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Tropical Storm Dora (1956)

Atlantic storm, 09/10/1956 to 09/13/1956. Peak: Tropical storm.

Peak strength
Tropical storm
Peak winds
58 mph
50 knots
Lowest pressure
1,000 mb
Duration
3 days

Storm track

12 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 (12)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
09/10/1956 13:00 UTC20.5°N, 91.1°WTropical depression35 mph-
09/10/1956 19:00 UTC20.8°N, 92.1°WTropical storm40 mph-
09/11/1956 01:00 UTC21.1°N, 93.0°WTropical storm40 mph1,010 mb
09/11/1956 07:00 UTC21.3°N, 93.8°WTropical storm46 mph-
09/11/1956 13:00 UTC21.5°N, 94.4°WTropical storm46 mph-
09/11/1956 19:00 UTC21.7°N, 95.0°WTropical storm52 mph-
09/12/1956 01:00 UTC21.7°N, 95.5°WTropical storm52 mph1,004 mb
09/12/1956 07:00 UTC21.5°N, 95.9°WTropical storm52 mph-
09/12/1956 13:00 UTC21.3°N, 96.3°WTropical storm58 mph-
09/12/1956 19:00 UTC21.1°N, 96.8°WTropical storm58 mph1,004 mb
09/13/1956 01:00 UTC20.9°N, 97.3°WTropical storm (landfall)58 mph1,000 mb
09/13/1956 07:00 UTC20.7°N, 97.8°WTropical depression29 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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