Hurricane Cindy (1959)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 4–12, 1959

Peak wind
75 mph
120 km/h · Jul 8
Peak category
Cat 1
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
995 mb
Landfalls
2
South Carolina · Massachusetts
Lifetime
8.3 d
Jul 4 – Jul 12
Distance
2,368 mi
3,810 km
ACE
4.2
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 Cindy

Hurricane Cindy (1959) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1959 Atlantic season. It formed on July 4, 1959, 104 mi SSE of Charleston, South Carolina, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb on July 8, 1959, and made landfall 2 times — first 21 mi NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on July 9, 1959 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). Later landfalls: near Marion, Massachusetts on July 11, 1959 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 8.3 days and travelled about 2,368 miles (3,810 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
July 9, 1959 · 04:00 UTC21 mi NE of Mount Pleasant, South CarolinaCat 1 75 mph995 mb
July 11, 1959 · 12:00 UTCnear Marion, MassachusettsTS 58 mph998 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Charlotte, North Carolina73 miJul 10 · 00:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Greensboro, North Carolina74 miJul 10 · 07:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Raleigh, North Carolina19 miJul 10 · 09:00 UTCTD 37 mph
West Raleigh, North Carolina21 miJul 10 · 09:00 UTCTD 37 mph
Durham, North Carolina39 miJul 10 · 09:00 UTCTD 37 mph
Norfolk, Virginiadirect hitJul 10 · 18:00 UTCTS 46 mph
Chesapeake, Virginiadirect hitJul 10 · 18:00 UTCTS 46 mph
Virginia Beach, Virginia17 miJul 10 · 19:00 UTCTS 47 mph
Boston, Massachusetts47 miJul 11 · 13:00 UTCTS 57 mph
South Boston, Massachusetts46 miJul 11 · 13:00 UTCTS 57 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 35 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Jul 4 12:00TD 29 mph—31.5°N 79.0°W104 mi SSE of Charleston, South Carolina
Jul 4 18:00TD 29 mph—31.0°N 79.0°W134 mi SSE of Charleston, South Carolina
Jul 5 00:00TD 29 mph—30.5°N 78.9°W149 mi E of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Jul 5 06:00TD 29 mph—30.0°N 78.7°W150 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida
Jul 5 12:00TD 29 mph—29.8°N 78.5°W157 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida
Jul 5 18:00TD 29 mph—29.8°N 78.3°W169 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida
Jul 6 00:00TD 29 mph—30.0°N 78.2°W178 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida
Jul 6 06:00TD 29 mph—30.3°N 78.0°Wopen ocean
Jul 6 12:00TD 35 mph—30.5°N 77.9°Wopen ocean
Jul 6 18:00TS 40 mph—30.8°N 77.7°Wopen ocean
Jul 7 00:00TS 46 mph—31.3°N 77.4°W177 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Jul 7 06:00TS 46 mph—31.8°N 77.2°W163 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Jul 7 12:00TS 52 mph—32.0°N 77.0°W160 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Jul 7 18:00TS 58 mph—32.1°N 76.9°W154 mi SSE of Masonboro, North Carolina
Jul 8 00:00TS 63 mph997 mb32.2°N 77.0°W145 mi SSE of Masonboro, North Carolina
Jul 8 06:00TS 69 mph—32.3°N 77.5°W125 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Jul 8 12:00Cat 1 75 mph995 mb32.4°N 78.1°W100 mi SSE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Jul 8 18:00Cat 1 75 mph—32.4°N 78.7°W73 mi ESE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Jul 9 00:00Cat 1 75 mph995 mb32.6°N 79.3°W35 mi ESE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Jul 9 04:00Cat 1 LANDFALL 75 mph995 mb33.0°N 79.6°W21 mi NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Jul 9 06:00TS 58 mph—33.2°N 79.8°W20 mi NE of Goose Creek, South Carolina
Jul 9 12:00TS 40 mph—33.7°N 80.1°W21 mi SE of Sumter, South Carolina
Jul 9 18:00TD 35 mph—34.1°N 80.3°W13 mi N of Sumter, South Carolina
Jul 10 00:00TD 35 mph—34.5°N 79.9°W22 mi NNW of Florence, South Carolina
Jul 10 06:00TD 35 mph—35.1°N 79.2°W11 mi WSW of Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jul 10 12:00TS 40 mph—35.9°N 77.9°Wnear Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Jul 10 18:00TS 46 mph—36.9°N 76.4°Wnear Newport News, Virginia
Jul 11 00:00TS 52 mph—38.0°N 74.6°W41 mi SE of Ocean Pines, Maryland
Jul 11 06:00TS 58 mph—39.5°N 72.7°W86 mi ESE of Toms River, New Jersey
Jul 11 12:00TS LANDFALL 58 mph998 mb41.7°N 70.7°W13 mi ENE of New Bedford, Massachusetts
Jul 11 18:00TS extratropical52 mph1000 mb44.3°N 67.7°W63 mi ESE of Bangor, Maine
Jul 12 00:00TS extratropical46 mph—46.3°N 64.9°W15 mi NNW of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Jul 12 06:00TS extratropical40 mph—48.3°N 62.0°W64 mi N of Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada
Jul 12 12:00TD extratropical35 mph—50.5°N 59.1°W119 mi NNW of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Jul 12 18:00TD extratropical29 mph—53.0°N 56.2°Wopen ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Cindy make landfall?

Cindy made landfall 2 times: 21 mi NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on July 9, 1959 at 04:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds; near Marion, Massachusetts on July 11, 1959 at 12:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.

What category was Cindy?

At its peak on July 8, 1959, Cindy was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 995 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Cindy last?

8.3 days, from July 4, 1959 to July 12, 1959, including 18 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,368 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Cindy?

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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