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1959 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1959 Atlantic season had 14 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 7 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from May 28, 1959 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Gracie (1959), at 130 mph (215 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 77.1.

Storms
14
Hurricanes
7
Major
2
Category 5
0
ACE
77.1
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Tropical Storm ArleneMay 28 – Jun 265 mph993 mbTropical storm1
Tropical Storm BeulahJun 15 – Jun 1970 mph985 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed hurricane 3, 1959 AtlanticJun 18 – Jun 2285 mph974 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Hurricane CindyJul 4 – Jul 1275 mph995 mbCategory 1 hurricane2
Hurricane DebraJul 22 – Jul 2785 mph980 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical storm 6, 1959 AtlanticAug 2 – Aug 670 mph—Tropical storm—
Tropical Storm EdithAug 18 – Aug 1960 mph1007 mbTropical storm1
Unnamed tropical storm 8, 1959 AtlanticAug 28 – Sep 470 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 9, 1959 AtlanticSep 9 – Sep 1465 mph1002 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane FloraSep 9 – Sep 1375 mph994 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane GracieSep 20 – Oct 2130 mph951 mbCategory 4 hurricane1
Hurricane HannahSep 27 – Oct 8120 mph959 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Tropical Storm IreneOct 6 – Oct 945 mph1000 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane JudithOct 14 – Oct 2285 mph988 mbCategory 1 hurricane1