atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season record tying number tropical cyclones develop august season officially begin june november period year tropical cyclones form atlantic basin season began early tropical storm formed tropical struck louisiana brought minor flooding gulf_coast united_states storm formed western gulf_of_mexico brought impact mexico texas later june unnamed hurricane nicknamed disaster caused minor damage florida devastated coastal nova_scotia new_brunswick extratropical brought minor impact carolinas late july hurricane produced flooding state texas tropical storm august september caused impact land significant storm season hurricane peaked category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane wind scale weakening slightly landfall category hurricane south_carolina august brought strong winds rough seas heavy rainfall tornadoes state north_carolina virginia overall caused fatalities million damage following hurricane long lived storm cause known impact land tropical cyclones hurricane caused minor coastal inland flooding florida storms atlantic hurricane season collectively attributed million usd fatalities season summary atlantic hurricane season officially began june ended november tropical depressions developed season depressions attained tropical storm status slightly average named storms systems seven attained hurricane status slightly average furthermore storms reached major hurricane status category greater saffir simpson hurricane scale tropical storms hurricanes landfall season caused fatalities million usd damage season activity began development tropical storm month june tropical storm unnamed hurricane formed hurricane june pair hurricanes formed month july collectively tropical cyclones formed june july season active seasons august tied record later surpassed seven tropical cyclones formed august tropical cyclogenesis slowed august tropical storm forming month tropical cyclones formed september flora hannah attained hurricane status furthermore october hurricane season final storm developed storm dissipated october month official end season november season activity reflected accumulated cyclone energy ace rating slightly average ace broadly speaking measure power hurricane multiplied length time existed storms long time particularly strong hurricanes high aces calculated advisories tropical systems exceeding knots mph tropical storm strength storms tropical storm tropical wave developed tropical depression season located southeastern gulf_of_mexico depression strengthened early following day upgraded tropical storm storm slowly intensified reached peak intensity mph rapid weakening took place storm approached land late landfall near louisiana winds mph early following day storm weakened tropical depression barely inland system eventually curved east northeastward dissipating south_carolina june louisiana state maximum rainfall fell result towns coast reported downed trees electrical lines high winds caused scattered power outages new_orleans roads shut additionally homes city flooded dozens people evacuated flooded home ambulance wagon safer areas overall damage light reaching death related man drowned rough surf coast galveston texas storm dissipated extratropical remnants brought moderate rainfall parts new_england tropical storm cold stationary began gulf_of_mexico june reported winds mph estimated tropical depression developed utc june located southwestern gulf_of_mexico june depression strengthened tropical storm deepening occurred storm peaked winds mph june neared building ridge high pressure forced storm southward began encounter stronger upper level winds weakened tropical depression june shortly storm dissipated miles northeast veracruz tides feet normal occurred texas coast impact reported mexico hurricane tropical wave developed tropical depression situated central gulf_of_mexico june headed rapidly northeastward landfall near florida later day storm dropped moderately heavy rainfall florida caused damage crops tornado near miami high tides west coast state resulted damage losses florida million shortly entered atlantic_ocean strengthened tropical storm later june following day strengthened hurricane storm simultaneously peaked maximum sustained winds mph storm transitioned extratropical cyclone june remnants struck atlantic_canada nova scotia newfoundland dissipating june extratropical storm caused significant effects atlantic_canada boats new_brunswick radio receive warning approaching storm rough seas height damaged destroyed boats fishing boats capsized water crew causing deaths high winds disrupted communications areas houses damaged losses reaching created assist victims fund raised months donations canada pope queen elizabeth_ii tour country time hurricane low pressure area associated cold developed tropical depression july located east florida tracking north northeastward strengthened tropical storm day turned westward high pressure area positioned north intensified hurricane offshore carolinas july landfall near south_carolina early july curved northeast fall line tropical depression emerged atlantic july quickly tropical storm july passed weather systems helped storm maintain intensity transitioned extratropical cyclone july approaching atlantic_canada overall structural damage minimal driver killed georgetown south_carolina fallen tree deaths caused poor road conditions wrought storm new_england areas experienced heavy rains thousand people evacuated damage mainly confined broken tree limbs shattered windows power outages brought total tornadoes caused minor damage north_carolina heaviest rainfall occurred northern south_carolina rainfall amounted inches tides ranged feet normal coast drought like conditions present carolinas time rain fell area beneficial extratropical atlantic_canada cyclone produced heavy rains strong winds sunk ship damage caused estimated hurricane july interaction cold core low tropical wave spawned tropical depression located south louisiana depression westward steadily intensifying tropical storm july turn northwest evident attained category hurricane status saffir simpson hurricane scale following day strength maintained hurricane curved northward slow forward speed approached coast texas minimal