Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 2–25, 1957
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
Hurricane Carrie (1957) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1957 Atlantic season. It formed on September 2, 1957, 200 mi SE of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb on September 8, 1957, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 23.5 days and travelled about 7,203 miles (11,590 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.0°N 21.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.0°N 22.2°W | 160 mi SSE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.0°N 23.1°W | 136 mi SSE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.1°N 24.0°W | 131 mi SSW of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.4°N 25.0°W | 109 mi SSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.7°N 25.9°W | 125 mi SW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.9°N 26.8°W | 169 mi WSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.1°N 27.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.3°N 28.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 14.5°N 29.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 14.5°N 30.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 14.5°N 31.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.5°N 32.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.7°N 33.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.9°N 34.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.1°N 35.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.4°N 36.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 15.7°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 15.9°N 38.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.1°N 39.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.4°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 16.7°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 17.0°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 945 mb | 17.4°N 42.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 17.7°N 43.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 17.9°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 18.0°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 18.1°N 46.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 18.3°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 18.7°N 48.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 19.1°N 49.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 19.4°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 19.7°N 50.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 19.9°N 51.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 20.1°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 20.3°N 52.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 20.6°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 20.9°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 978 mb | 21.2°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 21.6°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 22.1°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 960 mb | 22.8°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 957 mb | 23.6°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 24.3°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 951 mb | 25.0°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 953 mb | 25.7°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 963 mb | 26.4°N 52.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 27.1°N 52.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 964 mb | 27.7°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 964 mb | 28.1°N 53.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 963 mb | 28.4°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 28.8°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 967 mb | 29.3°N 56.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 965 mb | 30.0°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 961 mb | 30.8°N 58.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 964 mb | 31.4°N 59.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 966 mb | 32.0°N 60.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 969 mb | 32.5°N 62.0°W | 163 mi E of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 33.2°N 62.9°W | 126 mi ENE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 970 mb | 33.9°N 63.6°W | 130 mi NNE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 974 mb | 34.6°N 64.3°W | 161 mi N of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 975 mb | 35.3°N 64.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 35.8°N 63.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 36.0°N 62.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 978 mb | 36.0°N 60.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 978 mb | 35.9°N 59.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 35.5°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 35.2°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 34.9°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 970 mb | 34.7°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 34.5°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 34.4°N 50.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 34.3°N 49.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 34.2°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 34.2°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 34.3°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 34.5°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 34.7°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 35.0°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 35.5°N 35.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 36.1°N 32.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 37.5°N 29.5°W | 148 mi WSW of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 39.2°N 26.2°W | 66 mi NE of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 41.5°N 23.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 44.0°N 21.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 46.0°N 19.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 48.0°N 17.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 50.0°N 16.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 51.0°N 14.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 51.2°N 12.8°W | 152 mi WSW of Tralee, Ireland |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 51.2°N 11.0°W | 87 mi SW of Killarney, Ireland |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 51.2°N 9.4°W | 63 mi SW of Cork, Ireland |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 51.0°N 8.0°W | 65 mi SSE of Cork, Ireland |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 50.5°N 7.0°W | 70 mi WNW of Penzance, United Kingdom |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 50.0°N 6.0°W | 22 mi WSW of Penzance, United Kingdom |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Carrie.
At its peak on September 8, 1957, Carrie was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 945 mb.
23.5 days, from September 2, 1957 to September 25, 1957, including 426 hours at hurricane strength (78 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 7,203 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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