Hazel (1953)

Cat 1 AL121953 · Atlantic
Peak winds
75 kt
86 mph
Min pressure
989 mb
ACE
3.24
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
2
40 observations

What happened during Hazel?

Hazel was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from October 7 to October 16, 1953 (10 days). It reached peak winds of 86 mph (75 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 989 mb. The storm made 2 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1953-10-07
Last obs
1953-10-16
Storm number
12
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
40

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1953-10-07 06:00 TD 20.50 -86.40 25
1953-10-07 12:00 TD 20.90 -86.30 30
1953-10-07 18:00 TS 21.30 -86.20 35
1953-10-08 00:00 TS 21.70 -86.10 35
1953-10-08 06:00 TS 22.20 -86.10 40
1953-10-08 12:00 TS 22.70 -86.00 45
1953-10-08 18:00 TS 23.20 -85.70 45 1002
1953-10-09 00:00 TS 24.10 -85.20 55
1953-10-09 06:00 HU 25.20 -84.40 65
1953-10-09 12:00 HU 26.20 -83.30 75
1953-10-09 15:00 HU 26.70 -82.20 75 Landfall
1953-10-09 16:00 HU 26.70 -82.10 75 Landfall
1953-10-09 18:00 HU 27.10 -81.40 65
1953-10-10 00:00 TS 28.50 -79.10 60
1953-10-10 06:00 TS 30.00 -76.20 60
1953-10-10 12:00 EX 31.40 -73.60 60
1953-10-10 18:00 EX 32.60 -71.40 60 989
1953-10-11 00:00 EX 33.80 -69.80 55
1953-10-11 06:00 EX 35.00 -68.10 50
1953-10-11 12:00 EX 36.20 -65.50 50
1953-10-11 18:00 EX 37.80 -62.60 50
1953-10-12 00:00 EX 39.30 -59.70 50
1953-10-12 06:00 EX 40.90 -56.50 50
1953-10-12 12:00 EX 43.00 -53.00 50
1953-10-12 18:00 EX 46.00 -49.00 55
1953-10-13 00:00 EX 49.00 -45.50 60
1953-10-13 06:00 EX 51.50 -42.70 65
1953-10-13 12:00 EX 53.00 -42.00 65
1953-10-13 18:00 EX 54.00 -41.70 65
1953-10-14 00:00 EX 54.90 -41.20 65
1953-10-14 06:00 EX 55.50 -40.50 65
1953-10-14 12:00 EX 56.00 -39.50 65
1953-10-14 18:00 EX 56.50 -38.00 65
1953-10-15 00:00 EX 57.00 -36.00 65
1953-10-15 06:00 EX 57.50 -33.50 65
1953-10-15 12:00 EX 58.20 -32.00 65
1953-10-15 18:00 EX 59.30 -30.80 60
1953-10-16 00:00 EX 60.80 -30.00 55
1953-10-16 06:00 EX 61.90 -29.30 50
1953-10-16 12:00 EX 62.50 -28.10 45

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.