Hurricane Katie (1955)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 14–19, 1955

Peak wind

109 mph

176 km/h · Oct 17

Peak category

Cat 2

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

984 mb

Landfalls

Dominican Republic

Lifetime

4.5 d

Oct 14 – Oct 19

Distance

1,757 mi

2,827 km

ACE

5.5

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 Katie

Hurricane Katie (1955) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1955 Atlantic season. It formed on October 14, 1955, 162 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 984 mb on October 17, 1955, and made landfall near Pedernales, Dominican Republic on October 17, 1955 as a Category 2 hurricane (109 mph). It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on October 17, 1955). The storm lasted 4.5 days and travelled about 1,757 miles (2,827 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
October 17, 1955 · 05:00 UTC	near Pedernales, Dominican Republic	Cat 2 109 mph	—

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Carrefour, Haiti	55 mi	Oct 17 · 06:00 UTC	Cat 2 109 mph
Port-au-Prince, Haiti	51 mi	Oct 17 · 07:00 UTC	Cat 2 101 mph
Delmas, Haiti	49 mi	Oct 17 · 07:00 UTC	Cat 2 101 mph
Pétionville, Haiti	47 mi	Oct 17 · 07:00 UTC	Cat 2 101 mph
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	22 mi	Oct 17 · 13:00 UTC	TS 58 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 20 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 14 18:00	TD	29 mph	—	12.5°N 79.3°W	162 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia
Oct 15 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	12.7°N 78.7°W	open ocean
Oct 15 06:00	TS	40 mph	—	12.9°N 78.0°W	open ocean
Oct 15 12:00	TS	46 mph	—	13.2°N 77.2°W	open ocean
Oct 15 18:00	TS	52 mph	—	13.7°N 76.4°W	open ocean
Oct 16 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	14.3°N 75.3°W	open ocean
Oct 16 06:00	TS	63 mph	—	14.8°N 74.5°W	open ocean
Oct 16 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	15.4°N 73.7°W	open ocean
Oct 16 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	984 mb	16.2°N 72.9°W	143 mi S of Jacmel, Haiti
Oct 17 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	17.1°N 72.3°W	80 mi SSE of Jacmel, Haiti
Oct 17 05:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	109 mph	—	18.0°N 71.7°W	near Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Oct 17 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	18.1°N 71.7°W	near Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Oct 17 12:00	TS	58 mph	—	19.3°N 71.1°W	17 mi S of Mao, Dominican Republic
Oct 17 18:00	TS	58 mph	1000 mb	20.5°N 70.6°W	49 mi N of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Oct 18 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	21.9°N 70.0°W	145 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Oct 18 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	23.3°N 69.2°W	open ocean
Oct 18 12:00	TS	58 mph	—	24.7°N 68.3°W	open ocean
Oct 18 18:00	TS	58 mph	999 mb	26.9°N 67.1°W	open ocean
Oct 19 00:00	TS	52 mph	—	29.5°N 65.4°W	open ocean
Oct 19 06:00	TS	46 mph	—	32.0°N 63.3°W	90 mi ESE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Katie make landfall?

Katie made landfall once: near Pedernales, Dominican Republic on October 17, 1955 at 05:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds.

What category was Katie?

At its peak on October 17, 1955, Katie was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 984 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.

How long did Katie last?

4.5 days, from October 14, 1955 to October 19, 1955, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,757 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Katie?

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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1955	Hurricane Janet Atlantic	Cat 5 173 mph	Quintana Roo, Mexico, Veracruz, Mexico	→
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1955	Hurricane Ione Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	North Carolina	→
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1955	Hurricane Diane Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	North Carolina	→
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