Audrey made landfall just east of Sabine Pass, Texas, in the U.S. state of Louisiana as a strong Category 3 hurricane in late June.
Property damage that resulted from cyclone-related impacts totaled to $152 million in the United States, with most caused by Hurricane Audrey, which made landfall near the border between Texas and Louisiana.
[6] Though hurricane reconnaissance flights could not locate a well-defined center, ship observations showed that the tropical storm was moving quickly to the northeast.
[11] Due to its fast forward motion, the storm gained little in organization and made landfall near Port Leon, Florida, on June 9 with winds of 50 mph (85 km/h).
[6] Despite the tropical storm's fast passage over land, heavy rainfall was reported,[11] officially peaking at 14.95 in (380 mm) in Live Oak, Florida.
At the coast, the tropical storm's strong winds generated waves 2–3 ft (0.61–0.91 m) high, which caused moderate damage.
[5] Though located south of where the storm made landfall, buildings and roads along the Tampa Bay Area waterfront were flooded by the waves.
[16] The cabin cruiser Kinnebar capsized in the Gulf of Mexico due to the waves,[17] and five of the seven crew on board drowned; these were the only deaths associated with the system.
[18] A nearby trough aided the intensification of the system,[19] and it developed into a tropical depression on June 24, while remaining generally stationary in the Bay of Campeche.
[6] Situated in an area of favorable upper-air divergence and warm waters,[18] the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Audrey about six hours later.
Audrey intensified quicker while in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, reaching peak intensity as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph (200 km/h) on June 27.
[21] The effects of Audrey were felt as far north as Canada, where 15 people died due to the strong winds and heavy rain.
[5] The system slowly organized, developing into a tropical depression on August 8 about 100 mi (160 km) southeast of the Mississippi River Delta.
Bertha then turned northwestward and quickly organized;[6] the system attained its peak intensity with 65 mph (105 km/h) and an estimated minimum pressure of 998 mbar (hPa; 29.47 inHg) on August 9.
[6] After landfall, the storm moved northward due to a strong high-pressure system and weakened over land,[8] before degenerating into a remnant low at 0600 UTC on August 11 over Oklahoma.
Carrie intensified further, before reaching peak intensity on early September 8 as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (225 km/h) in the open Atlantic Ocean.
Although Carrie threatened Bermuda, the storm passed northeast of the island and then turned in a general eastward direction by September 17.
[28] As it was transitioning into an extratropical cyclone southwest of the Azores, the German ship Pamir encountered the storm and capsized on September 21, resulting in the deaths of 80 crew members on board.
[29] On September 5, a weak easterly wave moved into the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea due to the influence of an upper-level trough.
[11][6] Moving steadily towards the northeast at roughly 15 mph (25 km/h), Debbie only marginally strengthened due to the presence of cooler air entrainment.
Late on September 8, Debbie made landfall near Fort Walton Beach, Florida as a minimal tropical storm with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h).
[11][6] Offshore, the tropical storm generated high tides 2.5–4 ft (0.76–1.22 m) above average in Apalachee Bay, located about 150 mi (240 km) east of where Debbie made landfall.
In St. Marks, Florida, a station recorded maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h), the highest measured in association with the storm.
[11] As it entered the Gulf, the system developed thunderstorm activity and an area of low pressure, and as a result the Weather Bureau began initiating advisories on a newly formed tropical depression on September 16.
Esther continued to strengthened, reaching a minimum pressure of 1000 mbar (hPa; 29.53 inHg) early on September 18,[6] as reported by a hurricane reconnaissance flight.
[5] Shortly thereafter, the large tropical storm peaked with sustained winds of 65 mph (105 km/h) as it made landfall to the southwest of Dulac, Louisiana.
[5][6] Like Tropical Storm Debbie, which had made landfall just a week prior in the same area, Esther's wind impacts were minimal.
Although rainfall was beneficial in many places due to an existing drought, cotton, pecan, and peanut crops were damaged by the floods.
By 1200 UTC on September 25, Frieda attained hurricane strength, and reached peak intensity with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mbar (hPa; 29.30 inHg), as reported by the Canadian merchant ship Irvingbrook.
[2] On October 22, an area of thunderstorm activity developed north of the Lesser Antilles, and barometric pressures fell throughout the region.