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Unnamed tropical storm of 1956 (AL011956)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1956 (AL011956) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 1001 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 New Orleans, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 50 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst June 13, 1956
1
Lowest pressure
1001 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 1956 (AL011956)’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. June 13, 1956, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 80 miles from New Orleans, LA

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
New Orleans, LA50 mph40 mph40 milesJun 13, 1956, 2:45 PM GMT-5

Best track (15 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 12, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph20.0°N, 91.5°W
Jun 12, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph20.3°N, 91.5°W
Jun 12, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph20.8°N, 91.5°W
Jun 12, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.6°N, 91.5°W
Jun 13, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.0°N, 91.5°W
Jun 13, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph25.1°N, 91.3°W
Jun 13, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph1004 mb27.5°N, 90.9°W
Jun 13, 17:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm58 mph29.1°N, 90.7°W
Jun 13, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.4°N, 90.6°W
Jun 14, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1001 mb31.0°N, 90.6°W
Jun 14, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph32.4°N, 91.0°W
Jun 14, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1006 mb33.8°N, 91.7°W
Jun 14, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph34.5°N, 92.8°W
Jun 15, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph34.9°N, 93.3°W
Jun 15, 06:00 UTCTropical depression23 mph35.2°N, 93.8°W