Storm history › Atlantic › 1955 season
Hurricane Flora (1955)
Flora was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1955 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 2, 1955 to September 9, 1955, about 8 days, and covered 3,580 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 3,580 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 399th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Francine (2024), Hurricane Isaac (2024), Hurricane Leslie (2024) and 32 more.
- Lowest pressure: 345th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Ernesto (2024), Hurricane Grace (2021), Hurricane Helene (2018) and 1 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1955 Atlantic season's ACE.