Hurricane Gladys (1955)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 3–6, 1955

Peak wind

75 mph

120 km/h · Sep 5

Peak category

Cat 1

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

996 mb

Landfalls

Tamaulipas, Mexico

Lifetime

3.0 d

Sep 3 – Sep 6

Distance

562 mi

905 km

ACE

1.9

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 Gladys

Hurricane Gladys (1955) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1955 Atlantic season. It formed on September 3, 1955, 76 mi N of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb on September 5, 1955, and made landfall 21 mi NE of Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico on September 5, 1955 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on September 5, 1955). The storm lasted 3.0 days and travelled about 562 miles (905 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 5, 1955 · 22:00 UTC	21 mi NE of Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico	Cat 1 75 mph	996 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico	direct hit	Sep 6 · 05:00 UTC	TS 48 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 14 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 3 18:00	TD	29 mph	—	19.5°N 93.3°W	76 mi N of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico
Sep 4 00:00	TD	29 mph	—	19.6°N 94.0°W	97 mi NNW of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico
Sep 4 06:00	TD	29 mph	—	20.0°N 94.7°W	110 mi ENE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Sep 4 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	20.8°N 95.3°W	125 mi NNE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Sep 4 18:00	TS	40 mph	—	21.6°N 95.7°W	119 mi ENE of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico
Sep 5 00:00	TS	46 mph	—	22.3°N 96.1°W	111 mi E of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 5 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	22.6°N 96.5°W	89 mi ENE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 5 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	997 mb	23.0°N 97.0°W	75 mi NE of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 5 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	996 mb	23.3°N 97.5°W	45 mi NE of Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 5 22:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	75 mph	996 mb	23.1°N 97.8°W	21 mi NE of Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 6 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	22.9°N 97.9°W	11 mi E of Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 6 06:00	TS	46 mph	—	22.1°N 97.9°W	11 mi SSW of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 6 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	21.4°N 97.8°W	near Naranjos, Veracruz, Mexico
Sep 6 18:00	TD	29 mph	—	21.2°N 97.5°W	18 mi NNW of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Gladys make landfall?

Gladys made landfall once: 21 mi NE of Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico on September 5, 1955 at 22:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds.

What category was Gladys?

At its peak on September 5, 1955, Gladys was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 996 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Gladys last?

3.0 days, from September 3, 1955 to September 6, 1955, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 562 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Gladys?

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.

Related storms

Keep exploring

Every storm named Gladys

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1955	Hurricane Gladys · this page Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	Tamaulipas, Mexico
1964	Hurricane Gladys Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
1968	Hurricane Gladys Atlantic	Cat 2 98 mph	Florida, Pinar del Río, Cuba	→
1975	Hurricane Gladys Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	—	→

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 1955

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1955	Hurricane Janet Atlantic	Cat 5 173 mph	Quintana Roo, Mexico, Veracruz, Mexico	→
1955	Hurricane Connie Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	North Carolina	→
1955	Hurricane Ione Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	North Carolina	→
1955	Hurricane Hilda Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	Quintana Roo, Mexico, Tamaulipas, Mexico	→
1955	Hurricane Katie Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	Dominican Republic	→
1955	Hurricane Diane Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	North Carolina	→
1955	Hurricane Flora Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
1955	Hurricane Edith Atlantic	Cat 2 98 mph	—	→

See every 1955 storm on one map →

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