Tropical Storm Alma (1958)
Tropical Storm Alma peaked at 55 kt in the North Atlantic between June 14, 1958 and June 16, 1958, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Alma, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1958 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
- June 14, 1958 to June 16, 1958
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.2
- Fastest the center moved
- 16 kt (18 mph)
- Identifier
- AL011958
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 08:00 | San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 56 km away | 24.9N 97.6W | 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 476 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 9.50 inches (241 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| McNeely Ranch | 9.50 in (241 mm) | 29.78N 100.39W |
| BRACKETTVILLE | 8.90 in (226 mm) | 29.30N 100.42W |
| HENLY | 8.25 in (210 mm) | 30.20N 98.22W |
| TARPLEY | 8.20 in (208 mm) | 29.67N 99.28W |
| CAMP WOOD | 8.18 in (208 mm) | 29.67N 100.00W |
| CYPRESS MILL | 7.80 in (198 mm) | 30.38N 98.25W |
| JONES CB RCH | 7.70 in (196 mm) | 30.82N 100.13W |
| HYE | 7.55 in (192 mm) | 30.25N 98.57W |
| MANSFIELD DAM | 7.44 in (189 mm) | 30.40N 97.92W |
| SABINAL | 7.28 in (185 mm) | 29.35N 99.48W |
| HARPER 1W | 6.48 in (165 mm) | 30.30N 99.27W |
| PFLUGERVILLE | 6.15 in (156 mm) | 30.43N 97.62W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 06:00 | 21.1N 94.5W | 30 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Jun 14, 12:00 | 21.7N 95.0W | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jun 14, 18:00 | 22.5N 95.6W | 50 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jun 15, 00:00 | 23.5N 96.4W | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jun 15, 06:00 | 24.5N 97.3W | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jun 15, 08:00 landfall | 24.9N 97.6W | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jun 15, 12:00 | 25.6N 98.1W | 45 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jun 15, 18:00 | 26.7N 99.0W | 30 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Jun 16, 00:00 | 27.9N 100.1W | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Jun 16, 06:00 | 29.1N 101.0W | 20 kt | Tropical depression |
Other North Atlantic storms of 1958
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Atlantic · 1958
- Tropical Storm BeckyNorth Atlantic · 1958
- Hurricane CleoNorth Atlantic · 1958
- Hurricane DaisyNorth Atlantic · 1958
- Hurricane EllaNorth Atlantic · 1958
- Hurricane FifiNorth Atlantic · 1958
- Tropical Storm GerdaNorth Atlantic · 1958
- Hurricane HeleneNorth Atlantic · 1958
- Hurricane IlsaNorth Atlantic · 1958
- Hurricane JaniceNorth Atlantic · 1958
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Atlantic · 1958
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.