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Tropical Storm Arlene (1959)

Tropical Storm Arlene was a tropical storm at its peak, with 63 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 993 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Lafayette, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 55 mph.

Peak strength63 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst May 30, 1959
1
Lowest pressure
993 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 Tropical Storm Arlene’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. May 30, 1959, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 49 miles from Lafayette, LA

Modeled winds at cities (2)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Lafayette, LA55 mph45 mph32 milesMay 30, 1959, 6:45 PM GMT-5
Baton Rouge, LA54 mph44 mph14 milesMay 30, 1959, 6:45 PM GMT-5

Best track (24 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
May 28, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph23.3°N, 86.5°W
May 28, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph24.0°N, 87.0°W
May 28, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph24.7°N, 87.5°W
May 29, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.5°N, 88.2°W
May 29, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.5°N, 89.0°W
May 29, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1000 mb27.4°N, 90.1°W
May 29, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1002 mb27.7°N, 91.2°W
May 30, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1000 mb27.8°N, 91.8°W
May 30, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph999 mb28.0°N, 91.9°W
May 30, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph996 mb28.5°N, 91.9°W
May 30, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph993 mb29.2°N, 91.8°W
May 30, 22:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm63 mph29.6°N, 91.6°W
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