1957 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1957 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
June 8, 1957 |
| Last system dissipated |
October 27, 1957 |
| Strongest storm |
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| Name |
Carrie |
| • Maximum winds |
140 mph (220 km/h) |
| • Lowest pressure |
945 mbar (hPa; 27.91 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total storms |
8 |
| Hurricanes |
3 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
2 |
| Total fatalities |
506 direct, 7 indirect |
| Total damage |
$152.5 million (1957 USD) |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
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| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 8 – June 15 (extratropical after June 10)
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| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 24 – June 29 |
| Peak intensity |
125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 946 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 8 – August 11 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 2 – September 22 |
| Peak intensity |
140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 945 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 7 – September 9 |
| Peak intensity |
40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 16 – September 19 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 20 – September 26 |
| Peak intensity |
85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 975 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
October 23 – October 27 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 991 mbar (hPa) |
The 1957 Atlantic hurricane season was a generally inactive year for tropical cyclogenesis in the North Atlantic basin. There were eight tropical storms – two of which went unnamed – and three hurricanes, two of which intensified further to attain major hurricane intensity. The season officially began on June 15 and ended on November 15, though the year's first tropical cyclone developed prior to the start of the season on June 8. The final storm dissipated on October 27, well before the official end of the season. The strongest hurricane of the year was Carrie, which reached the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale on two separate occasions in the open Atlantic; Carrie later caused the sinking of the German ship Pamir southwest of the Azores, resulting in 80 deaths.
In total, the season resulted in at least 513 fatalities and $152.5 million in damages.Hurricane Audrey was the season's most destructive and deadly storm, causing 416 deaths and about $150 million in damages. Audrey made landfall just east of Sabine Pass, Texas, in the U.S. state of Louisiana as a strong Category 3 hurricane in late June. Three other tropical storms in the year made landfalls along the Gulf Coast of the United States, bringing heavy rains that resulted in widespread flooding across much of the Southeastern United States. The highest rainfall total measured associated with a tropical cyclone was 18.39 in (467 mm) in Quarantine, Louisiana, during Tropical Storm Esther. However, an unofficial reading of 19 in (480 mm) was measured in an unknown location in the Florida Panhandle during Tropical Storm One. The year's other tropical systems curved out to sea without causing much impact. After the season, the name Audrey was retired.
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