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Tropical Storm Esther

Sep 16, 1957 to Sep 19, 1957Peak 63 mph1000 mb

Tropical Storm Esther passed within 50 miles of 33 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on September 18, 1957.

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Tropical Storm Esther · 1957

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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The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
63 mph, 55 kt
Lowest pressure
1000 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
33
LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
49
LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 18, 1957
Landfalls recorded
1
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
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
St. Helena ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Ascension ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Livingston ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
St. James ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Terrebonne ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Franklin CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1957
Amite CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
St. John the Baptist ParishLA5.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Assumption ParishLA7.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
East Feliciana ParishLA8.2Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Tangipahoa ParishLA8.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Pike CountyMS9.2Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
East Baton Rouge ParishLA9.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
St. Charles ParishLA13.2Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
St. Mary ParishLA15.1Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
St. Martin ParishLA17.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Iberville ParishLA19.1Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Washington ParishLA21.2Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Wilkinson CountyMS21.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
West Baton Rouge ParishLA25.8Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Walthall CountyMS26.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
St. Tammany ParishLA26.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Lawrence CountyMS27.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Iberia ParishLA27.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Jefferson ParishLA28.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
West Feliciana ParishLA28.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Pointe Coupee ParishLA36.5Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Orleans ParishLA37.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Marion CountyMS39.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Jefferson Davis CountyMS42.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1957
Plaquemines ParishLA43.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
St. Bernard ParishLA45.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Pearl River CountyMS50.7Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Covington CountyMS56.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1957
Avoyelles ParishLA57.9Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
St. Landry ParishLA58.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Hancock CountyMS60.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Lamar CountyMS61.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1957
Lafayette ParishLA68.9Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Vermilion ParishLA70.1Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Forrest CountyMS73.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1957
Jones CountyMS76.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1957
Stone CountyMS80.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Harrison CountyMS80.9Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Rapides ParishLA81.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Acadia ParishLA84.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Evangeline ParishLA87.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1957
Perry CountyMS91.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1957

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.