Hurricane Barbara (1953)
Aug 11, 6:00 AM UTC – Aug 16, 6:00 PM UTC (5.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 90 mph (80 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 973 mb
- Landfalls
- 3
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 14, 3:00 AM UTC · 35.0°N 76.1°W · Hurricane · 90 mph
- Aug 14, 5:00 AM UTC · 35.4°N 76.1°W · Hurricane · 85 mph
- Aug 14, 9:00 AM UTC · 36.1°N 75.9°W · Hurricane · 80 mph
Every track point (26)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-08-11 06:00 | TD | 22.8°N 74.4°W | 25 | — | |
| 1953-08-11 12:00 | TD | 23.8°N 74.6°W | 30 | — | |
| 1953-08-11 18:00 | TS | 25.2°N 74.8°W | 40 | — | |
| 1953-08-12 00:00 | TS | 26.6°N 75.0°W | 45 | — | |
| 1953-08-12 06:00 | TS | 27.9°N 75.3°W | 55 | — | |
| 1953-08-12 12:00 | TS | 29.1°N 75.6°W | 60 | 1005 | |
| 1953-08-12 18:00 | HU | 29.8°N 75.9°W | 65 | — | |
| 1953-08-13 00:00 | HU | 30.5°N 76.1°W | 65 | 1002 | |
| 1953-08-13 06:00 | HU | 31.3°N 76.3°W | 65 | — | |
| 1953-08-13 12:00 | HU | 32.3°N 76.5°W | 65 | 995 | |
| 1953-08-13 18:00 | HU | 33.4°N 76.4°W | 70 | 987 | |
| 1953-08-14 00:00 | HU | 34.6°N 76.2°W | 80 | — | |
| 1953-08-14 03:00 | HU | 35.0°N 76.1°W | 80 | — | Landfall |
| 1953-08-14 05:00 | HU | 35.4°N 76.1°W | 75 | — | Landfall |
| 1953-08-14 06:00 | HU | 35.6°N 76.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1953-08-14 09:00 | HU | 36.1°N 75.9°W | 70 | — | Landfall |
| 1953-08-14 12:00 | HU | 36.6°N 75.7°W | 75 | — | |
| 1953-08-14 18:00 | HU | 37.6°N 74.9°W | 80 | 973 | |
| 1953-08-15 00:00 | HU | 38.7°N 73.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1953-08-15 06:00 | HU | 40.1°N 70.5°W | 70 | — | |
| 1953-08-15 12:00 | TS | 41.5°N 67.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-08-15 18:00 | TS | 43.1°N 64.1°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-08-16 00:00 | EX | 46.0°N 60.5°W | 55 | — | |
| 1953-08-16 06:00 | EX | 49.0°N 59.3°W | 50 | — | |
| 1953-08-16 12:00 | EX | 52.8°N 59.1°W | 45 | — | |
| 1953-08-16 18:00 | EX | 54.0°N 59.0°W | 45 | — |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.