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Hurricane Cindy

Jul 3, 2005 to Jul 11, 2005Peak 75 mph991 mb

Hurricane Cindy passed within 50 miles of 25 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Lafourche Parish, LA, as a Category 1 on July 6, 2005.

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Hurricane Cindy · 2005

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Cindy on July 5, 2005, about 7 hours before landfall in Lafourche Parish, LA.

Hurricane Cindy on July 5, 2005, about 7 hours before landfall in Lafourche Parish, LA.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:31 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
75 mph, 65 kt
Lowest pressure
991 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
25
AL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
47
AL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Lafourche Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Jul 6, 2005
Landfalls recorded
3
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
Plaquemines ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Category 1Jul 6, 2005
Stone CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Jefferson ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
George CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Hancock CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Harrison CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Greene CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
St. Bernard ParishLA1.4Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
St. Tammany ParishLA2.2Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Orleans ParishLA3.5Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Perry CountyMS4.3Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Jackson CountyMS4.5Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Mobile CountyAL7.2Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Pearl River CountyMS14.7Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
St. Charles ParishLA15.1Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Forrest CountyMS16.0Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Terrebonne ParishLA16.8Category 1Jul 6, 2005
Lamar CountyMS30.3Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Jones CountyMS30.7Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
St. John the Baptist ParishLA32.1Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Tangipahoa ParishLA33.7Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Washington ParishLA37.1Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Marion CountyMS43.1Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
St. James ParishLA44.2Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Livingston ParishLA50.2Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Covington CountyMS50.9Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Walthall CountyMS51.8Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Ascension ParishLA54.6Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Assumption ParishLA56.5Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Jefferson Davis CountyMS59.5Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Smith CountyMS63.6Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
St. Mary ParishLA64.0Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
St. Martin ParishLA66.1Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
St. Helena ParishLA70.0Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Pike CountyMS70.5Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
East Baton Rouge ParishLA73.6Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Iberville ParishLA73.6Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Lawrence CountyMS74.6Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Simpson CountyMS77.8Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Iberia ParishLA79.1Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Amite CountyMS83.3Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
West Baton Rouge ParishLA84.7Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Lincoln CountyMS85.3Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
East Feliciana ParishLA85.8Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Rankin CountyMS93.1Tropical stormJul 6, 2005
Copiah CountyMS97.7Tropical stormJul 6, 2005

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.