hurricane barbara hurricane barbara second named tropical cyclone atlantic hurricane season forming tropical wave august southern bahamas barbara moved northward attained hurricane status day ultimately peaking winds corresponding category status modern day saffir simpson hurricane scale barbara moved ashore eastern north_carolina curved sea storm passed southeast new_england region dissipated august damage hurricane fairly minor totaling million usd million usd occurred north_carolina virginia crop damage hurricane left injuries traffic accidents seven fatalities eastern united_states downed power lines small boat sunk killing crew meteorological history days preceding storm formation tropical wave moved westward atlantic_ocean wave initially weak tracked cuba august indications closed circulation center eastern portion island low deepened bit moved northward position near bahamas august time disturbance organized tropical storm storm intensified day morning august reconnaissance aircraft found winds mph northeastern section circulation southwestern portion weak disorganized estimated barbara hurricane utc moving north northwestward hurricane continued mature attained intensity corresponding category status modern day saffir scale early august approached eastern north_carolina shortly barbara reached peak winds mph located south cape_hatteras cyclone moved overnight crossing shore weakened progressed northward curved eastward sea building ridge passed southeast mid-atlantic states new_england massachusetts began accelerate northeastward barbara moved began undergo extratropical transition completing transition late august south nova scotia assessed barbara remaining tropical turned northward struck eastern nova scotia august time trough developed southeast storm barbara later tracked west newfoundland new low formed association trough barbara rapidly headed northward developing center moved slowly new low quickly gained strength intense storm systems barbara stalled near lost tropical identity dissipating late august preparations impact hurricane began affecting land issued northeast storm warnings south_carolina cape_hatteras north_carolina agency advised small boats region remain port storm evacuations ordered islands thousand tourists voluntarily left coastline safer areas overall people evacuated hurricane north advised people avoid swimming coast long_island lowest pressure land related storm hpa inhg wind gusts mph recorded head torrential rainfall unofficially exceeding fell state extending northward virginia maximum rainfall associated barbara near virginia offshore freighter rode storm losing power storm passed southeast new_england winds reached mph coastline barbara flooded roads houses strong winds downed trees power lines leaving cities isolated communication downed trees large survived great atlantic hurricane combination winds rainfall left damage crops structures storm impact coast light moderate monetary damage estimated million usd million usd crop damage marines cherry point injured worker person died north_carolina winds blew pier report cyclone indicates associated barbara newspaper articles subsequent storm report fatalities paper reporting total seven deaths rainfall barbara blamed traffic accidents north new_jersey new_york_city causing deaths indirect death new_york man heart attack securing boat new_jersey damage hurricane washed boats ashore little damage region atlantic canada barbara sunk killing people canadian mainland ships advised stay port storm barbara produced tropical storm force winds region peaking mph moved ashore
Hurricane Barbara (1953)