 September 19, 1955, weather map, featuring Ione | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 10, 1955 |
| Dissipated | September 21, 1955 |
| Category 4 major hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 140 mph (220 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 938 mbar (hPa); 27.70 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 7 direct |
| Damage | $88 million (1955 USD) |
| Areas affected | Leeward Islands, North Carolina, Virginia, Newfoundland |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Ione (/aɪˈoʊn/) was a strong, Category 4 hurricane that affected the U.S. state of North Carolina in September 1955, bringing high winds and significant rainfall.[1][2] It came on the heels of Hurricanes Connie and Diane,[1] and compounded problems already caused by the two earlier hurricanes. Spawned by a tropical wave which left the African coast on September 6, the system became a tropical depression in the tropical North Atlantic, before turning northwest and developing into a hurricane. After turning back to the west east of the Bahamas, Ione turned northwest and northward, moving across eastern North Carolina before moving east-northeastward out to sea. Ione caused $600 million (2005 USD) in damage, much of it to crops across North Carolina. As a result of Ione's impacts seven people died.[3]
- ^ a b "Atlantic hurricane best track (HURDAT version 2)" (Database). United States National Hurricane Center. April 5, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Roth, David M.publisher=Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. "Hurricane Ione Rainfall Data". Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Dunn, Gordon E.; Davis, Walter R. and Moore, Paul L.; Moore, Paul L. (December 1955). "Hurricanes of 1955" (PDF). Monthly Weather Review. 83 (12): 315–326. Bibcode:1955MWRv...83..315D. doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1955)083<0315:HO>2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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