Hurricane Ione (1955)
Atlantic storm, 09/10/1955 to 09/27/1955. Peak: Category 4.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Peak winds
- 138 mph
- 120 knots
- Lowest pressure
- 938 mb
- Duration
- 17 days
Storm track
69 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
- North Carolina09/19/1955 18:00 UTC · 104 mph (Category 2) · 34.7°N, 76.7°W
All track points (69)
| Time (UTC) | Position | Status | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10/1955 13:00 UTC | 13.6°N, 41.4°W | Tropical depression | 29 mph | - |
| 09/10/1955 19:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 43.0°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/11/1955 01:00 UTC | 14.4°N, 44.6°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/11/1955 07:00 UTC | 14.8°N, 46.2°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/11/1955 13:00 UTC | 15.1°N, 47.8°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/11/1955 19:00 UTC | 15.2°N, 49.3°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/12/1955 01:00 UTC | 14.9°N, 50.8°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/12/1955 07:00 UTC | 14.6°N, 52.1°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/12/1955 13:00 UTC | 14.3°N, 53.4°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/12/1955 19:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 54.6°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/13/1955 01:00 UTC | 14.0°N, 55.8°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | 1,007 mb |
| 09/13/1955 07:00 UTC | 14.4°N, 56.9°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/13/1955 13:00 UTC | 14.9°N, 58.0°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/13/1955 19:00 UTC | 15.5°N, 58.8°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/14/1955 01:00 UTC | 16.1°N, 59.3°W | Tropical storm | 46 mph | - |
| 09/14/1955 07:00 UTC | 16.7°N, 59.7°W | Tropical storm | 52 mph | - |
| 09/14/1955 13:00 UTC | 17.3°N, 60.1°W | Tropical storm | 52 mph | - |
| 09/14/1955 19:00 UTC | 17.9°N, 60.6°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | 1,001 mb |
| 09/15/1955 01:00 UTC | 18.5°N, 61.4°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | 1,000 mb |
| 09/15/1955 07:00 UTC | 19.3°N, 62.3°W | Tropical storm | 63 mph | - |
| 09/15/1955 13:00 UTC | 20.6°N, 63.3°W | Hurricane | 75 mph | - |
| 09/15/1955 19:00 UTC | 21.9°N, 64.4°W | Hurricane | 81 mph | 990 mb |
| 09/16/1955 01:00 UTC | 22.8°N, 65.6°W | Hurricane | 81 mph | - |
| 09/16/1955 07:00 UTC | 23.3°N, 67.0°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | - |
| 09/16/1955 13:00 UTC | 23.7°N, 68.3°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | - |
| 09/16/1955 19:00 UTC | 24.1°N, 69.3°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | 985 mb |
| 09/17/1955 01:00 UTC | 24.6°N, 70.2°W | Hurricane | 92 mph | - |
| 09/17/1955 07:00 UTC | 25.1°N, 71.1°W | Hurricane | 98 mph | - |
| 09/17/1955 13:00 UTC | 25.7°N, 71.9°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 971 mb |
| 09/17/1955 19:00 UTC | 26.3°N, 72.5°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | 950 mb |
| 09/18/1955 01:00 UTC | 27.0°N, 73.2°W | Hurricane | 138 mph | 938 mb |
| 09/18/1955 07:00 UTC | 27.9°N, 74.0°W | Hurricane | 138 mph | - |
| 09/18/1955 13:00 UTC | 28.8°N, 74.7°W | Hurricane | 132 mph | - |
| 09/18/1955 19:00 UTC | 29.8°N, 75.3°W | Hurricane | 127 mph | 943 mb |
| 09/19/1955 01:00 UTC | 31.2°N, 75.8°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | - |
| 09/19/1955 07:00 UTC | 32.6°N, 76.1°W | Hurricane | 115 mph | - |
| 09/19/1955 13:00 UTC | 33.8°N, 76.5°W | Hurricane | 109 mph | - |
| 09/19/1955 18:00 UTC | 34.7°N, 76.7°W | Hurricane (landfall) | 104 mph | 955 mb |
| 09/19/1955 19:00 UTC | 34.8°N, 76.7°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 955 mb |
| 09/20/1955 01:00 UTC | 35.3°N, 76.7°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | - |
| 09/20/1955 07:00 UTC | 36.0°N, 76.4°W | Hurricane | 75 mph | - |
| 09/20/1955 13:00 UTC | 36.6°N, 75.7°W | Hurricane | 75 mph | 976 mb |
| 09/20/1955 19:00 UTC | 37.1°N, 74.2°W | Hurricane | 81 mph | - |
| 09/21/1955 01:00 UTC | 38.0°N, 72.0°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | 982 mb |
| 09/21/1955 07:00 UTC | 39.3°N, 68.3°W | Hurricane | 92 mph | 976 mb |
| 09/21/1955 13:00 UTC | 41.5°N, 64.0°W | Extratropical | 92 mph | - |
| 09/21/1955 19:00 UTC | 45.0°N, 59.4°W | Extratropical | 86 mph | - |
| 09/22/1955 01:00 UTC | 48.5°N, 55.0°W | Extratropical | 86 mph | - |
| 09/22/1955 07:00 UTC | 50.3°N, 54.5°W | Extratropical | 81 mph | - |
| 09/22/1955 13:00 UTC | 50.7°N, 54.5°W | Extratropical | 81 mph | - |
| 09/22/1955 19:00 UTC | 51.0°N, 53.8°W | Extratropical | 75 mph | - |
| 09/23/1955 01:00 UTC | 52.5°N, 51.0°W | Extratropical | 75 mph | - |
| 09/23/1955 07:00 UTC | 53.4°N, 46.8°W | Extratropical | 69 mph | - |
| 09/23/1955 13:00 UTC | 53.3°N, 43.7°W | Extratropical | 63 mph | - |
| 09/23/1955 19:00 UTC | 53.1°N, 40.6°W | Extratropical | 58 mph | - |
| 09/24/1955 01:00 UTC | 54.6°N, 35.0°W | Extratropical | 52 mph | - |
| 09/24/1955 07:00 UTC | 57.2°N, 29.3°W | Extratropical | 52 mph | - |
| 09/24/1955 13:00 UTC | 60.0°N, 22.0°W | Extratropical | 52 mph | - |
| 09/24/1955 19:00 UTC | 62.5°N, 15.5°W | Extratropical | 52 mph | - |
| 09/25/1955 01:00 UTC | 65.0°N, 14.0°W | Extratropical | 46 mph | - |
| 09/25/1955 07:00 UTC | 67.5°N, 11.5°W | Extratropical | 46 mph | - |
| 09/25/1955 14:00 UTC | 69.0°N, 9.5°W | Extratropical | 40 mph | - |
| 09/25/1955 20:00 UTC | 70.0°N, 8.0°W | Extratropical | 40 mph | - |
| 09/26/1955 02:00 UTC | 70.9°N, 7.0°W | Extratropical | 40 mph | - |
| 09/26/1955 08:00 UTC | 71.6°N, 7.0°W | Extratropical | 40 mph | - |
| 09/26/1955 14:00 UTC | 72.1°N, 9.0°W | Extratropical | 40 mph | - |
| 09/26/1955 20:00 UTC | 72.5°N, 12.0°W | Extratropical | 40 mph | - |
| 09/27/1955 02:00 UTC | 72.8°N, 14.0°W | Extratropical | 35 mph | - |
| 09/27/1955 08:00 UTC | 73.0°N, 15.0°W | Extratropical | 35 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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