atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season time season recorded hurricane season officially began june ended november slightly average recorded tropical cyclones storm alice persisted december alice caused relatively minor impact tracked lesser antilles early january tropical storm caused deaths minor damage gulf_coast united_states early august quick succession caused significant flooding nearly billion usd losses fatalities storms flora tropical storm caused minor impact early august caused severe localized flooding mexico primarily mexico_city additionally inflicted minor impact texas hurricane struck greater antilles mexico attributed deaths million losses mid september hurricane struck eastern north_carolina contributed flooding resulting seven fatalities million damage later month hurricane peaked category hurricane countries adjacent caribbean_sea mexico british honduras resulted million damage deaths unnamed tropical storm month october impact land final storm caused minor damage sparsely populated area hispaniola totaling fatalities reported collectively storms caused deaths billion losses making season time record number names retired following season tied surpassed names retired season summary april prior start season promoted chief replacing died stroke previous season early june hurricane hunters received new reconnaissance aircraft contained latest radar electronic equipment time later month shortly start season bill proposed united_states senate provide funding new radar stations east_coast united_states united_states house_of_representatives passed bill million senate disputed possibly increasing funding fold million eventually radars installed starting july devastating storms season particularly organization propose monitoring tropical cyclones established funding later modern day national hurricane center atlantic hurricane season officially began june average season tropical cyclones formed typical season tropical storms develop strengthen hurricane strength thirteen depressions attained tropical storm status attained hurricane status hurricanes intensified major hurricanes season average likely strong ongoing hurricane alice developed late december persisted january operationally analysed developed official hurricane season bounds tropical cyclogenesis occur july development tropical storm month august tropical cyclones formed including unnamed tropical storm additional tropical cyclones flora developed september tropical cyclogenesis briefly halted unnamed tropical storm formed october final storm season dissipated october month official end hurricane season november hurricanes tropical storms landfall season caused deaths billion damage season activity reflected accumulated cyclone energy ace rating average ace broadly speaking measure power hurricane multiplied length time existed storms long time particularly strong hurricanes high aces calculated advisories tropical cyclones winds exceeding mph tropical storm strength storms hurricane alice january tropical cyclone located central atlantic_ocean having developed december previous year operationally observed hurricane january resulted named alice hurricane passed leeward_islands january alice reached peak winds mph encountering cold air turning southeast dissipated january southeastern caribbean_sea alice produced heavy rainfall moderately strong winds islands path affected total damage amounting operationally lack definitive data prevented declaring system hurricane january received alice early analysis data supported extending track previous year resulting tropical cyclones season storms span calendar years tropical storm tropical storm developed north central gulf_of_mexico utc july hours storm strengthened rapidly attained maximum sustain wind speed mph early august possible briefly reached hurricane intensity later day landfall east new_orleans louisiana intensity storm steadily weakened inland august downgraded tropical depression early august dissipated located eastern texas pensacola florida louisiana rainfall totals generally inches flooding insignificant tropical storm force winds reported peaking mph louisiana south shore location tides feet normal measured people rescued united_states_coast_guard sank swam shore additionally fatalities occurred vicinity mobile alabama hurricane tropical wave developed tropical depression east cape_verde august hours strengthened tropical storm august began rapidly strengthen major hurricane season later day initially posed threat lesser antilles passed miles north outer rainbands produced hurricane force wind gusts intense precipitation reaching inches puerto_rico people died hurricane homes destroyed puerto_rico destroyed homes caused crop damage affecting puerto_rico turned northwest reaching peak winds mph hurricane weakened slowing turning north struck north_carolina august category hurricane produced strong winds high tides heavy rainfall moved ashore causing heavy crop damage deaths state north_carolina second landfall virginia progressed inland dissipating august near marie michigan people killed washington traffic accident chesapeake_bay capsized boat killing people prompting change regulation deaths pennsylvania new_jersey deaths new_york record rainfall flooded homes people lost power storm damage united_states totaled million rains prelude