Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 27–30, 1954
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Barbara (1954) was a tropical storm of the 1954 Atlantic season. It formed on July 27, 1954, 130 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 999 mb on July 28, 1954, and made landfall 37 mi SSW of Jennings, Louisiana on July 29, 1954 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 3.0 days and travelled about 488 miles (785 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 29, 1954 · 10:00 UTC | 37 mi SSW of Jennings, Louisiana | TS 58 mph | 999 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 59 mi | Jul 29 · 10:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Beaumont, Texas | 29 mi | Jul 29 · 20:00 UTC | TS 42 mph |
| Cypress, Texas | 69 mi | Jul 30 · 04:00 UTC | TD 31 mph |
| College Station, Texas | 43 mi | Jul 30 · 08:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Killeen, Texas | 66 mi | Jul 30 · 12:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Waco, Texas | 27 mi | Jul 30 · 12:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 27.8°N 90.1°W | 130 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 28.0°N 90.3°W | 113 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 28.2°N 90.5°W | 97 mi S of Houma, Louisiana |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 28.3°N 90.7°W | 90 mi S of Houma, Louisiana |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 28.3°N 91.1°W | 92 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 28.5°N 91.5°W | 85 mi SSW of Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Jul 29 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 28.7°N 92.0°W | 84 mi SW of Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 29.2°N 92.5°W | 58 mi SSW of Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Jul 29 10:00 | TS LANDFALL | 58 mph | 999 mb | 29.7°N 92.8°W | 37 mi SSW of Jennings, Louisiana |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 29.9°N 93.0°W | 25 mi SSE of Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 30.4°N 93.7°W | 21 mi N of Orange, Texas |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 30.7°N 94.6°W | 38 mi NW of Lumberton, Texas |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.0°N 95.6°W | 19 mi N of Huntsville, Texas |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.5°N 96.7°W | 27 mi E of Waco, Texas |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Barbara made landfall once: 37 mi SSW of Jennings, Louisiana on July 29, 1954 at 10:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.
At its peak on July 28, 1954, Barbara was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 999 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
3.0 days, from July 27, 1954 to July 30, 1954. It travelled about 488 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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