Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 7–23, 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 Diane (1955) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1955 Atlantic season. It formed on August 7, 1955, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 969 mb on August 13, 1955, and made landfall near Carolina Beach, North Carolina on August 17, 1955 as a tropical storm (69 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 12, 1955). The storm lasted 16.5 days and travelled about 6,746 miles (10,855 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17, 1955 · 12:00 UTC | near Carolina Beach, North Carolina | TS 69 mph | 985 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh, North Carolina | direct hit | Aug 17 · 21:00 UTC | TS 60 mph |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 33 mi | Aug 18 · 15:00 UTC | TS 43 mph |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 26 mi | Aug 18 · 18:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 25 mi | Aug 19 · 02:00 UTC | TS 42 mph |
| Staten Island, New York | direct hit | Aug 19 · 07:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| New York City, New York | 10 mi | Aug 19 · 08:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Brooklyn, New York | direct hit | Aug 19 · 08:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Manhattan, New York | 15 mi | Aug 19 · 08:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Queens, New York | direct hit | Aug 19 · 09:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| The Bronx, New York | 18 mi | Aug 19 · 09:00 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 7 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.7°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.0°N 42.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.1°N 43.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.2°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.3°N 46.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.5°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.6°N 49.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.7°N 50.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.8°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.0°N 53.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.3°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.7°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 18.2°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 19.0°N 58.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 20.0°N 59.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 21.2°N 60.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 22.3°N 60.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 23.3°N 61.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 23.8°N 61.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 24.2°N 61.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 24.6°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 25.0°N 61.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 975 mb | 25.5°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 26.0°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 26.7°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 27.3°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 27.4°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 27.2°N 63.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 27.3°N 64.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 27.5°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 27.8°N 66.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 28.2°N 68.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 973 mb | 28.7°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 29.2°N 70.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 973 mb | 29.7°N 72.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 30.0°N 73.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 30.4°N 74.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 30.9°N 75.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 31.7°N 76.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 32.5°N 76.9°W | 128 mi SSE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 33.2°N 77.4°W | 72 mi SSE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS LANDFALL | 69 mph | 985 mb | 34.0°N 77.9°W | 16 mi S of Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 35.1°N 78.4°W | 27 mi E of Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 36.5°N 78.7°W | 20 mi NW of Henderson, North Carolina |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 37.8°N 78.8°W | 19 mi SSE of Waynesboro, Virginia |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 38.8°N 78.1°W | 10 mi SSE of Front Royal, Virginia |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 39.6°N 76.9°W | near Westminster, Maryland |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 40.2°N 75.7°W | near Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 40.5°N 74.5°W | near New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 40.7°N 73.0°W | near East Patchogue, New York |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 40.9°N 71.5°W | 38 mi S of South Kingstown, Rhode Island |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 41.0°N 69.9°W | 48 mi S of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 41.2°N 67.5°W | 138 mi ESE of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 41.5°N 64.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 42.3°N 61.8°W | 185 mi SSE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 43.0°N 58.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 43.8°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 45.0°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 47.0°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 49.0°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 52.5°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 56.0°N 33.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 58.5°N 32.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 60.5°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 62.0°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 63.5°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 65.0°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
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Questions
Diane made landfall once: near Carolina Beach, North Carolina on August 17, 1955 at 12:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.
At its peak on August 13, 1955, Diane was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 969 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
16.5 days, from August 7, 1955 to August 23, 1955, including 120 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 6,746 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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