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Unnamed tropical storm of 1955 (AL051955)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1955 (AL051955) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 52 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 1004 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Gulfport, MS, with a modeled peak gust of 51 mph.

Peak strength52 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst August 27, 1955
1
Lowest pressure
1004 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • 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 Unnamed tropical storm of 1955 (AL051955)’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 27, 1955, tropical storm at 52 mph, about 30 miles from Gulfport, MS

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Gulfport, MS51 mph42 mph30 milesAug 26, 1955, 11:00 PM GMT-5

Best track (14 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 25, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph24.6°N, 85.1°W
Aug 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.1°N, 85.3°W
Aug 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph26.0°N, 85.7°W
Aug 26, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph27.4°N, 86.1°W
Aug 26, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1004 mb28.9°N, 87.0°W
Aug 27, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph29.7°N, 88.3°W
Aug 27, 04:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm52 mph30.0°N, 89.2°W
Aug 27, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph30.1°N, 89.7°W
Aug 27, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph30.3°N, 91.3°W
Aug 27, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph30.5°N, 92.9°W
Aug 28, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph30.5°N, 93.7°W
Aug 28, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph30.6°N, 94.2°W
Aug 28, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph31.0°N, 94.8°W
Aug 28, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph31.5°N, 95.3°W