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Tropical Storm Brenda (1955)

Tropical Storm Brenda was a tropical storm at its peak, with 69 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Gulfport, MS, with a modeled peak gust of 60 mph.

Peak strength69 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst August 1, 1955
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

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 Brenda’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. August 1, 1955, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 40 miles from New Orleans, LA

Modeled winds at cities (3)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Gulfport, MS60 mph49 mph44 milesAug 1, 1955, 1:00 PM GMT-5
Slidell, LA58 mph47 mph9 milesAug 1, 1955, 1:00 PM GMT-5
New Orleans, LA56 mph46 mph10 milesAug 1, 1955, 11:45 AM GMT-5

Best track (14 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 31, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph27.5°N, 87.5°W
Jul 31, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.6°N, 87.9°W
Jul 31, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.8°N, 88.2°W
Aug 1, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.2°N, 88.4°W
Aug 1, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.6°N, 88.6°W
Aug 1, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph29.3°N, 89.0°W
Aug 1, 17:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm63 mph29.7°N, 89.4°W
Aug 1, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph29.9°N, 89.5°W
Aug 2, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph30.6°N, 90.4°W
Aug 2, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph31.1°N, 91.6°W
Aug 2, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph31.5°N, 92.8°W
Aug 2, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph31.8°N, 93.8°W
Aug 3, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph32.2°N, 94.7°W
Aug 3, 06:00 UTCTropical depression23 mph32.7°N, 95.0°W