Hurricane Flossy (1956)
Sep 20, 6:00 PM UTC – Oct 3, 6:00 AM UTC (12.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 90 mph (80 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb
- Landfalls
- 2
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 24, 10:00 AM UTC · 29.1°N 89.4°W · Hurricane · 85 mph · 980 mb
- Sep 25, 12:00 AM UTC · 30.4°N 86.4°W · Hurricane · 90 mph · 974 mb
Every track point (52)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-09-20 18:00 | TD | 18.0°N 86.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1956-09-21 00:00 | TD | 18.1°N 87.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1956-09-21 06:00 | TD | 18.3°N 87.7°W | 25 | — | |
| 1956-09-21 12:00 | TD | 18.5°N 88.4°W | 25 | — | |
| 1956-09-21 18:00 | TD | 18.9°N 89.1°W | 25 | — | |
| 1956-09-22 00:00 | TD | 19.5°N 89.7°W | 25 | — | |
| 1956-09-22 06:00 | TD | 20.4°N 90.1°W | 30 | — | |
| 1956-09-22 12:00 | TS | 21.5°N 90.4°W | 35 | — | |
| 1956-09-22 18:00 | TS | 22.6°N 90.7°W | 40 | — | |
| 1956-09-23 00:00 | TS | 23.8°N 90.9°W | 50 | — | |
| 1956-09-23 06:00 | TS | 25.0°N 91.1°W | 55 | 994 | |
| 1956-09-23 12:00 | TS | 26.2°N 91.3°W | 60 | — | |
| 1956-09-23 18:00 | HU | 27.1°N 91.3°W | 70 | — | |
| 1956-09-24 00:00 | HU | 28.0°N 90.9°W | 75 | 984 | |
| 1956-09-24 06:00 | HU | 28.7°N 90.1°W | 75 | — | |
| 1956-09-24 10:00 | HU | 29.1°N 89.4°W | 75 | 980 | Landfall |
| 1956-09-24 12:00 | HU | 29.4°N 88.9°W | 75 | 980 | |
| 1956-09-24 18:00 | HU | 29.9°N 87.6°W | 80 | — | |
| 1956-09-25 00:00 | HU | 30.4°N 86.4°W | 80 | 974 | Landfall |
| 1956-09-25 06:00 | TS | 30.8°N 85.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1956-09-25 12:00 | TS | 31.2°N 84.4°W | 40 | — | |
| 1956-09-25 18:00 | EX | 31.9°N 83.2°W | 35 | 998 | |
| 1956-09-26 00:00 | EX | 32.6°N 81.8°W | 40 | 999 | |
| 1956-09-26 06:00 | EX | 33.4°N 80.3°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 1956-09-26 12:00 | EX | 34.1°N 79.1°W | 45 | 1001 | |
| 1956-09-26 18:00 | EX | 34.5°N 78.4°W | 45 | 1001 | |
| 1956-09-27 00:00 | EX | 34.8°N 78.0°W | 50 | 1002 | |
| 1956-09-27 06:00 | EX | 35.0°N 77.6°W | 50 | 1005 | |
| 1956-09-27 12:00 | EX | 35.3°N 77.2°W | 50 | 1008 | |
| 1956-09-27 18:00 | EX | 35.6°N 76.6°W | 50 | 1009 | |
| 1956-09-28 00:00 | EX | 36.3°N 75.7°W | 50 | 1011 | |
| 1956-09-28 06:00 | EX | 37.4°N 74.5°W | 50 | — | |
| 1956-09-28 12:00 | EX | 38.5°N 73.0°W | 45 | — | |
| 1956-09-28 18:00 | EX | 39.5°N 71.5°W | 40 | — | |
| 1956-09-29 00:00 | EX | 40.1°N 69.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1956-09-29 06:00 | EX | 40.3°N 67.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1956-09-29 12:00 | EX | 40.5°N 64.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1956-09-29 18:00 | EX | 40.3°N 61.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1956-09-30 00:00 | EX | 39.8°N 59.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1956-09-30 06:00 | EX | 38.5°N 58.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1956-09-30 12:00 | EX | 37.5°N 57.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1956-09-30 18:00 | EX | 36.7°N 56.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1956-10-01 00:00 | EX | 36.0°N 55.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1956-10-01 06:00 | EX | 36.0°N 55.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1956-10-01 12:00 | EX | 37.0°N 56.0°W | 35 | — | |
| 1956-10-01 18:00 | EX | 38.5°N 56.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1956-10-02 00:00 | EX | 40.0°N 56.2°W | 45 | — | |
| 1956-10-02 06:00 | EX | 41.5°N 56.5°W | 50 | — | |
| 1956-10-02 12:00 | EX | 43.0°N 56.5°W | 50 | — | |
| 1956-10-02 18:00 | EX | 44.5°N 56.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1956-10-03 00:00 | EX | 46.0°N 56.5°W | 40 | — | |
| 1956-10-03 06:00 | EX | 47.5°N 56.5°W | 40 | — |
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.