flooding hurricane remnants destroyed houses boats ontario killed people ontario hurricane tropical wave spawned tropical depression cape_verde august slowly strengthened tropical storm august interaction curved northward north northeastward quickly deepened early august storm upgraded hurricane hours later peaked category hurricane winds mph storm resumed west northwestward motion august colder air region caused weaken approaching east_coast united_states recently installed radar north_carolina noted eye feature albeit poorly defined early august landfall near wilmington north_carolina strong tropical storm storm moved motion north_carolina mid-atlantic emerging atlantic_ocean august headed east northeastward extratropical august despite landfall north_carolina impact state minor limited moderate rainfall high tides relatively strong winds north catastrophic flooding occurred pennsylvania new_jersey new_york new_england stream region reported record levels flooding streams reported discharge rates twice previous record flooding occurred small river basins rapidly rose hours flood stage largely occurring populated areas region floods occurred million people houses overall destroyed floods severely damaged homes highways power lines railroads affected summer camps overall utility damage estimated million flooding mountainous areas caused landslides destroyed crop fields agriculture losses estimated million hundreds miles roads bridges destroyed accounting million damage overall caused million damage million new_england overall deaths hurricane easterly tropical wave developed tropical depression august tropical atlantic moving west northwest disturbance slowly intensified reaching tropical storm strength utc august named weather_bureau began curve northwest gradually intensified attaining hurricane strength august hurricane continued intensify accelerated northeast reaching peak intensity august category hurricane maximum sustained winds mph time reconnaissance aircraft reported minimum barometric pressure mbar hpa inhg storm eye closest pass bermuda hurricane began gradually weaken passed east island extratropical august cyclone later clockwise loop dissipating completely late september remained sea suspected hurricane caused loss pleasure yacht separated tropical storm weak disturbance observed near august gaining tropical storm strength utc day moving north northwest storm passed western cuba august change intensity gulf_of_mexico tropical storm marginally intensified reaching peak intensity maximum sustained wind speeds mph utc august nearing gulf_coast united_states system curved west storm maintained intensity landfall louisiana near new_orleans august moving inland slowly weakened crossing tropical depression strength august later dissipating missouri following day strong waves generated storm caused tides average slightly damaging coastal resorts weather offices advised small craft offshore remain port strong waves rough seas battered schooner princess friday ship able ride storm storm produced inland causing heavy rains weather station reported minimum pressure mbar hpa inhg lowest association tropical storm despite strong waves heavy rains minor damage reported hurricane flora tropical wave moved passed cape_verde august august headquarters brazil reported closed circulation august tropical storm flora develop utc september located miles cape_verde storm strengthened steady pace following hours reached hurricane status late september flora headed track initially moving west northwestward northwesterly september continued intensify september storm curved northward time minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg reported lower storm attain maximum sustained wind speed mph september flora maintained intensity curving northeast extratropical utc september located midway azores nova scotia hurricane tropical depression developed southern gulf_of_mexico utc september hours later strengthened tropical storm storm quickly intensified reached hurricane status september roughly hours developing time peaked category hurricane maximum sustained winds mph later september cyclonic turning formed northern gulf_of_mexico struck texas september separate tropical cyclone initially headed north northwestward curved south southwestward approaching early september landfall near weakening tropical storm system rapidly dissipated inland dropped inches worst flooding occurred mexico_city roughly residents isolated required rescue police estimated homes inundated feet water families impacted storm children drowned additional people listed missing texas highest sustained wind speed mph corpus port connor area gusts mph offshore precipitation peaked inches neighborhood flooding area forced scores people evacuate homes damage estimates reached hurricane tropical wave developed tropical depression early september located midway cape_verde lesser antilles hours depression strengthened tropical storm eventually turned northwest utc september reached hurricane intensity situated north leeward_islands continued deep moving northwest storm reached category intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg early september midday following day landfall near wilmington north_carolina category hurricane shortly moving inland eastern north_carolina weakened tropical storm late september emerged atlantic