Hurricane Carol (1953)
Atlantic storm, 08/28/1953 to 09/09/1953. Peak: Category 5.
- Peak strength
- Category 5
- Peak winds
- 161 mph
- 140 knots
- Lowest pressure
- 929 mb
- Duration
- 12 days
Storm track
52 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 (52)
| Time (UTC) | Position | Status | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/28/1953 13:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 20.5°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 08/28/1953 19:00 UTC | 13.9°N, 21.6°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 08/29/1953 01:00 UTC | 13.8°N, 22.8°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 08/29/1953 07:00 UTC | 13.7°N, 24.0°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 08/29/1953 13:00 UTC | 13.6°N, 25.3°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 08/29/1953 19:00 UTC | 13.5°N, 26.7°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 08/30/1953 01:00 UTC | 13.6°N, 28.2°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 08/30/1953 07:00 UTC | 13.8°N, 29.9°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 08/30/1953 13:00 UTC | 13.9°N, 31.6°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 08/30/1953 19:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 33.3°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 08/31/1953 01:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 35.0°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 08/31/1953 07:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 36.7°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 08/31/1953 13:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 38.4°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 08/31/1953 19:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 40.1°W | Tropical storm | 46 mph | - |
| 09/01/1953 01:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 41.8°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | - |
| 09/01/1953 07:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 43.4°W | Tropical storm | 69 mph | - |
| 09/01/1953 13:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 45.0°W | Hurricane | 81 mph | - |
| 09/01/1953 19:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 46.6°W | Hurricane | 92 mph | - |
| 09/02/1953 01:00 UTC | 14.1°N, 48.2°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 09/02/1953 07:00 UTC | 14.4°N, 49.7°W | Hurricane | 115 mph | - |
| 09/02/1953 13:00 UTC | 15.0°N, 51.2°W | Hurricane | 127 mph | - |
| 09/02/1953 19:00 UTC | 15.7°N, 52.7°W | Hurricane | 138 mph | 944 mb |
| 09/03/1953 01:00 UTC | 16.5°N, 54.3°W | Hurricane | 144 mph | - |
| 09/03/1953 07:00 UTC | 17.3°N, 55.9°W | Hurricane | 150 mph | - |
| 09/03/1953 13:00 UTC | 18.2°N, 57.3°W | Hurricane | 155 mph | - |
| 09/03/1953 19:00 UTC | 19.1°N, 58.7°W | Hurricane | 161 mph | - |
| 09/04/1953 01:00 UTC | 20.0°N, 60.1°W | Hurricane | 161 mph | 929 mb |
| 09/04/1953 07:00 UTC | 21.2°N, 61.3°W | Hurricane | 155 mph | - |
| 09/04/1953 13:00 UTC | 22.4°N, 62.4°W | Hurricane | 144 mph | - |
| 09/04/1953 19:00 UTC | 23.6°N, 63.2°W | Hurricane | 138 mph | - |
| 09/05/1953 01:00 UTC | 24.9°N, 64.0°W | Hurricane | 132 mph | 942 mb |
| 09/05/1953 07:00 UTC | 26.2°N, 64.8°W | Hurricane | 132 mph | - |
| 09/05/1953 13:00 UTC | 27.5°N, 65.7°W | Hurricane | 132 mph | - |
| 09/05/1953 19:00 UTC | 28.8°N, 66.5°W | Hurricane | 127 mph | 945 mb |
| 09/06/1953 01:00 UTC | 29.9°N, 67.2°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | - |
| 09/06/1953 07:00 UTC | 31.0°N, 67.9°W | Hurricane | 115 mph | - |
| 09/06/1953 13:00 UTC | 32.2°N, 68.6°W | Hurricane | 109 mph | - |
| 09/06/1953 19:00 UTC | 33.4°N, 69.4°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 09/07/1953 01:00 UTC | 35.0°N, 70.0°W | Hurricane | 98 mph | 962 mb |
| 09/07/1953 07:00 UTC | 37.0°N, 70.5°W | Hurricane | 92 mph | - |
| 09/07/1953 13:00 UTC | 38.8°N, 70.0°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | - |
| 09/07/1953 19:00 UTC | 40.6°N, 68.4°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | - |
| 09/08/1953 01:00 UTC | 43.4°N, 66.8°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | - |
| 09/08/1953 03:00 UTC | 44.2°N, 66.4°W | Hurricane (landfall) | 86 mph | - |
| 09/08/1953 05:00 UTC | 45.3°N, 65.8°W | Hurricane (landfall) | 81 mph | - |
| 09/08/1953 07:00 UTC | 46.4°N, 65.2°W | Tropical storm | 69 mph | - |
| 09/08/1953 13:00 UTC | 49.1°N, 63.0°W | Extratropical | 58 mph | - |
| 09/08/1953 19:00 UTC | 51.8°N, 60.8°W | Extratropical | 52 mph | - |
| 09/09/1953 01:00 UTC | 54.5°N, 58.4°W | Extratropical | 52 mph | - |
| 09/09/1953 07:00 UTC | 57.0°N, 56.2°W | Extratropical | 52 mph | - |
| 09/09/1953 13:00 UTC | 59.5°N, 54.1°W | Extratropical | 52 mph | - |
| 09/09/1953 19:00 UTC | 61.8°N, 52.0°W | Extratropical | 52 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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