Hurricane Carol

Aug 28, 1953 to Sep 9, 1953Peak 161 mph929 mb

Hurricane Carol passed within 50 miles of 1 county in ME. It was strongest near Hancock County, ME, as a Category 1 on September 7, 1953.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Carol · 1953

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay

Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast

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Storm milestones

Storm trackPast (solid) and future (dashed)

Wind fieldNot recorded for this storm; HURDAT2 carries wind extents from 2004

County proximityCounties within 50 miles, lit at the hour of closest approach (brighter when closer)

Source: National Hurricane Center · HURDAT2. Positions every six hours, interpolated between fixes. Relief: Natural Earth. Times shown in UTC.

The storm

Peak strength: Category 5; 161 mph, 140 kt
Lowest pressure: 929 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 1; ME
Counties within 100 miles: 5; MA, ME
Strongest near the U.S.: Category 1; Hancock County, ME, 78.3 mi, Sep 7, 1953
Landfalls recorded: 2; Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles

Washington County	ME	41.9	Category 1	Sep 7, 1953
Hancock County	ME	78.3	Category 1	Sep 7, 1953
Nantucket County	MA	93.5	Category 1	Sep 7, 1953
Penobscot County	ME	96.7	Category 1	Sep 7, 1953
Knox County	ME	98.2	Category 1	Sep 7, 1953

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.