near norfolk virginia storm quickly strengthened early september transitioned extratropical cyclone september strong winds heavy rainfall high tides areas east_coast united_states especially north_carolina sustained winds reached mph gusts mph overall damage slightly million crops agriculture rainfall state peaked inches storm surge north_carolina peaked feet result coastal roadways flooded including portion highway route seven deaths reported north_carolina remnants brought gusty winds atlantic_canada broken poles uprooted trees interrupted telephone service damaged chimneys caused power outages especially newfoundland hurricane tropical wave located near lesser antilles spawned tropical depression september estimated depression strengthened tropical storm early following day quickly intensified moving westward small hurricane september storm passed north hispaniola september damage unknown later day landfall near southeastern tip cuba september dropped heavy rainfall produced gusty winds destroyed coffee crop eastern cuban city severely damaged oldest church country damage totaled million cuba deaths later hurricane moved caribbean_sea causing light damage sparsely populated region eastern yucatán_peninsula reaching gulf_of_mexico strengthened reach peak winds mph late september hurricane moved ashore flooding earlier hurricane struck city early september gusts estimated mph storm dropped heavy rainfall flooded strong winds damaged half homes leaving homeless mexico people directly affected overall storm killed people caused million additionally caused minor flooding southern texas particularly hurricane hurricane powerful tropical cyclone season strongest atlantic hurricanes record hurricane formed tropical wave east lesser antilles september moving west caribbean_sea fluctuated intensity generally strengthened reaching peak intensity category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane scale winds mph intense hurricane landfall intensity near mexico september landfall category hurricane yucatán_peninsula marked recorded instance storm intensity atlantic basin continental mainland previous storms making landfall category hurricanes islands weakening yucatán_peninsula moved slightly strengthened making final landfall near veracruz september quickly weakened mexico mountainous terrain dissipating september developmental stages near lesser antilles caused significant damage island chain resulting deaths million damages barbados central caribbean_sea reconnaissance aircraft flew storm lost crew members believed perished loss occurred association atlantic hurricane category landfall yucatán_peninsula caused severe devastation areas british honduras buildings mexico remained intact storm estimated deaths occurred mexican state second landfall near veracruz significant river flooding ensued effects caused earlier month floods left thousands people stranded killed people area flood damage lead largest mexican relief operation executed united_states deaths attributed hurricane million damages tropical storm tropical wave moved coast africa september continued west northwestward possible system developed tropical depression day lack data prevented classification september nearby ship reported winds mph approaching cold turned system north september structure gradually better organized turning northeast september depression intensified tropical storm based ship report mph winds estimated system peak intensity september system extratropical accelerated forward motion dissipating larger extratropical storm south iceland day tropical storm tropical wave reported passed cape_verde october system slowly developed curved generally northward direction early october ships reported tropical depression formed halfway azores leeward_islands hours depression strengthened tropical storm curving northeast storm attained maximum sustained winds mph lowest atmospheric pressure recorded relation storm mbar inhg time measurement unknown significant weakening occurred eventually merged extratropical cyclone october southwest azores extratropical stage ship area reported atmospheric pressure low mbar inhg hurricane disturbance developed tropical depression north panama october early following day depression strengthened tropical storm system moved generally northeast presence strong low pressure area east_coast united_states later day hurricane_hunters observed rapidly intensifying hurricane encountering winds mph pressure mbar inhg hours peak intensity early october landfall extreme eastern haiti strong category hurricane stronger half homes town destroyed border dominican_republic houses damaged overall losses fatalities reported crossing mountainous terrain hispaniola disorganized rapidly weakened tropical storm early october hours moving inland later day storm emerged atlantic_ocean east dominican_republic began accelerating northeast october time storm intensified briefly approached hurricane intensity failed strengthen interaction cold passing east bermuda october storm transitioned extratropical cyclone remnants observed following day storm names following names tropical cyclones reached tropical storm intensity north_atlantic storms went unnamed later retired season tied storm names retired single season names retired storms named flora time names assigned marked gray
1955 Atlantic hurricane season