On this date back in 1957...
NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU
HURRICANE ADVISORY NUMBER 1 AUDREY
1200 NOON CDT JUNE 25 1957
A HURRICANE WATCH IS ADVISED FOR THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST.
NAVY RECONNAISSANCE IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING INDICATES THAT THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS INCREASED RAPIDLY AND IS NOW A HURRICANE.
AT 1200 CST...1800Z...HURRICANE AUDREY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 22.5 LONGITUDE 93.0 OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. IT HAS MOVED VERY LITTLE DURING THE LAST 12 HOURS.
HIGH WINDS ARE ESTIMATED ABOUT 75 MPH IN A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND OUTWARD 100 MILES.
HURRICANE AUDREY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD ABOUT 5 MPH DURING NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS AND INCREASE SLOWLY IN SIZE AND INTENSITY.
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS AND IN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD WATCH FOR LATER ADVISORIES.
NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT 4 PM CST.
CONNER WEATHER BUREAU NEW ORLEANS
Based on Navy Reconnaissance that found a central pressure of 989 millibars and maximum winds of 85 knots, the tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico was upgraded to hurricane status and named Audrey at noon on June 25, 1957.
It was nearly stationary some 380 miles southeast of Brownsville, Texas over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The radar presentation from the aircraft was characterized as “poor” indicating that the storm was not very organized and rapid intensification was not indicated.
Audrey would steadily intensify over the next 30 hours and the deepen rapidly during the overnight hours just before landfall on the morning of the 27th on the Southwest Lousiaina Coast. Audrey would kill 390 people, making it the ninth deadliest hurricane in United States history. 192 people were never found,
NEW ORLEANS WEATHER BUREAU
HURRICANE ADVISORY NUMBER 1 AUDREY
1200 NOON CDT JUNE 25 1957
A HURRICANE WATCH IS ADVISED FOR THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST.
NAVY RECONNAISSANCE IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING INDICATES THAT THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS INCREASED RAPIDLY AND IS NOW A HURRICANE.
AT 1200 CST...1800Z...HURRICANE AUDREY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 22.5 LONGITUDE 93.0 OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. IT HAS MOVED VERY LITTLE DURING THE LAST 12 HOURS.
HIGH WINDS ARE ESTIMATED ABOUT 75 MPH IN A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND OUTWARD 100 MILES.
HURRICANE AUDREY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD ABOUT 5 MPH DURING NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS AND INCREASE SLOWLY IN SIZE AND INTENSITY.
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS AND IN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD WATCH FOR LATER ADVISORIES.
NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT 4 PM CST.
CONNER WEATHER BUREAU NEW ORLEANS
Based on Navy Reconnaissance that found a central pressure of 989 millibars and maximum winds of 85 knots, the tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico was upgraded to hurricane status and named Audrey at noon on June 25, 1957.
It was nearly stationary some 380 miles southeast of Brownsville, Texas over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The radar presentation from the aircraft was characterized as “poor” indicating that the storm was not very organized and rapid intensification was not indicated.
Audrey would steadily intensify over the next 30 hours and the deepen rapidly during the overnight hours just before landfall on the morning of the 27th on the Southwest Lousiaina Coast. Audrey would kill 390 people, making it the ninth deadliest hurricane in United States history. 192 people were never found,