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Unnamed tropical storm of 1956 (AL111956)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1956 (AL111956) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 63 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 996 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Miami, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 63 mph.

Peak strength63 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst October 15, 1956
1
Lowest pressure
996 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 Unnamed tropical storm of 1956 (AL111956)’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. October 15, 1956, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 47 miles from Miami, FL

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
Miami, FL63 mph51 mph25 milesOct 15, 1956, 8:45 PM GMT-4
Port St. Lucie, FL60 mph49 mph19 milesOct 16, 1956, 2:30 AM GMT-4
Palm Bay, FL53 mph43 mph3 milesOct 16, 1956, 4:45 AM GMT-4

Best track (20 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph22.6°N, 79.8°W
Oct 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph22.9°N, 80.0°W
Oct 15, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.2°N, 80.1°W
Oct 15, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.7°N, 80.2°W
Oct 15, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.2°N, 80.3°W
Oct 15, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.8°N, 80.5°W
Oct 15, 21:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm58 mph25.2°N, 80.6°W
Oct 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph25.6°N, 80.6°W
Oct 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph26.9°N, 80.7°W
Oct 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph999 mb28.2°N, 80.7°W
Oct 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.2°N, 80.6°W
Oct 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph997 mb30.1°N, 80.3°W
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