Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 31 – August 3, 1955
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 Brenda (1955) was a tropical storm of the 1955 Atlantic season. It formed on July 31, 1955, 203 mi S of Pensacola, Florida, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) on August 1, 1955, and made landfall 44 mi ESE of New Orleans, Louisiana on August 1, 1955 as a tropical storm (63 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on August 1, 1955). The storm lasted 3.0 days and travelled about 603 miles (970 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1, 1955 · 17:00 UTC | 44 mi ESE of New Orleans, Louisiana | TS 63 mph | — |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 21 mi | Aug 1 · 20:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Metairie Terrace, Louisiana | 23 mi | Aug 1 · 21:00 UTC | TS 55 mph |
| Metairie, Louisiana | 22 mi | Aug 1 · 21:00 UTC | TS 55 mph |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 30 mi | Aug 2 · 03:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 65 mi | Aug 2 · 06:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 46 mi | Aug 2 · 20:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Tyler, Texas | 27 mi | Aug 3 · 04:00 UTC | TD 25 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 31 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.5°N 87.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 27.6°N 87.9°W | 183 mi S of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 27.8°N 88.2°W | 172 mi S of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 28.2°N 88.4°W | 148 mi SSW of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Aug 1 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 28.6°N 88.6°W | 129 mi SE of New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 29.3°N 89.0°W | 74 mi S of Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Aug 1 17:00 | TS LANDFALL | 63 mph | — | 29.7°N 89.4°W | 44 mi ESE of New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Aug 1 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 29.9°N 89.5°W | 35 mi E of New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Aug 2 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 30.6°N 90.4°W | near Hammond, Louisiana |
| Aug 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 31.1°N 91.6°W | 34 mi SSW of Natchez, Mississippi |
| Aug 2 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.5°N 92.8°W | 25 mi WNW of Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Aug 2 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.8°N 93.8°W | 42 mi W of Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Aug 3 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 32.2°N 94.7°W | near Henderson, Texas |
| Aug 3 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 32.7°N 95.0°W | 20 mi NW of Longview, Texas |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Brenda made landfall once: 44 mi ESE of New Orleans, Louisiana on August 1, 1955 at 17:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds.
At its peak on August 1, 1955, Brenda was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h). At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
3.0 days, from July 31, 1955 to August 3, 1955. It travelled about 603 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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