This was the SDTWFC's analysis of the 1958 Atlantic hurricane season. Simulations are provided for storms that reached hurricane status.
Storms[]
Tropical storm (NHC) | |
Duration | May 25 – May 28 |
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Peak intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min) 995 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Alex[]
(Previously Tropical Storm One)
Tropical storm (NHC) | |
Duration | June 14 – June 16 |
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Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min) 997 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Boris[]
(Previously Tropical Storm Alma)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
Duration | August 8 – August 17 |
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Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min) 980 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Colin[]
(Previously Tropical Storm Becky)
Category 4 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
Duration | August 11 – August 22 |
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Peak intensity | 220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min) 947 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane David[]
(Previously Cleo)
Category 4 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
Duration | August 24 – August 31 |
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Peak intensity | 220 km/h (135 mph) (1-min) 948 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Ethan[]
(Previously Daisy)
Category 2 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
Duration | August 30 – September 7 |
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Peak intensity | 175 km/h (110 mph) (1-min) 979 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Fred[]
(Previously Ella)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
Duration | September 4 – September 11 |
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Peak intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min) 993 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane George[]
(Previously Fifi)
Tropical storm (NHC) | |
Duration | September 13 – September 22 |
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Peak intensity | 85 km/h (55 mph) (1-min) 998 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Hector[]
(Previously Gerda)
Category 4 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
Duration | September 21 – October 4 |
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Peak intensity | 250 km/h (155 mph) (1-min) 931 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Ian[]
(Previously Helene)
Category 3 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
Duration | September 24 – October 1 |
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Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 956 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Jared[]
(Previously Ilsa)
Category 2 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
Duration | October 4 – October 12 |
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Peak intensity | 160 km/h (100 mph) (1-min) 968 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Karl[]
(Previously Janice)
Tropical storm (NHC) | |
Duration | October 15 – October 18 |
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Peak intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Luis[]
(Previously Tropical Storm Twelve)
Storm Names[]
This list was used for the first time this year. No names were retired, so the list was used again in 1964. Unused names are shown in italics.
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Season Effects[]
Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | |||
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Alex | May 25 - May 28 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 995 | United States East Coast, Nova Scotia | none | 0 | |||
Boris | June 14 - June 16 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 997 | Northern Mexico, Southern Texas | Minor | 3 | |||
Colin | August 8 - August 17 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (150) | 980 | none | none | 0 | |||
David | August 11 - August 22 | Category 4 hurricane | 140 (220) | 947 | Cape Verde, New Foundland | none | 0 | |||
Ethan | August 24 - August 31 | Category 4 hurricane | 130 (215) | 948 | Bahamas, United States East Coast | Minimal | 0 | |||
Fred | August 30 - September 7 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (175) | 979 | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, | 1.7 (2018 USD) | 36 | |||
George | September 4 - September 11 | Category 1 hurricane | 80 (130) | 993 | Northern Lesser Antilles | none | none | |||
Hector | September 13 - September 22 | Tropical storm | 55 (85) | 998 | Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Eastern Mexico, Texas, Louisiana | Minor | 5 | |||
Ian | September 21 - October 4 | Category 4 hurricane | 155 (250) | 931 | Bahamas, United States East Coast, Atlantic Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom | 100 (2018 USD) | (1) | |||
Jared | September 24 - October 1 | Category 3 hurricane | 115 (185) | 956 | Northern Lesser Antilles | none | none | |||
Karl | October 4 - October 12 | Category 2 hurricane | 100 (160) | 968 | Cayman Islands, Cuba, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda | 1.7 (2018 USD) | 1 | |||
Luis | October 15 - October 18 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 1000 | none | none | 0 | |||
Season aggregates | ||||||||||
12 | May 25 - October 18 | 155 (250) | 931 | North Atlantic Ocean | 103.4 (2018 USD) | 45 (1) |