Hurricane Carrie (1957)
Hurricane Carrie reached Category 4 in the North Atlantic between September 2, 1957 and September 25, 1957, with a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Carrie, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1957 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- September 2, 1957 to September 25, 1957
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 120 kt (138 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb (27.91 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 24 km (15 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 55.8
- Fastest the center moved
- 32 kt (37 mph)
- Identifier
- AL041957
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 06:00 | 13.0N 21.3W | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Sep 2, 12:00 | 13.0N 22.2W | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Sep 2, 18:00 | 13.0N 23.1W | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Sep 3, 00:00 | 13.1N 24.0W | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Sep 3, 06:00 | 13.4N 25.0W | 30 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Sep 3, 12:00 | 13.7N 25.9W | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 3, 18:00 | 13.9N 26.8W | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 4, 00:00 | 14.1N 27.7W | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 4, 06:00 | 14.3N 28.6W | 45 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 4, 12:00 | 14.5N 29.6W | 50 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 4, 18:00 | 14.5N 30.6W | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 5, 00:00 | 14.5N 31.6W | 60 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 5, 06:00 | 14.5N 32.6W | 65 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 5, 12:00 | 14.7N 33.6W | 70 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 5, 18:00 | 14.9N 34.6W | 75 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 6, 00:00 | 15.1N 35.6W | 80 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 6, 06:00 | 15.4N 36.6W | 80 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 6, 12:00 | 15.7N 37.5W | 85 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 6, 18:00 | 15.9N 38.3W | 95 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 7, 00:00 | 16.1N 39.1W | 100 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 7, 06:00 | 16.4N 40.0W | 105 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 7, 12:00 | 16.7N 41.0W | 110 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 7, 18:00 | 17.0N 42.0W | 115 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 8, 00:00 | 17.4N 42.9W | 120 kt | 945 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 8, 06:00 | 17.7N 43.7W | 120 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 8, 12:00 | 17.9N 44.5W | 120 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 8, 18:00 | 18.0N 45.2W | 120 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 9, 00:00 | 18.1N 46.1W | 115 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 9, 06:00 | 18.3N 47.2W | 105 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 9, 12:00 | 18.7N 48.2W | 95 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 9, 18:00 | 19.1N 49.1W | 85 kt | 975 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 10, 00:00 | 19.4N 49.9W | 80 kt | 976 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 10, 06:00 | 19.7N 50.7W | 75 kt | 977 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 10, 12:00 | 19.9N 51.4W | 70 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 10, 18:00 | 20.1N 52.0W | 65 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 11, 00:00 | 20.3N 52.3W | 65 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 11, 06:00 | 20.6N 52.4W | 65 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 11, 12:00 | 20.9N 52.4W | 65 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 11, 18:00 | 21.2N 52.4W | 70 kt | 978 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 12, 00:00 | 21.6N 52.4W | 80 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 12, 06:00 | 22.1N 52.5W | 85 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 12, 12:00 | 22.8N 52.6W | 90 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 12, 18:00 | 23.6N 52.7W | 95 kt | 957 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 13, 00:00 | 24.3N 52.6W | 100 kt | 954 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 13, 06:00 | 25.0N 52.5W | 105 kt | 951 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 13, 12:00 | 25.7N 52.4W | 100 kt | 953 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 13, 18:00 | 26.4N 52.2W | 90 kt | 963 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 14, 00:00 | 27.1N 52.3W | 90 kt | 964 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 14, 06:00 | 27.7N 52.5W | 90 kt | 964 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 14, 12:00 | 28.1N 53.0W | 90 kt | 964 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 14, 18:00 | 28.4N 54.0W | 90 kt | 963 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 15, 00:00 | 28.8N 55.2W | 90 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 15, 06:00 | 29.3N 56.5W | 85 kt | 967 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 15, 12:00 | 30.0N 57.8W | 90 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 15, 18:00 | 30.8N 58.9W | 90 kt | 961 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 16, 00:00 | 31.4N 59.9W | 90 kt | 964 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 16, 06:00 | 32.0N 60.9W | 85 kt | 966 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 16, 12:00 | 32.5N 62.0W | 80 kt | 969 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 16, 18:00 | 33.2N 62.9W | 80 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 17, 00:00 | 33.9N 63.6W | 80 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 17, 06:00 | 34.6N 64.3W | 75 kt | 974 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 17, 12:00 | 35.3N 64.2W | 75 kt | 975 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 17, 18:00 | 35.8N 63.3W | 75 kt | 978 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 18, 00:00 | 36.0N 62.1W | 70 kt | 978 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 18, 06:00 | 36.0N 60.7W | 70 kt | 978 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 18, 12:00 | 35.9N 59.3W | 70 kt | 978 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 18, 18:00 | 35.5N 57.8W | 70 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 19, 00:00 | 35.2N 56.2W | 75 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 19, 06:00 | 34.9N 54.8W | 75 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 19, 12:00 | 34.7N 53.4W | 80 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 19, 18:00 | 34.5N 51.9W | 85 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 20, 00:00 | 34.4N 50.6W | 85 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 20, 06:00 | 34.3N 49.2W | 90 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 20, 12:00 | 34.2N 47.7W | 95 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 20, 18:00 | 34.2N 46.0W | 95 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 21, 00:00 | 34.3N 44.0W | 90 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 21, 06:00 | 34.5N 42.0W | 90 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 21, 12:00 | 34.7N 40.0W | 85 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 21, 18:00 | 35.0N 38.0W | 80 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 22, 00:00 | 35.5N 35.6W | 80 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 22, 06:00 | 36.1N 32.8W | 75 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 22, 12:00 | 37.5N 29.5W | 75 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 22, 18:00 | 39.2N 26.2W | 70 kt | Hurricane | |
| Sep 23, 00:00 | 41.5N 23.2W | 70 kt | Extratropical | |
| Sep 23, 06:00 | 44.0N 21.0W | 70 kt | Extratropical | |
| Sep 23, 12:00 | 46.0N 19.2W | 65 kt | Extratropical | |
| Sep 23, 18:00 | 48.0N 17.4W | 60 kt | Extratropical | |
| Sep 24, 00:00 | 50.0N 16.0W | 55 kt | Extratropical | |
| Sep 24, 06:00 | 51.0N 14.5W | 55 kt | Extratropical | |
| Sep 24, 12:00 | 51.2N 12.8W | 50 kt | Extratropical | |
| Sep 24, 18:00 | 51.2N 11.0W | 45 kt | Extratropical | |
| Sep 25, 00:00 | 51.2N 9.4W | 40 kt | Extratropical | |
| Sep 25, 06:00 | 51.0N 8.0W | 35 kt | Extratropical | |
| Sep 25, 12:00 | 50.5N 7.0W | 35 kt | Extratropical | |
| Sep 25, 18:00 | 50.0N 6.0W | 35 kt | Extratropical |
Other North Atlantic storms of 1957
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.
The National Hurricane Center has published no tropical cyclone report for this storm.