Hurricane Hazel (1954)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 5–18, 1954

Peak wind

132 mph

213 km/h · Oct 15

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

938 mb

Landfalls

South Carolina · Haiti

Lifetime

13.0 d

Oct 5 – Oct 18

Distance

4,386 mi

7,057 km

ACE

33.4

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 Hazel

Hurricane Hazel (1954) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic season. It formed on October 5, 1954, 108 mi SE of Bridgetown, Barbados, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 938 mb on October 15, 1954, and made landfall 5 times — first 14 mi NE of Saint George's, Grenada on October 6, 1954 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). Later landfalls: near Les Anglais, Haiti on October 12, 1954 as a Category 3 hurricane (121 mph); 22 mi SW of Jean-Rabel, Haiti on October 13, 1954 as a Category 2 hurricane (98 mph); at 21.0°N, 73.1°W on October 13, 1954 as a Category 2 hurricane (98 mph); and more. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on October 6, 1954). The storm lasted 13.0 days and travelled about 4,386 miles (7,057 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 6, 1954 · 00:00 UTC	14 mi NE of Saint George's, Grenada	Cat 1 75 mph	—
October 12, 1954 · 09:00 UTC	near Les Anglais, Haiti	Cat 3 121 mph	—
October 13, 1954 · 00:00 UTC	22 mi SW of Jean-Rabel, Haiti	Cat 2 98 mph	—
October 13, 1954 · 14:00 UTC	at 21.0°N, 73.1°W	Cat 2 98 mph	—
October 15, 1954 · 16:00 UTC	near Little River, South Carolina	Cat 4 132 mph	938 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Raleigh, North Carolina	25 mi	Oct 15 · 18:00 UTC	Cat 1 92 mph
West Raleigh, North Carolina	25 mi	Oct 15 · 18:00 UTC	Cat 1 92 mph
Washington, District of Columbia	29 mi	Oct 15 · 22:00 UTC	Cat 1 84 mph
Baltimore, Maryland	44 mi	Oct 15 · 23:00 UTC	Cat 1 82 mph
Toronto, Ontario, Canada	47 mi	Oct 16 · 04:00 UTC	TS 73 mph
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada	63 mi	Oct 16 · 04:00 UTC	TS 73 mph
Brampton, Ontario, Canada	64 mi	Oct 16 · 04:00 UTC	TS 73 mph
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada	56 mi	Oct 16 · 04:00 UTC	TS 73 mph
Markham, Ontario, Canada	36 mi	Oct 16 · 04:00 UTC	TS 73 mph
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada	47 mi	Oct 16 · 04:00 UTC	TS 73 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 56 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 5 06:00	TS	46 mph	—	12.0°N 58.5°W	108 mi SE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Oct 5 12:00	TS	58 mph	—	12.0°N 59.5°W	77 mi S of Bridgetown, Barbados
Oct 5 18:00	TS	63 mph	1002 mb	12.1°N 60.5°W	65 mi NNE of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
Oct 6 00:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	75 mph	—	12.2°N 61.6°W	70 mi SSW of Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Oct 6 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	12.3°N 62.9°W	108 mi NE of Pampatar, Venezuela
Oct 6 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	998 mb	12.5°N 64.3°W	101 mi NNW of Juan Griego, Venezuela
Oct 6 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	998 mb	12.6°N 65.6°W	150 mi NNE of Higuerote, Venezuela
Oct 7 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	12.7°N 66.7°W	112 mi ENE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Oct 7 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	12.9°N 67.7°W	64 mi NE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Oct 7 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	997 mb	13.2°N 68.7°W	69 mi NNE of Bandabou, Curacao
Oct 7 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	994 mb	13.5°N 69.7°W	68 mi NNE of Noord, Aruba
Oct 8 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	13.6°N 70.6°W	81 mi NNW of Noord, Aruba
Oct 8 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	13.6°N 71.3°W	111 mi NW of Noord, Aruba
Oct 8 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	986 mb	13.6°N 71.8°W	139 mi WNW of Noord, Aruba
Oct 8 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	13.7°N 72.0°W	154 mi WNW of Noord, Aruba
Oct 9 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	13.8°N 72.4°W	160 mi NNE of Riohacha, Colombia
Oct 9 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	13.9°N 73.2°W	164 mi N of Riohacha, Colombia
Oct 9 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	14.0°N 74.0°W	185 mi NNW of Riohacha, Colombia
Oct 9 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	14.2°N 74.7°W	open ocean
Oct 10 00:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	14.4°N 75.2°W	open ocean
Oct 10 06:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	14.7°N 75.5°W	open ocean
Oct 10 12:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	15.0°N 75.6°W	open ocean
Oct 10 18:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	15.3°N 75.6°W	open ocean
Oct 11 00:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	15.6°N 75.5°W	186 mi SSE of Kingston, Jamaica
Oct 11 06:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	15.9°N 75.3°W	175 mi SE of Kingston, Jamaica
Oct 11 12:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	16.4°N 75.1°W	157 mi SE of Kingston, Jamaica
Oct 11 18:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	16.9°N 74.9°W	117 mi SW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Oct 12 00:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	17.4°N 74.7°W	83 mi SW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Oct 12 06:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	18.0°N 74.3°W	39 mi WSW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Oct 12 09:00	Cat 3 LANDFALL	121 mph	—	18.3°N 74.2°W	25 mi SSW of Jérémie, Haiti
Oct 12 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	18.6°N 74.0°W	near Jérémie, Haiti
Oct 12 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	19.1°N 73.7°W	41 mi NE of Jérémie, Haiti
Oct 13 00:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	98 mph	—	19.6°N 73.4°W	44 mi WSW of Port-de-Paix, Haiti
Oct 13 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	20.1°N 73.1°W	21 mi WNW of Port-de-Paix, Haiti
Oct 13 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	20.8°N 73.1°W	62 mi NNW of Port-de-Paix, Haiti
Oct 13 14:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	98 mph	—	21.0°N 73.1°W	75 mi NNW of Port-de-Paix, Haiti
Oct 13 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	972 mb	21.7°N 73.3°W	68 mi W of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Oct 14 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	974 mb	22.7°N 73.5°W	102 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Oct 14 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	23.8°N 73.8°W	171 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Oct 14 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	25.2°N 74.6°W	172 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 14 18:00	Cat 3	127 mph	—	27.0°N 75.7°W	169 mi NE of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 15 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	—	28.8°N 76.8°W	open ocean
Oct 15 06:00	Cat 4	132 mph	—	30.7°N 78.0°W	181 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Oct 15 12:00	Cat 4	132 mph	938 mb	32.7°N 78.7°W	68 mi E of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Oct 15 16:00	Cat 4 LANDFALL	132 mph	938 mb	33.9°N 78.6°W	near North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Oct 15 18:00	Cat 1 extratropical	92 mph	970 mb	36.0°N 78.3°W	12 mi E of Wake Forest, North Carolina
Oct 16 00:00	Cat 1 extratropical	81 mph	—	40.2°N 77.2°W	near Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Oct 16 06:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	—	46.0°N 79.3°W	23 mi SSE of North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Oct 16 12:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	982 mb	48.8°N 80.0°W	59 mi NW of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Oct 16 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	988 mb	51.5°N 79.5°W	open ocean
Oct 17 00:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	53.2°N 79.5°W	open ocean
Oct 17 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	54.5°N 79.5°W	open ocean
Oct 17 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	55.5°N 79.5°W	open ocean
Oct 17 18:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	56.3°N 78.8°W	open ocean
Oct 18 00:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	—	57.0°N 77.0°W	open ocean
Oct 18 06:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	—	58.1°N 75.0°W	open ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Hazel make landfall?

