Hurricane Ella (1958)
Hurricane Ella was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 109 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 983 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 Corpus Christi, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 54 mph.
- Peak strength109 mph winds (1-minute)
- Category 2
- Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
- 1
- LandfallsFirst September 1, 1958
- 5
- Lowest pressure
- 983 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+)
The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane Ella’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
- September 1, 1958, Category 2 at 109 mph, in Haiti
- September 2, 1958, Category 1 at 81 mph, in Cuba
- September 3, 1958, tropical storm at 63 mph, in Cuba
- September 3, 1958, tropical storm at 69 mph, in Cuba
- September 6, 1958, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 18 miles from Corpus Christi, TX
Modeled winds at cities (1)
Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
| City | Peak gust | Sustained | Closest pass | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi, TX | 54 mph | 44 mph | 18 miles | Sep 6, 1958, 1:30 AM GMT-5 |
Best track (35 positions)
| Time | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 06:00 UTC | Tropical depression | 35 mph | 12.5°N, 58.0°W | |
| Aug 30, 12:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 40 mph | 13.8°N, 60.0°W | |
| Aug 30, 18:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 40 mph | 14.8°N, 61.9°W | |
| Aug 31, 00:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 46 mph | 15.5°N, 63.8°W | |
| Aug 31, 06:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 58 mph | 15.9°N, 65.5°W | |
| Aug 31, 12:00 UTC | Category 1 hurricane | 75 mph | 16.0°N, 67.2°W | |
| Aug 31, 18:00 UTC | Category 1 hurricane | 81 mph | 16.3°N, 69.0°W | |
| Sep 1, 00:00 UTC | Category 1 hurricane | 86 mph | 983 mb | 16.8°N, 70.7°W |
| Sep 1, 06:00 UTC | Category 2 hurricane | 98 mph | 17.5°N, 72.1°W | |
| Sep 1, 12:00 UTC (landfall) | Category 2 hurricane | 109 mph | 18.2°N, 73.4°W | |
| Sep 1, 18:00 UTC | Category 1 hurricane | 81 mph | 995 mb | 19.1°N, 74.8°W |
| Sep 2, 00:00 UTC (landfall) | Category 1 hurricane | 81 mph | 20.0°N, 76.2°W |