Hurricane Cindy (1959)
Atlantic storm, 07/04/1959 to 07/13/1959. Peak: Category 1.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Peak winds
- 75 mph
- 65 knots
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb
- Duration
- 8 days
Storm track
35 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
U.S. landfalls
- South Carolina07/09/1959 11:00 UTC · 75 mph (Category 1) · 33.0°N, 79.6°W
- Massachusetts07/11/1959 19:00 UTC · 58 mph (Tropical storm) · 41.7°N, 70.7°W
All track points (35)
| Time (UTC) | Position | Status | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1959 19:00 UTC | 31.5°N, 79.0°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 07/05/1959 01:00 UTC | 31.0°N, 79.0°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 07/05/1959 07:00 UTC | 30.5°N, 78.9°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 07/05/1959 13:00 UTC | 30.0°N, 78.7°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 07/05/1959 19:00 UTC | 29.8°N, 78.5°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 07/06/1959 01:00 UTC | 29.8°N, 78.3°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 07/06/1959 07:00 UTC | 30.0°N, 78.2°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 07/06/1959 13:00 UTC | 30.3°N, 78.0°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 07/06/1959 19:00 UTC | 30.5°N, 77.9°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 07/07/1959 01:00 UTC | 30.8°N, 77.7°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 07/07/1959 07:00 UTC | 31.3°N, 77.4°W | Tropical storm | 46 mph | - |
| 07/07/1959 13:00 UTC | 31.8°N, 77.2°W | Tropical storm | 46 mph | - |
| 07/07/1959 19:00 UTC | 32.0°N, 77.0°W | Tropical storm | 52 mph | - |
| 07/08/1959 01:00 UTC | 32.1°N, 76.9°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | - |
| 07/08/1959 07:00 UTC | 32.2°N, 77.0°W | Tropical storm | 63 mph | 997 mb |
| 07/08/1959 13:00 UTC | 32.3°N, 77.5°W | Tropical storm | 69 mph | - |
| 07/08/1959 19:00 UTC | 32.4°N, 78.1°W | Hurricane | 75 mph | 995 mb |
| 07/09/1959 01:00 UTC | 32.4°N, 78.7°W | Hurricane | 75 mph | - |
| 07/09/1959 07:00 UTC | 32.6°N, 79.3°W | Hurricane | 75 mph | 995 mb |
| 07/09/1959 11:00 UTC | 33.0°N, 79.6°W | Hurricane (landfall) | 75 mph | 995 mb |
| 07/09/1959 13:00 UTC | 33.2°N, 79.8°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | - |
| 07/09/1959 19:00 UTC | 33.7°N, 80.1°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 07/10/1959 01:00 UTC | 34.1°N, 80.3°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 07/10/1959 07:00 UTC | 34.5°N, 79.9°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 07/10/1959 13:00 UTC | 35.1°N, 79.2°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 07/10/1959 19:00 UTC | 35.9°N, 77.9°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 07/11/1959 01:00 UTC | 36.9°N, 76.4°W | Tropical storm | 46 mph | - |
| 07/11/1959 07:00 UTC | 38.0°N, 74.6°W | Tropical storm | 52 mph | - |
| 07/11/1959 13:00 UTC | 39.5°N, 72.7°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | - |
| 07/11/1959 19:00 UTC | 41.7°N, 70.7°W | Tropical storm (landfall) | 58 mph | 998 mb |
| 07/12/1959 01:00 UTC | 44.3°N, 67.7°W | Extratropical | 52 mph | 1,000 mb |
| 07/12/1959 07:00 UTC | 46.3°N, 64.9°W | Extratropical | 46 mph | - |
| 07/12/1959 13:00 UTC | 48.3°N, 62.0°W | Extratropical | 40 mph | - |
| 07/12/1959 19:00 UTC | 50.5°N, 59.1°W | Extratropical | 35 mph | - |
| 07/13/1959 01:00 UTC | 53.0°N, 56.2°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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