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Tropical Storm Barbara (1954)

Tropical Storm Barbara was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 999 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Lake Charles, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 53 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst July 29, 1954
1
Lowest pressure
999 mb

Track, wind field and cities

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  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Tropical Storm Barbara’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. July 29, 1954, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 42 miles from Lake Charles, LA

Modeled winds at cities (2)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Lake Charles, LA53 mph43 mph8 milesJul 29, 1954, 6:15 AM GMT-5
Lafayette, LA49 mph40 mph58 milesJul 29, 1954, 5:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (14 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 27, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph27.8°N, 90.1°W
Jul 27, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph28.0°N, 90.3°W
Jul 28, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph28.2°N, 90.5°W
Jul 28, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph28.3°N, 90.7°W
Jul 28, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph28.3°N, 91.1°W
Jul 28, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph28.5°N, 91.5°W
Jul 29, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph28.7°N, 92.0°W
Jul 29, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.2°N, 92.5°W
Jul 29, 10:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm58 mph999 mb29.7°N, 92.8°W
Jul 29, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph999 mb29.9°N, 93.0°W
Jul 29, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1002 mb30.4°N, 93.7°W
Jul 30, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph30.7°N, 94.6°W
Jul 30, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph31.0°N, 95.6°W
Jul 30, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph31.5°N, 96.7°W