In Quebec, ten people were killed in the Montreal area, making Audrey the deadliest hurricane to strike the Canadian province in recorded history. Strong winds and torrential rainfall disrupted transportation services. Farther north, in Canada, 15 people were killed in Ontario and Quebec. Elsewhere in the United States, the storm brought strong winds that wrought additional damage.
As it moved towards the northeast, moisture associated with the extratropical remnants of Audrey intersected with a cold front over the Midwest, producing record rainfall that peaked at 10.20 in (259.08 mm) in Paris, Illinois. The storm produced 18 tornadoes across Mississippi and Alabama, causing $600,000 in losses and killing one person. In Louisiana and Texas, where Audrey first impacted, the damage toll was $128 million.Īfter moving inland and transitioning into an extratropical cyclone, Audrey caused additional damage across the interior United States. Audrey also dropped heavy rainfall, peaking at 10.63 in (270 mm) near Basile. Further inland in Louisiana, the storm spawned two tornadoes, causing additional damage. The rough seas killed nine people offshore after capsizing the boat they were in. Damage from the surge alone extended 25 mi (40 km) inland. The storm surge was reported to have peaked as high as 12 ft (3.7 m), inundating coastal areas. However, as is typical with most landfalling tropical cyclones, most of the destruction at the coast was the result of the hurricane's strong storm surge, which was amplified by Audrey's rapid strengthening just prior to landfall. Power outages also resulted from the strong winds. The hurricane's strong winds resulted in widespread property and infrastructural damage. Audrey caused much of its destruction near the border between Texas and Louisiana. Damages from offshore oil facilities alone was estimated at $16 million. Prior to making landfall, Audrey severely disrupted offshore drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Audrey was the first major hurricane to form in the Gulf of Mexico since 1945. Once inland, Audrey weakened and turned extratropical over West Virginia on June 29.
The hurricane made landfall with the same intensity between the mouth of the Sabine River and Cameron, Louisiana, later that day, causing unprecedented destruction across the region. At the time, Audrey had a minimum barometric pressure of 946 mbar ( hPa 27.91 inHg). On June 27, the hurricane reached peak sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h), making it a major hurricane. Moving north, it continued to strengthen and accelerate as it approached the United States Gulf Coast. Situated within ideal conditions for tropical development, Audrey quickly strengthened, reaching hurricane status a day afterwards. It formed on June 24 from a tropical wave that moved into the Bay of Campeche. Audrey was the first named storm and hurricane of the 1957 hurricane season.
The rapidly developing storm struck southwestern Louisiana as an intense Category 3 hurricane, destroying coastal communities with a powerful storm surge that penetrated as far as 20 mi (32 km) inland. Along with Hurricane Alex in 2010, it was also the strongest June hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin as measured by pressure. history, killing at least 416 people in its devastation of the southwestern Louisiana coast in 1957. Hurricane Audrey was one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in U.S. Part of the 1957 Atlantic hurricane season
South Central United States (particularly Texas and Louisiana), Southeastern United States, Midwestern United States, New England Quebec, Ontario
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