Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 3–15, 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
Hurricane Connie (1955) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1955 Atlantic season. It formed on August 3, 1955, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 944 mb on August 7, 1955, and made landfall near Morehead City, North Carolina on August 12, 1955 as a Category 2 hurricane (98 mph). It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on August 4, 1955). The storm lasted 11.8 days and travelled about 3,910 miles (6,291 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 12, 1955 · 15:00 UTC | near Morehead City, North Carolina | Cat 2 98 mph | 962 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 10 mi | Aug 13 · 02:00 UTC | Cat 1 81 mph |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 10 mi | Aug 13 · 02:00 UTC | Cat 1 81 mph |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | direct hit | Aug 13 · 02:00 UTC | Cat 1 81 mph |
| Richmond, Virginia | 70 mi | Aug 13 · 06:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 27 mi | Aug 13 · 11:00 UTC | TS 59 mph |
| Arlington, Virginia | 31 mi | Aug 13 · 11:00 UTC | TS 59 mph |
| Baltimore, Maryland | direct hit | Aug 13 · 13:00 UTC | TS 57 mph |
| Buffalo, New York | 68 mi | Aug 14 · 01:00 UTC | TS 51 mph |
| Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | 62 mi | Aug 14 · 04:00 UTC | TS 48 mph |
| London, Ontario, Canada | direct hit | Aug 14 · 06:00 UTC | TS 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.3°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.7°N 42.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 16.1°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.4°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.7°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.0°N 49.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.4°N 50.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.7°N 52.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.0°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.3°N 56.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 18.5°N 57.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 18.7°N 59.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 19.0°N 60.9°W | 144 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Aug 6 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 19.3°N 62.4°W | 140 mi N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Aug 6 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 968 mb | 19.6°N 63.9°W | 110 mi NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Aug 7 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 20.4°N 65.2°W | 146 mi NNE of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Aug 7 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 21.2°N 66.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 952 mb | 22.0°N 67.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 944 mb | 22.8°N 68.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 23.9°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 25.0°N 71.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 944 mb | 26.1°N 71.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 944 mb | 27.0°N 72.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 27.9°N 72.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 28.7°N 73.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 29.4°N 73.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 961 mb | 30.0°N 74.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 30.4°N 74.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 30.7°N 75.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 30.9°N 75.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 31.1°N 76.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 973 mb | 31.3°N 76.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 31.6°N 77.0°W | 181 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| Aug 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 32.1°N 77.0°W | 152 mi SSE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Aug 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 32.7°N 77.1°W | 111 mi SSE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Aug 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 33.2°N 77.0°W | 83 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Aug 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 33.7°N 76.9°W | 64 mi ESE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 965 mb | 34.3°N 76.8°W | 40 mi S of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Aug 12 15:00 | Cat 2 LANDFALL | 98 mph | 962 mb | 34.7°N 76.7°W | 17 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 962 mb | 35.0°N 76.6°W | 19 mi ENE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Aug 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 969 mb | 36.3°N 76.1°W | near Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 974 mb | 37.7°N 76.2°W | 46 mi N of East Hampton, Virginia |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 982 mb | 39.1°N 76.6°W | near Glen Burnie, Maryland |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 40.5°N 77.4°W | 23 mi NNW of Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 41.9°N 79.3°W | 14 mi SSW of Jamestown, New York |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 42.9°N 81.3°W | near London, Ontario, Canada |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 43.7°N 82.5°W | 50 mi N of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 44.5°N 83.3°W | 39 mi S of Alpena, Michigan |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1011 mb | 45.4°N 83.0°W | 31 mi NE of Alpena, Michigan |
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Questions
Connie made landfall once: near Morehead City, North Carolina on August 12, 1955 at 15:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 98 mph winds.
At its peak on August 7, 1955, Connie was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 944 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.
11.8 days, from August 3, 1955 to August 15, 1955, including 210 hours at hurricane strength (72 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,910 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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