Tropical Storm Candy (1968)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 22–26, 1968

Peak wind
69 mph
111 km/h · Jun 23
Peak category
TS
Lowest pressure
995 mb
Landfalls
1
Texas
Lifetime
4.5 d
Jun 22 – Jun 26
Distance
2,423 mi
3,899 km
ACE
1.1
storm energy

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

What happened with Candy

Tropical Storm Candy (1968) was a tropical storm of the 1968 Atlantic season. It formed on June 22, 1968, 93 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb on June 23, 1968, and made landfall near Aransas Pass, Texas on June 23, 1968 as a tropical storm (69 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on June 24, 1968). The storm lasted 4.5 days and travelled about 2,423 miles (3,899 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
June 23, 1968 · 23:00 UTCnear Aransas Pass, TexasTS 69 mph995 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
San Antonio, Texas61 miJun 24 · 05:00 UTCTS 50 mph
Fort Worth, Texasdirect hitJun 24 · 15:00 UTCTD 32 mph
Dallas, Texas30 miJun 24 · 16:00 UTCTD 31 mph
Chicago, Illinois73 miJun 25 · 18:00 UTCTD 29 mph
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania37 miJun 26 · 17:00 UTCTD 29 mph
New York City, New York44 miJun 26 · 18:00 UTCTD 29 mph
Brooklyn, New York42 miJun 26 · 18:00 UTCTD 29 mph
Queens, New York48 miJun 26 · 18:00 UTCTD 29 mph
Manhattan, New York49 miJun 26 · 18:00 UTCTD 29 mph
The Bronx, New York56 miJun 26 · 18:00 UTCTD 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

Every official fix 20 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Jun 22 06:00TD 29 mph—20.0°N 95.0°W93 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Jun 22 12:00TD 29 mph—20.5°N 95.0°W118 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Jun 22 18:00TD 29 mph—21.0°N 95.0°W146 mi NNE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Jun 23 00:00TD 35 mph—21.7°N 95.2°W151 mi ENE of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico
Jun 23 06:00TS 40 mph—23.1°N 95.6°W154 mi ENE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Jun 23 12:00TS 46 mph—24.6°N 96.1°W125 mi SE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Jun 23 18:00TS 58 mph1001 mb26.4°N 96.6°W67 mi ENE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Jun 23 23:00TS LANDFALL 69 mph995 mb27.8°N 97.1°W18 mi E of Corpus Christi, Texas
Jun 24 00:00TS 69 mph995 mb28.3°N 97.2°W21 mi NNW of Rockport, Texas
Jun 24 06:00TS 46 mph—30.0°N 97.6°W20 mi SSE of Austin, Texas
Jun 24 12:00TD 35 mph—31.8°N 97.8°W25 mi N of Gatesville, Texas
Jun 24 18:00TD 29 mph—33.7°N 96.9°W14 mi ENE of Gainesville, Texas
Jun 25 00:00TD 29 mph—35.7°N 95.5°Wnear Muskogee, Oklahoma
Jun 25 06:00TD 29 mph—38.2°N 93.0°W37 mi SSE of Sedalia, Missouri
Jun 25 12:00TD 29 mph—39.7°N 90.0°W12 mi E of Jacksonville, Illinois
Jun 25 18:00TD 29 mph—41.0°N 86.8°W29 mi NW of Logansport, Indiana
Jun 26 00:00TD extratropical29 mph—41.7°N 82.8°W18 mi NNW of Sandusky, Ohio
Jun 26 06:00TD extratropical29 mph—42.0°N 79.0°W14 mi ESE of Jamestown, New York
Jun 26 12:00TD extratropical29 mph—41.3°N 76.0°Wnear Back Mountain, Pennsylvania
Jun 26 18:00TD extratropical29 mph—40.2°N 74.5°W9 mi ESE of Mercerville-Hamilton Square, New Jersey

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Candy make landfall?

Candy made landfall once: near Aransas Pass, Texas on June 23, 1968 at 23:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.

What category was Candy?

At its peak on June 23, 1968, Candy was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 995 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Candy last?

4.5 days, from June 22, 1968 to June 26, 1968. It travelled about 2,423 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Candy?

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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