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Hurricanes & Tropical Storms 1953

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All Winds are in knots (1 knot = 1.15 mph), pressures are in millibars and category is based on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Storm Summaries For The Year

#	Storm Name	Dates	Category	Windspeed	Pressure	Rainfall	Deaths	Damages
1	Tropical Storm Alice	May 25-Jun 6	TS	60	997	--	--	--
2	Hurricane Barbara	Aug 11-16	2	95	987	--	--	--
3	Tropical Storm #3	Aug 28-Sep 3	TS	50	985	--	--	--
4	Hurricane Carol	Aug 28-Sep 9	4	130	929	--	--	--
5	Hurricane Dolly	Sep 8-17	3	100	995	--	--	--
6	Hurricane Edna	Sep 14-20	3	110	--	--	--	--
7	Tropical Storm #7	Sep 14-21	TS	60	--	--	--	--
8	Hurricane Florence	Sep 23-28	3	110	968	--	--	--
9	Hurricane Gail	Oct 2-5	1	70	--	--	--	--
10	Tropical Storm #10	Oct 3-10	TS	60	--	--	--	--
11	Tropical Storm #11	Oct 5-9	TS	60	--	--	--	--
12	Tropical Storm Hazel	Oct 7-12	TS	60	994	--	--	--
13	Tropical Storm #13	Oct 5-9	TS	45	--	--	--	--
14	Tropical Storm #14	Dec 7-9	TS	35	--	--	--	--

Tropical Storm Alice
May 25 - June 6, 1953
Tropical Storm

Winds 60 kts	Pressure 997 mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Hurricane Barbara
August 11 - 16, 1953
Category 2

Winds 95 kts	Pressure 987 mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Early on August 11, 1953, a tropical storm was discovered in the southeastern Bahamas. It became a hurricane northeast of the Bahamas the same day and intensified as it moved north. At 10 pm on August 13th, it struck the coast of North Carolina between Morehead City and Ocracoke. The storm then moved NNE, before going back out into the Atlantic just south of Norfolk, Virginia.

Winds reached 63 mph with gusts to 76 mph at Norfolk, sustained winds at Cape Henry were 72 mph. Cape Henry lighthouse had its copper canopy torn loose during the storm. Rainfall amounts across southeast Virginia ranged from five to eight inches. Portsmouth, Virginia saw over nine inches of rain within a 24 hour period.

Tropical Storm #3
August 28 - September 3, 1953
Tropical Storm

Winds 50 kts	Pressure 985 mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Hurricane Carol
August 28 - September 9, 1953
Category 4

Winds 130 kts	Pressure 929 mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Hurricane Dolly
September 8 - 17, 1953
Category 3

Winds 100 kts	Pressure 995 mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Hurricane Edna
September 14 - 20, 1953
Category 3

Winds 110 kts	Pressure -- mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Tropical Storm #7
September 14 - 21, 1953
Tropical Storm

Winds 60 kts	Pressure -- mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Hurricane Florence
September 23 - 28, 1953
Category 3

Winds 110 kts	Pressure 968- mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Hurricane Gail
October 2 - 5, 1953
Category 1

Winds 70 kts	Pressure -- mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Tropical Storm #10
October 3 - 10, 1953
Tropical Storm

Winds 60 kts	Pressure -- mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Tropical Storm #11
October 5 - 9, 1953
Tropical Storm

Winds 60 kts	Pressure -- mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Tropical Storm Hazel
October 7 - 12, 1953
Tropical Storm

Winds 60 kts	Pressure 994 mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Tropical Storm #13
November 23 - 26, 1953
Tropical Storm

Winds 45 kts	Pressure -- mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Tropical Storm #14
December 7 - 9, 1953
Tropical Storm

Winds 35 kts	Pressure -- mbs	Rainfall -- ins
Deaths --	Damages --

Sources:

National Hurricane Center
NOAA