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Tropical Storm Arlene

May 28, 1959 to Jun 2, 1959Peak 63 mph993 mb

Tropical Storm Arlene passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in LA. It was strongest near St. Mary Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on May 30, 1959.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Arlene · 1959

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
993 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
19
LA
Counties within 100 miles
30
LA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
St. Mary Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, May 30, 1959
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
Iberville ParishLA0.0Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
St. Martin ParishLA0.0Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Iberia ParishLA0.0Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
St. Mary ParishLA0.0Tropical stormMay 30, 1959
West Baton Rouge ParishLA0.0Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Pointe Coupee ParishLA0.6Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
East Baton Rouge ParishLA1.5Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
St. Landry ParishLA16.0Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Assumption ParishLA16.3Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Livingston ParishLA19.2Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Terrebonne ParishLA20.3Tropical stormMay 30, 1959
Ascension ParishLA22.4Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Vermilion ParishLA22.7Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Lafayette ParishLA24.5Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
St. James ParishLA31.4Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Lafourche ParishLA35.6Tropical stormMay 30, 1959
Acadia ParishLA40.4Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
St. John the Baptist ParishLA47.4Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Evangeline ParishLA49.7Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Cameron ParishLA55.7Tropical stormMay 30, 1959
St. Charles ParishLA56.9Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Jefferson Davis ParishLA64.2Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Jefferson ParishLA69.6Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Allen ParishLA70.9Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Orleans ParishLA78.1Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Calcasieu ParishLA79.5Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Plaquemines ParishLA87.5Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
St. Bernard ParishLA88.4Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Vernon ParishLA90.8Tropical stormMay 31, 1959
Beauregard ParishLA94.2Tropical stormMay 31, 1959

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.