North Atlantic in the 1950s

< 1940s 1960s >

The North Atlantic in the 1950s decade featured the following:

• 122 Catalogued cyclones
• 120 Estimated Intensities / 2 Partial / 0 Unknown
• 4,079 Known Fatalities
• 10,322 Known Injuries
• 129,690 Buildings Damaged
• 69,626 Buildings Destroyed
• $2.23 billion in Monetary Damages
• Strongest: Hurricane Janet (1955) – 175mph
• Most intense: Hurricane Janet (1955) – 908mb
• Deadliest: Hurricane Hazel (1954) – 1,191 fatalities
• Costliest: Hurricane Diane (1955) – $832 million
• Most destructive: Hurricane Hazel (1954) – 96,657 buildings affected
• Wettest: Hurricane Easy (1950) – 983mm
• Highest Surge: Hurricane Carol (1954) – 20 feet

Storm Numbers by year