1954-1963 re-analysis
Posted by Fred on 10/5/2014, 8:22 pm
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Lost 5 category 5 hurricanes Cleo, Donna, Ethel, Carla, and Hattie

here are the changes

1954

Originally 11 systems 8 hurricanes 2 majors
Revised   14 systems 7 hurricanes 3 majors


3 new storms (3 tropical storms)


Dolly down 1 category. originally category 2, revised to category 1
Florence down 1 category. originally Category 1, revised to tropical storm




1955

Originally 12 systems 9 hurricanes 6 majors
Revised   14 systems 7 hurricanes 4 majors


2 new storms(both tropical storms)


Edith down 1 category. Originally category 1, revised to tropical storm
Gladys down 1 category. Originally category 1, revised to tropical storm
Ione up 1 category. Originally Category 3, revised to category 4
Katie down 1 category. Originally category 3, revised to category 2




1956

Originally 8 systems 4 hurricanes 2 majors
Revised  12 systems 4 hurricanes 1 major


4 new sorms(all tropical storms)


New Landfall. unnamed tropical storm(storm 10) landfall on Florida


Flossy up 1 category. Originally category 1, revised to category 2
Greta down 2 categorys. Originally  category 4, revised to category 2


1957


Originally 8 systems 3 hurricanes 2 majors
Revised  10 systems 3 hurricanes 2 majors


2 new storms(both tropical storms)


landfall revised. Audrey landfall intensity decreased from 125 knots(cat 4) to 105 knots(cat 3)
New landfall. new unnamed storm(storm 1) makes landfall on Louisiana coast


Audrey down 1 category. Originally category 4, revised to category 3




1958


Originally 10 systems 7 hurricanes 5 majors
Revised   11 systems 6 hurricanes 5 majors


1 new storm(tropical storm)


Cleo down 1 category. Originally Category 5, revised to category 4
Daisy up 1 category. Originally category 3, revised to category 4
Ella up 1 category. Originally category 3, revised to category 4
Fifi down 1 category. Originally category 1, revised to tropical storm




1959


Originally 11 systems 7 hurricanes 2 majors
Revised 14 systems 5 hurricanes 2 majors


3 new storms(all tropical storms)


Landfall revised Cindy originally category 1 at South Carolina landfall, revised to tropical storm at landfall


unnamed storm(storm #3) down 1 category. Originally category 1, revised to tropical storm
Cindy down 1 category. Originally category 1, revised to tropical storm




1960


Originally 7 systems 4 hurricanes 2 majors
Revised no change


no new storms


landfall revised Brenda originally tropical storm at landfalls on NJ and NY, revised to tropical depression on both coast


Donna down 1 category. Originally category 5, revised to category 4
Ethel down 2 categories. Originally category 5, revised to category 3






1961


Originally 11 systems 8 hurricanes 7 majors
Revised 12 systems 8 hurricanes 5 majors


1 new storm(tropical storm)


Landfall revised. Unnamed tropical storm(storm #6)Originally tropical depression North Carolina landfall, revised to a tropical storm at landfall


Anna down 1 category. Originally category 3, revised to category 2
Carla down 1 category. Originally category 5, revised to category 4
Debbie down 2 categories. Originally category 3, revised to category 1
Hattie down 1 category. Originally category 5, revised to category 4




1962


Originally 5 systems 3 hurricanes 1 major
Revised 8 systems 4 hurricanes 0 majors


3 new storms(2 tropical storms, 1 hurricane). The new hurricane tracked just offshore of North Carolina


Alma down 1 category. Originally category 2, revised to category 1
Ella down 1 category. Originally category 3, revised to category 2



1963

Original 9 systems 7 hurricanes 2 majors
Revised 10 systems 6 hurricanes 3 majors

1 new system(tropical storm)

New landfall. unnamed tropical storm(storm #1) makes landfall on the North Carolina as a tropical storm, and a second landfall on Virginia coast as a tropical storm

revised landfall. Cindy Originally made landfall on Texas coast as a category 1, revised to be a tropical storm at landfall

Arlene up 1 category. Originally category 2, revised to category 3
unnamed(storm #4) up 1 category. Originally tropical storm, revised to category 1
Cindy down one category. Originally category 1, revised to tropical storm
Edith down 1 category. Originally category 2, revised to category 1




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