I would compare 2003 to seasons....

[Anonymous]

I would compare 2003 to seasons in the past active period. 1954 was very much like 2003. It had only 11 named storms which is a far cry from the 16 we had in 2003, but the tracks are similar. Hurricane Alice hit Northeast Mexico in Summer as a category 1 hurricane like Hurricane Erika did. Tropical storm Barbara struck te middle Louisiana coast as a modest tropical storm like Tropical storm Bill. Hurricane Florence was a weak storm in the Bay of Campeche like Tropical storm Larry. Hurricane #8 reached a peak of 100 mph in the North Atlantic and had a wacky curvy track like Hurricane Kate this year. December also brought them a system in the Caribbean. And Hurricane Hazel devestated parts of the Eastern Seaboard as a very powerful hurricane, just as very powerful Isabel did this year. So, many similarities. Remember though, it does not mean 2004 will be like 1955. I just thought it was an interesting fact. I predict 15/10/6.

[ColdFront77]

For the record, there were twelve tropical cyclones during the 1955 Hurricane Season. Three (3) tropical storms and nine (9) hurricanes during the 1955 Hurricane Season. The tropical storms were Brenda, T.S. #8 and T.S. #11. The hurricanes were Brenda, Connie, Diane, Edith, Flora, Gladys, Ione, Janet and Katie.


Brenda made landfall near New Orleans, LA.

Connie made landfall along the North Carolina; outer banks, then moved NNW to NW into Michigan.

Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, then moved N, NNE to NE over Maryland, Pennsylvania and finally across southern New England.

Edith stayed out in the Atlantic, but began a loop toward the W before falling apart.

Tropical Storm #5 moved into the New Orleans, Louisiana area, then into Missouri from the S and SW; after a westward movement over central Louisiana.

Flora stayed out to sea.

Gladys made landfall across Mexico, south of Brownsville, Texas.

Hilda moved due westward (for the most part) over the Caribbean, including southeastern Cuba then into the Yucatan peninsula to northern Mexico.

Ione skimmed coastal North Carolina before moving parallel to the Mid-Atlantic and North coastline, northeastward to the off Newfoundland, Canada.

Janet was the most intense of the season with maximum sustained winds for a time of 150 knots. The storm affected the southern portion of the Yucatan peninsula and then the northern portion of Mexico (south of Hilda and Gladys' affected areas).

Tropical Storm #11 remained in the eastern Atlantic.

Katie moved north to north-northeast and eventually northeastward from the Caribbean over hispaniola then out into the open Atlantic.


Please note: The locations I mentioned above include when the system was a tropical depression.