Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 16–20, 1963
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 Cindy (1963) was a tropical storm of the 1963 Atlantic season. It formed on September 16, 1963, 192 mi SSE of Galveston, Texas, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb on September 17, 1963, and made landfall 29 mi SW of Port Arthur, Texas on September 17, 1963 as a tropical storm (63 mph). The storm lasted 3.5 days and travelled about 523 miles (842 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 17, 1963 · 14:00 UTC | 29 mi SW of Port Arthur, Texas | TS 63 mph | 997 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont, Texas | 31 mi | Sep 17 · 18:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Pasadena, Texas | 24 mi | Sep 18 · 15:00 UTC | TD 32 mph |
| Houston, Texas | 15 mi | Sep 18 · 16:00 UTC | TD 31 mph |
| Pearland, Texas | 30 mi | Sep 18 · 17:00 UTC | TD 30 mph |
| Cypress, Texas | direct hit | Sep 18 · 19:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| College Station, Texas | 66 mi | Sep 18 · 21:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 28 mi | Sep 19 · 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 26.7°N 93.7°W | 186 mi SSE of Freeport, Texas |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 27.3°N 93.8°W | 151 mi SSE of Galveston, Texas |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 28.0°N 93.9°W | 105 mi SSE of Galveston, Texas |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 28.7°N 94.1°W | 59 mi SE of Galveston, Texas |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 29.4°N 94.3°W | 31 mi ENE of Galveston, Texas |
| Sep 17 14:00 | TS LANDFALL | 63 mph | 997 mb | 29.6°N 94.3°W | 29 mi SW of Port Arthur, Texas |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 29.8°N 94.5°W | 29 mi E of Baytown, Texas |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 30.0°N 94.7°W | 25 mi NE of Baytown, Texas |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 30.1°N 94.9°W | 18 mi ENE of Atascocita, Texas |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 30.1°N 95.2°W | near New Caney, Texas |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 29.9°N 95.6°W | near Cypress, Texas |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 29.7°N 96.0°W | 12 mi WSW of Katy, Texas |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 29.4°N 96.5°W | 20 mi NW of El Campo, Texas |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 29.0°N 97.0°W | 13 mi N of Victoria, Texas |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 28.4°N 97.5°W | 15 mi E of Beeville, Texas |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 27.6°N 98.1°W | 11 mi S of Alice, Texas |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Cindy made landfall once: 29 mi SW of Port Arthur, Texas on September 17, 1963 at 14:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds.
At its peak on September 17, 1963, Cindy was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 996 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
3.5 days, from September 16, 1963 to September 20, 1963. It travelled about 523 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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