This is the initial advisory on 1957's tropical depression number one that wold intensify radidly into Hurricane Audrey. Audrey would bring terrible loss of life to the coastal sections of southwestern Louisiana.
BULLETIN
1030PM CST JUNE 24 1957
NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS LOCATED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AT 1030 PM CST. HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. INDICATIONS ARE FOR NORTHWARD MOVEMEN OF THE DEPRESSION. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST SHOULD NOT VENTURE INTO THE OPEN GULF. NEXT RELEASE WILL BE AT 4 AM CST UNLESS DEVELOPMENTS WARRANT AN EARLIER RELEASE.
KRAFT WEATHER BUREAU NEW ORLEANS
The new depression was directly south of Cameron, LA. The storm would become Hurricane Audrey, moving northward over the next 3 days and striking near the town of Cameron, causing extreme loss of life. More all weekend.
BULLETIN
1030PM CST JUNE 24 1957
NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS LOCATED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AT 1030 PM CST. HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. INDICATIONS ARE FOR NORTHWARD MOVEMEN OF THE DEPRESSION. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST SHOULD NOT VENTURE INTO THE OPEN GULF. NEXT RELEASE WILL BE AT 4 AM CST UNLESS DEVELOPMENTS WARRANT AN EARLIER RELEASE.
KRAFT WEATHER BUREAU NEW ORLEANS
The new depression was directly south of Cameron, LA. The storm would become Hurricane Audrey, moving northward over the next 3 days and striking near the town of Cameron, causing extreme loss of life. More all weekend.