Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 7–9, 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
Tropical Storm Debbie (1957) was a tropical storm of the 1957 Atlantic season. It formed on September 7, 1957, 181 mi N of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico, reached its peak of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb on September 7, 1957, and made landfall 10 mi SE of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida on September 8, 1957 as a tropical storm (40 mph). The storm lasted 2.0 days and travelled about 730 miles (1,175 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 8, 1957 · 17:00 UTC | 10 mi SE of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida | TS 40 mph | — |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, Georgia | 16 mi | Sep 9 · 03:00 UTC | TD 32 mph |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 45 mi | Sep 9 · 06:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 38 mi | Sep 9 · 06:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 57 mi | Sep 9 · 06:00 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 7 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 23.9°N 89.8°W | 181 mi N of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 25.0°N 89.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 26.3°N 89.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 27.7°N 88.5°W | 183 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 28.9°N 87.9°W | 94 mi S of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 29.7°N 87.0°W | 49 mi S of Navarre, Florida |
| Sep 8 17:00 | TS LANDFALL | 40 mph | — | 30.3°N 86.1°W | 10 mi SE of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 30.4°N 86.0°W | 14 mi E of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 31.6°N 85.1°W | 20 mi S of Eufaula, Alabama |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 33.1°N 84.4°W | 13 mi SW of Griffin, Georgia |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Debbie made landfall once: 10 mi SE of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida on September 8, 1957 at 17:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds.
At its peak on September 7, 1957, Debbie was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a central pressure of 1003 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
2.0 days, from September 7, 1957 to September 9, 1957. It travelled about 730 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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