atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season time organized list female names atlantic storms officially began june lasted november activity occurred season limits season active fourteen total storms developed hurricanes hurricanes attained major hurricane status category greater saffir simpson scale strongest hurricane season carol time struck atlantic_canada weaker hurricanes barbara florence struck united_states crossed impacted east coast florence struck sparsely populated region florida panhandle causing damage bermuda threatened hurricanes weeks addition hurricanes tropical storm alice developed late left fatalities cuba final named storm season produced additional rainfall florida previous flooding conditions unnamed storms dissipated december storms tropical storm alice tropical storm developed east nicaragua executing loop central_america weakening land alice intensified western caribbean moving western cuba winds mph june entered gulf_of_mexico later executed loop northwest coast cuba alice quickly weakened cold advisories discontinued june near cuba alice produced drought breaking rainfall caused flooding unofficial drowning deaths passing near cuba alice turned north peak winds mph fact possible alice briefly reached hurricane intensity data inconclusive weakened making landfall near june minimal tropical storm alice dissipated shortly alice brought heavy rainfall florida peaking inches near landfall storm dropped light rainfall reports damage state alice north_atlantic tropical cyclone female tropical subtropical cyclones record month tropical storm hurricane barbara tropical wave developed tropical bahamas august intensified moved north northwestward hurricane day reaching peak winds mph south cape_hatteras august barbara moved passing turned accelerated northeast steadily weakening losing tropical characteristics hurricane transitioned extratropical cyclone late august turned northward crossing eastern nova scotia dissipating august barbara struck officials ordered evacuations islands thousand tourists voluntarily left region wind gusts reached mph head torrential rainfall fell state extended northward virginia peaking near virginia region hurricane left flooding downed trees survived great atlantic hurricane monetary damage barbara estimated million usd million usd crop damage newspaper reports indicated seven deaths country additional deaths occurred offshore atlantic_canada sunk hurricane carol august tropical wave developed tropical depression near cape_verde moving west southwestward turned northwest intensifying tropical storm august hurricane september passing northeast lesser antilles carol rapidly intensified category intensity reaching peak winds mph september making strongest hurricane season gradually weakened bypassing bermuda september producing high waves carol later turned north northeast causing boating accidents new_england people killed region fishing losses totaled million usd million usd bypassing new_england carol brushed western nova scotia moving ashore near new_brunswick minimal hurricane moved ashore produced hurricane conditions eastern maine atlantic hurricanes nova scotia boats wrecked washed ashore drowning death reported high seas caused coastal flooding strong winds downed large areas trees heavy losses apple crop occurred totaling million million usd carol later dissipated southwest greenland september tropical storm august tropical storm developed near south western tip cuba moved quickly northwestward cuba followed turn east southern florida moving state storm dropped heavy rainfall reaching similar rainfall observed northern bahamas weather_bureau described system wide flat storm gradually organized western atlantic_ocean august turning northwest storm reached peak winds mph weakened tropical depression moving ashore near savannah georgia september turned north land dissipated kentucky september hurricane origins tropical wave moved eastern caribbean_sea producing rains closed schools government buildings san_juan puerto_rico flooding reported september tropical storm developed north puerto_rico moved slowly west southwestward turning north quickly intensified hurricane_hunters reported eye reached hurricane status september time hurricane warnings issued bahamas storm turned away archipelago intensified peak winds mph september reported aircraft weakened accelerated northeastward threatened strike bermuda strong winds result united_states_air_force ordered planes island fly mainland continued weakening passed island september producing gale force winds rains little damage deteriorated tropical storm september transitioned extratropical cyclone later day remnants later turned eastward dissipating west portugal september shortly tropical wave spawned tropical depression lesser antilles september moved region produced unsettled conditions northeast caribbean quickly intensified tracked northwestward attaining hurricane status september peak winds mph day peaking hurricane turned northeast maintained intensity days passed north bermuda early september winds mph beginning steady weakening trend accelerated september completed transition extratropical cyclone lasting day dissipating west ireland struck bermuda prepared previously impacted hurricanes carol boarded homes hurricane caused considerable damage wind gusts reaching mph winds downed trees blocking roads caused power water services passage produced heavy rainfall damaged roofs injuries island tropical storm tropical depression formed western gulf_of_mexico september moved eastward storm produced heavy seas region damaged small boats turning northeast storm reached peak winds mph followed executing clockwise loop september september maintaining peak winds days storm weakened time curved northeast september moved ashore florida later crossed state storm dissipated september georgia coast hurricane florence florence developed september near jamaica tropical wave passing island produced heavy rainfall blocked roads intensified hurricane status september passing left heavy damage western cuba turning north entering gulf_of_mexico florence quickly intensified peak winds mph gradually weakened making landfall september minimal hurricane sparsely populated region florida panhandle florence hit united_states gulf_coast people evacuated florida weather_bureau issued timely warnings credited preventing deaths major injuries winds reached mph heaviest rainfall alabama combination winds heavy rainfall left crop damage florida panhandle southeastern alabama coastal damage severe overall houses damaged destroyed monetary damage estimated usd million usd landfall florence quickly transitioned extratropical cyclone continued southeastern united_states produced moderately heavy rainfall dissipated september southeast new_england hurricane october tropical wave spawned tropical depression west southwest cape_verde islands depression quickly intensified tropical storm day ship encountered storm reporting minimum pressure mbar inhg ship crossed center reported winds mph indicating attained hurricane status initially believed dissipated reformed new unnamed storm october reality continued northwest central atlantic absorbed october tropical storm october tropical storm developed near southern coast cuba moved northwestward crossing island turning northeast early october storm brushed southeastern florida producing gusty winds rainfall threat storm prompted small craft warnings south_carolina accelerated northeastward storm strengthened slightly maximum sustained winds mph extratropical october days later remnants moved atlantic_canada winds mph producing flooding rainfall washed roads storm caused deaths wrecked boat nova scotia later cyclone passed south greenland dissipating southwest iceland october hurricane twelfth tropical storm final named storm season formed october given storm tracked north northeastward northeastward gulf_of_mexico gradually intensifying october strengthened hurricane landfall north florida peak intensity mph peak wind gusts mph minimum pressure inhg reported storm crossed state hours weakened slightly tropical storm western atlantic_ocean intensified peak winds late october transitioned extratropical storm north_carolina bermuda remnants continued northeastward dissipating southeast newfoundland october storm produced heavy winds rain fairly light winds florida damage minor estimated usd million usd passage storm spawned tornado destroyed homes indications tornado primary impact rainfall peaking inches rains added previous flooding conditions state causing record flood stage river flooded highway overall flooding damage estimated million usd million usd impossible determine tropical storm thirteen tropical storm developed november northeast lesser antilles moved northeastward strengthening peak winds mph november later turned sharply west began weakening trend followed curve north cyclone dissipated november east northeast bermuda affecting land tropical storm final tropical cyclone season developed december east northeast lesser antilles tropical depression tracked generally westward briefly intensifying tropical storm december day dissipated north lesser antilles storm names names storms season list season initially female names season male female names alternating order names assigned marked gray storm names named time names retired
1953 Atlantic hurricane season