1959 Atlantic hurricane season

Later in June, an unnamed hurricane, caused minor damage in Florida, and then devastated parts of Maritime Canada, resulting in what became known as the Escuminac disaster.

Tropical Storm Edith in August and Hurricane Flora in September caused negligible impact on land.

It brought strong winds, rough seas, heavy rainfall, and tornadoes to the state, as well as North Carolina and Virginia.

[4] Collectively, the tropical cyclones of the 1959 Atlantic hurricane season caused 64 fatalities and about $24 million (1959 USD) in damage.

In June, Tropical Storm Beulah and an unnamed hurricane formed; the latter hit Maritime Canada as an extratropical cyclone, causing the worst fishing-related disaster in New Brunswick in 100 years.

[7] The system eventually curved east-northeastward and meandered across the Southern United States until dissipating over South Carolina on June 2.

[2] As a result, a few towns along the coast reported downed trees and electrical lines from high winds, which caused scattered power outages.

After the SS Hondo reported winds of 60 mph (97 km/h),[2] it is estimated that a tropical depression developed at 1800 UTC on June 15, while located in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

[7] As Beulah neared the Gulf Coast of Mexico, a building ridge of high pressure forced the storm southward.

Then, the following day, as it began undergoing extratropical transition, the system strengthened into a hurricane; the storm simultaneously peaked with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h).

[3] The extratropical cyclone struck Atlantic Canada, making landfall in Nova Scotia and then in Newfoundland, before dissipating on June 21.

About 45 boats were in the Northumberland Strait between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, and they did not have radio to receive warning of the approaching storm.

The fund raised $400,000 in a few months from donations from throughout Canada, as well as Pope John XXIII and Queen Elizabeth II, the latter of whom was on a tour of the country at the time.

[7] Cindy turned westward because of a high-pressure area positioned to its north,[2] and further intensified into a hurricane offshore the Carolinas on July 8.

[7] Cindy made landfall near McClellanville, South Carolina early on July 9,[7][2] and re-curved to the northeast along the Fall Line as a tropical depression.

One driver was killed in Georgetown, South Carolina after colliding with a fallen tree,[16] and five deaths were caused by poor road conditions wrought by the storm in New England.

[2] A weakening cold front spawned a tropical depression on August 2 near the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

The storm quickly intensified based on ship reports, possibly to hurricane intensity, although the maximum sustained winds were estimated at 70 mph (110 km/h).

Edith weakened to a tropical depression at 1200 UTC, hours before dissipating near the southern tip of Dominican Republic.

[2] Squally weather and gusty winds were reported in some areas, including Guadeloupe, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola.

By September 3, the storm transitioned into an extratropical cyclone as it interacted with the cold front, located halfway between Newfoundland and the Azores.

[2] Around the time, the storm attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of the same velocity and a minimum barometric pressure of 994 mbar (29.4 inHg).

[7] However, it weakened slightly to a 130 mph (210 km/h) Category 4 hurricane before making landfall on Edisto Island, South Carolina, at 1625 UTC on September 29.

Hannah deepened to a Category 3 hurricane on October 1, hours before the storm reached its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (190 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 959 mbar (28.3 inHg).

[2] At this time, a Colorado low drew polar air into the Mississippi Valley, suggesting extratropical characteristics of the developing system.

[2][7] The highest tides, 4.4 ft (1.3 m) above normal, were reported at Cedar Key, Florida, while the strongest gust recorded, 55 mph (89 km/h), was measured at Pensacola International Airport.

[2] Heavy rainfall from Irene spread across much of the Southern United States, peaking at 10.96 inches (278 mm) in Neels Gap, Georgia.

[35] Red tides were ongoing in western Florida; winds from the storm's precursor blew thousands of dead fish ashore.

[7][2] After emerging into the Atlantic Ocean on the following day, Judith began re-strengthening while heading east-northeastward, reaching hurricane status several hours later.

[23] The Imperial River overflowed near Bonita Springs, flooding pasture lands and washing out crops, most of which were recently planted.