Gracie (1959)

Cat 4 AL081959 · Atlantic
Peak winds
115 kt
132 mph
Min pressure
951 mb
ACE
16.59
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
50 observations

What happened during Gracie?

Gracie was a Cat 4 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 20 to October 2, 1959 (13 days). It reached peak winds of 132 mph (115 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 951 mb. The storm made one landfall on September 29 at 32.5°N, 80.4°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1959-09-20
Last obs
1959-10-02
Storm number
8
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
50

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1959-09-20 12:00 TD 19.80 -68.30 25 1009
1959-09-20 18:00 TD 19.90 -69.60 25 1008
1959-09-21 00:00 TD 20.10 -71.00 25
1959-09-21 06:00 TD 20.30 -72.40 30
1959-09-21 12:00 TD 20.60 -73.70 30 1011
1959-09-21 18:00 TD 21.20 -74.10 30 1009
1959-09-22 00:00 TS 21.80 -74.10 35
1959-09-22 06:00 TS 22.20 -73.60 45
1959-09-22 12:00 TS 22.60 -73.20 55
1959-09-22 18:00 HU 23.20 -73.00 65 997
1959-09-23 00:00 HU 23.90 -73.00 65 1000
1959-09-23 06:00 HU 24.40 -73.20 65 1002
1959-09-23 12:00 HU 24.90 -73.50 65
1959-09-23 18:00 TS 25.40 -74.00 60
1959-09-24 00:00 TS 25.80 -74.60 55 1001
1959-09-24 06:00 TS 26.20 -75.10 55
1959-09-24 12:00 TS 26.50 -75.40 55 1000
1959-09-24 18:00 TS 26.90 -75.50 50
1959-09-25 00:00 TS 27.40 -75.40 45 1004
1959-09-25 06:00 TS 27.70 -75.20 45 1000
1959-09-25 12:00 TS 27.90 -75.00 50
1959-09-25 18:00 TS 28.00 -74.80 50 997
1959-09-26 00:00 TS 27.80 -74.50 45 1000
1959-09-26 06:00 TS 27.80 -74.10 50
1959-09-26 12:00 TS 27.80 -73.50 55
1959-09-26 18:00 TS 27.90 -73.00 60
1959-09-27 00:00 TS 28.00 -73.00 60 997
1959-09-27 06:00 HU 28.20 -73.50 65
1959-09-27 12:00 HU 28.40 -74.00 65
1959-09-27 18:00 HU 28.50 -74.50 70
1959-09-28 00:00 HU 28.50 -75.00 75 981
1959-09-28 06:00 HU 28.70 -75.50 80 979
1959-09-28 12:00 HU 28.90 -76.30 90
1959-09-28 18:00 HU 29.40 -77.10 105 964
1959-09-29 00:00 HU 30.00 -78.10 110 957
1959-09-29 06:00 HU 30.60 -79.10 115 951
1959-09-29 12:00 HU 31.60 -79.80 115
1959-09-29 17:00 HU 32.50 -80.40 115 951 Landfall
1959-09-29 18:00 HU 32.50 -80.60 115 951
1959-09-30 00:00 HU 33.70 -80.90 65
1959-09-30 06:00 TS 34.80 -81.30 45
1959-09-30 12:00 TS 36.00 -81.60 35
1959-09-30 18:00 EX 37.70 -81.70 30
1959-10-01 00:00 EX 39.30 -81.00 25
1959-10-01 06:00 EX 40.60 -79.10 25
1959-10-01 12:00 EX 41.70 -77.00 25
1959-10-01 18:00 EX 42.50 -74.80 25
1959-10-02 00:00 EX 42.90 -72.00 25
1959-10-02 06:00 EX 43.00 -68.00 25
1959-10-02 12:00 EX 43.00 -63.40 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.