00 EX 43.20 -40.70 45
1953-09-14 18:00 EX 43.00 -39.30 45
1953-09-15 00:00 EX 43.00 -37.80 45
1953-09-15 06:00 EX 43.00 -36.20 45
1953-09-15 12:00 EX 43.30 -34.40 45
1953-09-15 18:00 EX 43.20 -31.90 40
1953-09-16 00:00 EX 42.60 -28.30 40
1953-09-16 06:00 EX 42.30 -26.10 35
1953-09-16 12:00 EX 42.00 -23.80 30

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.