hurricane landfall galveston texas early july rapidly weakened tropical storm later depression moved inland dissipated july remnant moisture later sparked upper level thunderstorms late july early august torrential rains produced southeastern texas peaking inches orange led widespread flooding highways including portions farm road highway route sea vessels took storm stranded damaged air rail road transportation significantly interrupted shut high winds storm caused expansive damage buildings windows signs roofs hurricane resulted injuries human deaths approximately cattle drowned damage galveston harris counties million additionally impact areas increased total losses million tropical storm tropical storm tropical wave tracked east lesser antilles mid august utc august reconnaissance aircraft reported weak center winds mph hours later tropical depression developed located east windward_islands depression strengthened tropical storm early august storm moved west northwestward relatively quick pace passed leeward_islands near guadeloupe later day utc august peaked winds mph curved westward accelerated august weakened tropical depression utc hours dissipating near southern tip dominican_republic considerable doubt circulation existed weather gusty winds reported areas including guadeloupe puerto_rico hispaniola tropical storm tropical storm hurricane flora tropical wave passed islands cape_verde september tracked westward mph early september tropical depression developed located midway cape_verde lesser antilles depression moved northeastward september strengthened tropical storm flora reconnaissance aircraft flight storm september recorded winds mph flora hurricane time storm attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds velocity minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg flora accelerated northeastward azores reconnaissance flight september evidence tropical cyclone reported flora extratropical utc day hurricane tropical wave spawned tropical depression north hispaniola september depression remained offshore island moved west northwestward september curved northeastward tropical storm storm moved bahamas producing inches later september intensified hurricane deepened category september weakening later day slowly northeast bahamas curving northwestward september category hurricane september hours deepened significantly peaked mph category hurricane weakened category hurricane making landfall south_carolina utc september strongest tropical cyclones strike south_carolina hurricane hugo rapidly weakened inland extratropical september coast south_carolina highest tide recorded feet mean low water charleston harbor waterfront houses sustained damage roads east island washed away brought wind gusts high mph area inland mph winds left electricity farther north tornado damaged homes homes destroyed homes suffered major damage homes suffered minor damage remnants dropped rainfall spawned tornadoes states headed northeastward mid-atlantic new_england regions virginia tornadoes counties collectively caused fatalities precipitation storm peaked inches overall attributed deaths million damage hurricane hannah ships reported low level circulation estimated tropical depression developed september early following day depression strengthened tropical reconnaissance aircraft flew storm late september indicated hannah intensified category hurricane hannah moved generally westward mph september storm category hurricane curved northwestward later day hannah deepened category hurricane october hours storm reached peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg storm maintained intensity hours curved northeastward october hannah began weaken late october following day storm fell category hurricane intensity accelerated eastward east southeastward central atlantic starting october hannah strengthened slightly mph category hurricane october slowly began weakening final advisory storm issued early october centered miles south southwest azores hannah remained tropical cyclone crossed azores later day impact reported islands weakened category hurricane early october transitioned extratropical cyclone far northeastern atlantic hours later tropical storm early october cold drifted texas entered gulf_of_mexico october dissipated related trough persisted upper level air temperatures generally warm minimal anticyclone situated gulf time colorado low drew polar air suggesting extratropical characteristics developing system tropical depression formed october north northeasterly direction days storm intensified tropical storm utc october time hurricane hunters flight indicated circulation indistinct gradually evolving october landfall near pensacola florida organized tropical storm storm rapidly weakened tropical depression dissipating early october highest tides normal reported florida strongest gust recorded mph measured pensacola international airport heavy rainfall spread peaking inches georgia florida flooding rainfall associated caused damage area losses florida limited crops mainly corn process dried floods flooded coast near fort winds downed trees telephone pole causing short power red tides ongoing western florida winds storm precursor blew thousands dead fish ashore local residents complained odor rotting fish hurricane tropical wave developed tropical storm october near strengthened quickly early october storm upgraded category hurricane hours later weakened tropical storm utc october storm landfall near florida winds mph emerging atlantic_ocean following day began strengthening heading east northeastward reaching hurricane status hours later peaked winds mph early october weakening tropical storm october weakened transitioning extratropical cyclone later day impact generally minor limited southwest florida wind gusts mph toppled trees island power poles man injured car struck fallen pole rough seas caused erosion roads area combination locally heavy rainfall tides caused minor flooding low lying areas precipitation storm peaked inches overflowed near flooding pasture lands washing crops recently planted portion route inundated feet water storm names following names named storms tropical storms hurricanes formed north_atlantic names list time later removed list unknown reasons
1959 Atlantic hurricane season