Hurricane Betsy (1956)
Atlantic storm, 08/09/1956 to 08/21/1956. Peak: Category 3.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Peak winds
- 121 mph
- 105 knots
- Lowest pressure
- 954 mb
- Duration
- 12 days
Storm track
50 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point
- Depression
- Tropical storm
- Cat 1
- Cat 2
- Cat 3
- Cat 4
- Cat 5
All track points (50)
| Time (UTC) | Position | Status | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09/1956 13:00 UTC | 13.5°N, 47.2°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | - |
| 08/09/1956 19:00 UTC | 13.7°N, 48.8°W | Tropical storm | 63 mph | - |
| 08/10/1956 01:00 UTC | 13.9°N, 50.2°W | Tropical storm | 69 mph | - |
| 08/10/1956 07:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 51.6°W | Hurricane | 75 mph | - |
| 08/10/1956 13:00 UTC | 14.1°N, 53.0°W | Hurricane | 81 mph | - |
| 08/10/1956 19:00 UTC | 14.3°N, 54.5°W | Hurricane | 92 mph | - |
| 08/11/1956 01:00 UTC | 14.7°N, 56.0°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 979 mb |
| 08/11/1956 07:00 UTC | 15.0°N, 57.6°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 08/11/1956 13:00 UTC | 15.2°N, 59.1°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 08/11/1956 19:00 UTC | 15.5°N, 60.4°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 08/12/1956 01:00 UTC | 16.0°N, 61.8°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 979 mb |
| 08/12/1956 07:00 UTC | 16.5°N, 63.2°W | Hurricane | 98 mph | - |
| 08/12/1956 13:00 UTC | 17.1°N, 64.5°W | Hurricane | 98 mph | - |
| 08/12/1956 19:00 UTC | 17.9°N, 65.9°W | Hurricane | 98 mph | 981 mb |
| 08/13/1956 01:00 UTC | 18.8°N, 67.3°W | Hurricane | 92 mph | - |
| 08/13/1956 07:00 UTC | 19.8°N, 68.7°W | Hurricane | 98 mph | - |
| 08/13/1956 13:00 UTC | 20.9°N, 70.0°W | Hurricane | 109 mph | - |
| 08/13/1956 19:00 UTC | 22.0°N, 71.4°W | Hurricane | 115 mph | 972 mb |
| 08/14/1956 01:00 UTC | 23.0°N, 72.7°W | Hurricane | 115 mph | - |
| 08/14/1956 07:00 UTC | 24.0°N, 73.9°W | Hurricane | 115 mph | - |
| 08/14/1956 13:00 UTC | 24.9°N, 75.0°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | - |
| 08/14/1956 19:00 UTC | 25.7°N, 76.0°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | 960 mb |
| 08/15/1956 01:00 UTC | 26.5°N, 76.7°W | Hurricane | 115 mph | - |
| 08/15/1956 07:00 UTC | 27.2°N, 76.9°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 968 mb |
| 08/15/1956 13:00 UTC | 27.8°N, 77.0°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 08/15/1956 19:00 UTC | 28.3°N, 76.7°W | Hurricane | 109 mph | 963 mb |
| 08/16/1956 01:00 UTC | 28.8°N, 76.2°W | Hurricane | 109 mph | - |
| 08/16/1956 07:00 UTC | 29.3°N, 75.7°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 08/16/1956 13:00 UTC | 29.9°N, 75.2°W | Hurricane | 92 mph | 973 mb |
| 08/16/1956 19:00 UTC | 30.8°N, 74.3°W | Hurricane | 98 mph | - |
| 08/17/1956 01:00 UTC | 32.2°N, 73.4°W | Hurricane | 109 mph | - |
| 08/17/1956 07:00 UTC | 33.7°N, 72.4°W | Hurricane | 115 mph | 954 mb |
| 08/17/1956 13:00 UTC | 35.1°N, 71.2°W | Hurricane | 109 mph | - |
| 08/17/1956 19:00 UTC | 36.6°N, 69.8°W | Hurricane | 98 mph | - |
| 08/18/1956 01:00 UTC | 38.0°N, 68.4°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | - |
| 08/18/1956 07:00 UTC | 39.5°N, 66.7°W | Hurricane | 81 mph | - |
| 08/18/1956 13:00 UTC | 40.8°N, 64.7°W | Hurricane | 75 mph | - |
| 08/18/1956 19:00 UTC | 41.7°N, 62.1°W | Tropical storm | 69 mph | - |
| 08/19/1956 01:00 UTC | 42.4°N, 58.6°W | Tropical storm | 63 mph | - |
| 08/19/1956 07:00 UTC | 42.8°N, 55.0°W | Extratropical | 63 mph | - |
| 08/19/1956 13:00 UTC | 43.1°N, 51.7°W | Extratropical | 63 mph | - |
| 08/19/1956 19:00 UTC | 43.2°N, 48.6°W | Extratropical | 63 mph | - |
| 08/20/1956 01:00 UTC | 43.1°N, 45.1°W | Extratropical | 58 mph | - |
| 08/20/1956 07:00 UTC | 42.9°N, 41.6°W | Extratropical | 52 mph | - |
| 08/20/1956 13:00 UTC | 42.5°N, 38.5°W | Extratropical | 46 mph | - |
| 08/20/1956 19:00 UTC | 42.1°N, 36.5°W | Extratropical | 40 mph | - |
| 08/21/1956 01:00 UTC | 42.0°N, 34.0°W | Extratropical | 35 mph | - |
| 08/21/1956 07:00 UTC | 42.0°N, 32.0°W | Extratropical | 29 mph | - |
| 08/21/1956 13:00 UTC | 42.0°N, 31.0°W | Extratropical | 29 mph | - |
| 08/21/1956 19:00 UTC | 42.0°N, 30.0°W | Extratropical | 29 mph | - |
Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained
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