Tropical Storm Dean (1995)
Tropical Storm Dean peaked at 40 kt in the North Atlantic between July 28, 1995 and August 2, 1995, with a lowest pressure of 999 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Dean, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1995 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
- July 28, 1995 to August 2, 1995
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 40 kt (46 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 999 mb (29.50 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.3
- Fastest the center moved
- 13 kt (15 mph)
- Identifier
- AL041995
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Landfall
| Time (UTC) | Where | Position | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 02:00 | Danbury, TX, 5 km away | 29.2N 95.3W | 40 kt (46 mph) | 999 mb |
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 2,229 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 17.60 inches (447 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| VERNON | 17.60 in (447 mm) | 34.15N 99.33W |
| GORDON 1 SW | 15.09 in (383 mm) | 32.53N 98.38W |
| BREMOND | 12.22 in (310 mm) | 31.17N 96.68W |
| GREAT SALT PLAINS DAM | 12.07 in (307 mm) | 36.75N 98.13W |
| QUANAH 5 SE | 11.56 in (294 mm) | 34.28N 99.75W |
| ANAHUAC | 11.33 in (288 mm) | 29.78N 94.67W |
| COPPER BREAKS STATE PK | 10.71 in (272 mm) | 34.12N 99.75W |
| CROWELL | 10.50 in (267 mm) | 34.00N 99.73W |
| LIPAN | 10.45 in (265 mm) | 32.52N 98.05W |
| GUTHRIE | 10.39 in (264 mm) | 33.62N 100.32W |
| MORGAN 3 WNW | 10.27 in (261 mm) | 32.02N 97.62W |
| MERIDIAN | 10.17 in (258 mm) | 31.93N 97.67W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 18:00 | 26.2N 86.6W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 29, 00:00 | 26.1N 87.3W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 29, 06:00 | 26.2N 87.9W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 29, 12:00 | 26.3N 88.3W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 29, 18:00 | 26.5N 89.4W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 30, 00:00 | 26.9N 90.6W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 30, 06:00 | 27.6N 91.7W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 30, 12:00 | 28.1N 93.0W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 30, 18:00 | 28.6N 94.0W | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 00:00 | 29.0N 95.0W | 40 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 02:00 landfall | 29.2N 95.3W | 40 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 06:00 | 29.5N 95.5W | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 31, 12:00 | 30.0N 96.0W | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 31, 18:00 | 30.5N 96.5W | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 1, 00:00 | 31.5N 97.0W | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 1, 06:00 | 32.0N 97.5W | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 1, 12:00 | 33.0N 98.5W | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 1, 18:00 | 33.0N 98.5W | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 2, 00:00 | 33.0N 98.5W | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 2, 06:00 | 33.0N 98.5W | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 2, 12:00 | 33.0N 98.5W | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 2, 18:00 | 33.0N 98.5W | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
Other North Atlantic storms of 1995
- Hurricane AllisonNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm BarryNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm ChantalNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane ErinNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane FelixNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm GabrielleNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane HumbertoNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane IrisNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm JerryNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm KarenNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane LuisNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane MarilynNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane NoelNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane OpalNorth Atlantic · 1995 · 63 deaths
- Tropical Storm PabloNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane RoxanneNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Tropical Storm SebastienNorth Atlantic · 1995
- Hurricane TanyaNorth Atlantic · 1995
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.