Tropical Storm Esther (1957)
Tropical Storm Esther peaked at 55 kt in the North Atlantic between September 16, 1957 and September 19, 1957, with a lowest pressure of 1000 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Esther, 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 16, 1957 to September 19, 1957
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 1000 mb (29.53 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.2
- Fastest the center moved
- 16 kt (18 mph)
- Identifier
- AL061957
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.
Landfall
| Time (UTC) | Where | Position | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 12:00 | Dulac, LA, 28 km away | 29.2N 90.9W | 55 kt (63 mph) |
Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.
Rainfall
The Weather Prediction Center attributes 2,139 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 18.39 inches (467 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| QUARANTINE | 18.39 in (467 mm) | 29.22N 89.27W |
| VANCLEAVE | 14.19 in (360 mm) | 30.48N 88.65W |
| BURAS | 13.78 in (350 mm) | 29.33N 89.50W |
| BURRWOOD WB | 13.35 in (339 mm) | 28.97N 89.38W |
| KEESLER AFB | 11.91 in (303 mm) | 30.42N 88.92W |
| PORT SULPHUR | 11.75 in (298 mm) | 29.48N 89.70W |
| GULFPORT NAVAL CTR | 11.45 in (291 mm) | 30.37N 89.12W |
| HOPEDALE | 11.28 in (287 mm) | 29.82N 89.65W |
| BAY SAINT LOUIS | 11.14 in (283 mm) | 30.30N 89.33W |
| RICHTON 12 NNE | 11.12 in (282 mm) | 31.53N 88.90W |
| BILOXI | 11.10 in (282 mm) | 30.38N 89.00W |
| SAUCIER EXP FOREST | 10.71 in (272 mm) | 30.62N 89.05W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 00:00 | 20.8N 93.0W | 30 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Sep 16, 06:00 | 21.4N 93.0W | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 16, 12:00 | 22.0N 93.0W | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 16, 18:00 | 22.7N 93.0W | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 17, 00:00 | 23.4N 93.0W | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 17, 06:00 | 24.1N 93.0W | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 17, 12:00 | 24.5N 93.0W | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 17, 18:00 | 25.1N 92.8W | 40 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 18, 00:00 | 26.4N 92.3W | 45 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 18, 06:00 | 27.9N 91.6W | 50 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 18, 12:00 landfall | 29.2N 90.9W | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 18, 18:00 | 30.4N 90.7W | 50 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 19, 00:00 | 31.5N 90.7W | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 19, 06:00 | 32.5N 90.9W | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Sep 19, 12:00 | 33.5N 91.0W | 25 kt | Tropical depression |
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.