Hazel made landfall 5 times: 14 mi NE of Saint George's, Grenada on October 6, 1954 at 00:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds; near Les Anglais, Haiti on October 12, 1954 at 09:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 121 mph winds; 22 mi SW of Jean-Rabel, Haiti on October 13, 1954 at 00:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 98 mph winds; at 21.0°N, 73.1°W on October 13, 1954 at 14:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 98 mph winds; near Little River, South Carolina on October 15, 1954 at 16:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds.

What category was Hazel?

At its peak on October 15, 1954, Hazel was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 938 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Hazel last?

13.0 days, from October 5, 1954 to October 18, 1954, including 234 hours at hurricane strength (96 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,386 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Hazel?

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 Hazel

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1953	Hurricane Hazel Atlantic	Cat 1 86 mph	Florida	→
1954	Hurricane Hazel · this page Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	South Carolina, Haiti
1965	Tropical Storm Hazel Eastern Pacific	TS 52 mph	—

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

Strongest storms of 1954

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1954	Hurricane Edna Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	Massachusetts	→
1954	Hurricane Carol Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	New York, Connecticut	→
1954	Hurricane Alice Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	Tamaulipas, Mexico	→
1954	Hurricane Alice Atlantic	Cat 1 92 mph	Sint Maarten	→
1954	Hurricane Dolly Atlantic	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1954	Tropical Storm Gilda Atlantic	TS 69 mph	Belize	→
1954	Tropical Storm Florence Atlantic	TS 63 mph	Veracruz, Mexico	→
1954	Tropical Storm Barbara Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Louisiana	→

See every 1954 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Hazel on Wikipedia.

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