Hurricane Carol (1954)
Aug 25, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 1, 6:00 AM UTC (6.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 115 mph (100 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Landfalls
- 2
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 31, 2:00 PM UTC · 40.9°N 72.2°W · Hurricane · 115 mph · 955 mb
- Aug 31, 3:00 PM UTC · 41.3°N 72.0°W · Hurricane · 115 mph · 957 mb
Every track point (30)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-08-25 12:00 | TD | 23.8°N 75.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1954-08-25 18:00 | TD | 25.0°N 75.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1954-08-26 00:00 | TS | 26.1°N 76.0°W | 35 | — | |
| 1954-08-26 06:00 | TS | 27.0°N 76.3°W | 40 | — | |
| 1954-08-26 12:00 | TS | 27.8°N 76.4°W | 45 | — | |
| 1954-08-26 18:00 | TS | 28.5°N 76.3°W | 45 | 1002 | |
| 1954-08-27 00:00 | TS | 29.0°N 76.2°W | 45 | — | |
| 1954-08-27 06:00 | TS | 29.3°N 76.3°W | 50 | 1002 | |
| 1954-08-27 12:00 | TS | 29.6°N 76.4°W | 60 | 995 | |
| 1954-08-27 18:00 | HU | 29.8°N 76.5°W | 70 | 984 | |
| 1954-08-28 00:00 | HU | 30.0°N 76.7°W | 80 | 981 | |
| 1954-08-28 06:00 | HU | 30.2°N 76.9°W | 85 | — | |
| 1954-08-28 12:00 | HU | 30.3°N 77.2°W | 85 | 975 | |
| 1954-08-28 18:00 | HU | 30.4°N 77.4°W | 85 | — | |
| 1954-08-29 00:00 | HU | 30.4°N 77.5°W | 85 | — | |
| 1954-08-29 06:00 | HU | 30.3°N 77.6°W | 80 | — | |
| 1954-08-29 12:00 | HU | 30.5°N 77.7°W | 80 | — | |
| 1954-08-29 18:00 | HU | 30.8°N 77.8°W | 80 | — | |
| 1954-08-30 00:00 | HU | 31.1°N 77.8°W | 80 | — | |
| 1954-08-30 06:00 | HU | 31.6°N 77.7°W | 85 | — | |
| 1954-08-30 12:00 | HU | 32.2°N 77.6°W | 90 | — | |
| 1954-08-30 18:00 | HU | 33.0°N 77.2°W | 95 | 962 | |
| 1954-08-31 00:00 | HU | 34.2°N 76.1°W | 95 | 960 | |
| 1954-08-31 06:00 | HU | 36.6°N 74.1°W | 100 | — | |
| 1954-08-31 12:00 | HU | 39.5°N 72.8°W | 100 | 955 | |
| 1954-08-31 14:00 | HU | 40.9°N 72.2°W | 100 | 955 | Landfall |
| 1954-08-31 15:00 | HU | 41.3°N 72.0°W | 100 | 957 | Landfall |
| 1954-08-31 18:00 | EX | 43.1°N 71.4°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1954-09-01 00:00 | EX | 46.2°N 70.9°W | 50 | 987 | |
| 1954-09-01 06:00 | EX | 48.5°N 70.5°W | 40 | 992 |
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.