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Hurricane Carol was the strongest storm of the 1953 Atlantic hurricane season and the first Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin since the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane. Carol was also the first named storm to attain Category 5 status. Carol developed on August 28 off the west coast of Africa, although the Weather Bureau did not initiate ...
The 1953 Atlantic hurricane season was an active season, with fourteen tropical storms, six of which developed into hurricanes; four of the hurricanes attained major hurricane status (Category 3 or greater on the Saffir-Simpson scale).
Hurricane Carol was among the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island in the United States. It developed from a tropical wave near the Bahamas on August 25, 1954, and slowly strengthened as it moved northwestward. On August 27, Carol intensified to reach winds of 105 mph (169 km/h), but weakened as ...
"Hurricane! An exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of Hurricane Carol," put together by the Westport Historical Society, will be on display at the Westport Free Public Library from Feb. 3 to ...
The hurricane produced a peak storm surge of 24 feet and flattened nearly everything along the Mississippi coast. ... 1935 "New England" - 1938"Great Atlantic" - 1944 Carol - 1953Janet ...
September 28, 1953 – Moisture from former Hurricane Florence brings moderate rainfall to the state. [7] August 30, 1954 – Hurricane Carol passes just east of the state, producing 100 miles per hour (161 km/h) wind gusts and rough waves along the Outer Banks; damage is minor, largely limited to crop damage. [6]
Hurricane Carol (1953) F. Hurricane Florence (1953) This page was last edited on 26 November 2024, at 17:55 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
There have been 94 names retired from the Atlantic basin list since 1953, when storms began to be named. ... The 2005 hurricane season has the most retired names (five) for one season, including ...