1953 Atlantic hurricane season/Andrew444's Version/Alternate version

The 1953 Atlantic hurricane season was an above average Atlantic tropical cyclone season, with 16 total cyclones, 13 named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes forming as the year progressed. The 1953 season was the first season to feature named staorms. The 1953 was eventful. Tropical Storm Alicia formed on August 4, making it one of the latest hurricane seasons on record. However, late formation does not have an effect on the storms and the 1953 season proved to be deadly. Hurricane Barry killed 7 in Louisiana. Dean killed 10 in the Caribbean. Hugo caused 20 deaths in New England. Jerry caused 22 deaths in Jamaica and Mexico and Marilyn killed 30 in late December. The season also proved costly. Dean caused 50$ million worth of damage. But the most notable storm of the season was Hurricane Iris. Iris wreaked havoc in the Caribbean anad Mexico, causing an estimated 482 deaths and 900$ million in damages.

Tropical Storm Alicia
Tropical Storm Alicia was the first named storm ever. It originated from a tropical wave exiting from the African coast. On August 4, the wave became a depression and Tropical Storm Alicia later that day. Alicia moved westward, strengthening into a 65 mph tropical storm the next day. Alicia subsequently weakened, and dissipated on the 7 without affecting land.

Hurricane Barry
A cluster of thunderstorms became more organized over the Gulf of Mexico in mid August. On the 17, it became a tropical depression. The depression meandered over the Gulf and became more organized. The depression became Tropical Storm Barry on the 19. Barry continued north, strengthening, and becoming a hurricane the next day. On the 21, Barry made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana as a 105 mph Category 2 hurricane. Barry slowly weakened after that, and dissipated over Illinois on the 23. Barry caused 2$ million in damages and killed 7 people in Louisiana. Barry was the first male named storm.

Tropical Storm Chantal
The same cluster of thunderstorms that spawned Hurricane Barry started to move westward towards Florida on the 20. The cluster quickly became organized, becoming Tropical Storm Chantal on the 23. The next day, Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in Tampa, Florida as a 65 mph tropical storm. Chantal weakened quickly after that and dissipated on the 25 while over Florida. Chantal killed 2 but caused no damages in the state.

Hurricane Dean
A tropical wave exited out of Africa in mid August. The wave showed no signs of development due to wind shear. On the 21, the wave entered the Caribbean and started to become more organized. On August 26, the wave became a tropical depression and Tropical Storm Dean later that day. Dean continued to strengthen, becoming a hurricane on the 27. It made landfall in Haiti as a weak Category 1 hurricane. After it exited out of Haiti, it further strengthened into a 120 mph Category 3 hurricane on August 30. Dean started to affect the Bahamas but started to weaken. It weakened back to a tropical storm on September 1 and a tropical depression the next day. On the 3, Dean dissipated over the open Atlantic. Dean caused 50$ million worth of damage in Haiti and Bahamas and killed 10.

Hurricane Erin
Hurricane Erin originated from a tropical wave while over the Bay of Campeche. The wave became a depression on August 31 and became Tropical Storm Erin on September 2. Warm waters caused Erin to strengthen, becoming a hurricane the next day. Erin moved westward towards the Mexican coast, where it made landfall as an 80 mph Category 1 hurricane near Veracruz, Mexico on the 4. Erin weakened after landfall and dissipated over Mexico the next day. Erin did not cause deaths or damages.

Hurricane Felix
A tropical wave exited out of Africa on September 1. The wave became a depression the next day and started to move northwest. There was no wind shear so the depression quickly organized without any resistance. Felix became a tropical storm on the 3. Wind shear started to weaken Felix back to a depression. Felix strengthened back to a tropical storm while near Bermuda on the 5. Felix continued to strengthen and peaked as a 100 mph Category 2 hurricane at the 7. Felix weakened after that due to cooler waters and became a tropical storm near Canada on the 10. Felix became extratropical the next day.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle
The seventh storm of the season started as a troical depression off the South Carolina coast on September 3.Due to the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, the depression became Tropical Storm Gabrielle on September 4. Gabrielle peaked as a 45 mph tropical storm off the North Carolina coast but subsequently weakened and dissipated later the next day. Gabrielle did not cause damage but did cause 1 drowning of North Carolina.

Hurricane Hugo
Hurricane Hugo originated from a tropical wave that became a tropical depression on the open Atlantic on September 7. It strengthened into a tropical storm named Hugo the next day. Hugo further strengthened into a hurricane while moving northward on the 10 and peaked as a weak Category 3 hurricane on the 12. Hugo threatened Bermuda but turned northwest at the last minute. Hugo started going towards New England and made landfall in Rhode Island on the 14 as a strong Category 1 hurricane. Hugo started to weaken, becoming a tropical depression on the 16, and became extratropical on the 18 over Canada. Hugo caused 20 deaths and 10$ million in damage in New England.

Hurricane Iris
A tropical wave exited out of Florida in early September. The wave became more organized, becoming a tropical depression near the Lesser Antilles on September 11. The depression strengthened over the warm waters of the Caribbean and became a tropical storm the next day. Iris continued to strengthen, becoming a hurricane on the 14. Iris then made landfall near the Haitian/Dominicanan border as a strong Catgeory 2 hurricane on the 15. Iris slightly weakened but restrengthened into a weak Category 3 hurricane. Iris made landfall in Cuba at that intensity. Iris moved over the island, exiting out as a tropical storm on the 17. Iris entered the Gulf of Mexico, where it peaked into a 145 mph Category 4 hurricane. Iris made landfall in Tamaulipas, Mexico as a weak Category 4 hurricane on the 20. Iris slowly weakened and dissipated over Mexico on the 22. Iris caused 900$ million worth of damage in the Caribbean, Cuba and Mexico. Iris also caused the deaths of 482 people: 12 in the Lesser Antilles, 100 in Haiti, 70 in Cuba and 200 in Mexico.

Hurricane Jerry
A tropical wave entered the Caribbean Sea on mid-September. The wave became a depression on September 12 near Jamaica. Due to Hurricane Iris, the depression slowly moved westward without much strengthening. It made landfall at Jamaica as a tropical depression on the 15. Gradually, the depression became more organized, becoming a tropical storm on the 16, a hurricane on the 17 and peaking as a 120 mph Catgeory 3 hurricane on the 18. Jerry made landfall on the 19 at that intensity at the Yucatan Peninsula. Jerry made landfall in a sparsely populated area so it did not cause much damage or deaths. Jerry dissipated later that day. Jerry did kill 22 people: 11 in Mexico and 11 in Jamaica but caused no damage.

Hurricane Karen
Hurricane Karen originated out of a cluster of thunderstorms north of Bahamas. A depression formed on the 16, and became Tropical Storm Karen the next day. Karen moved parallel to the Eastern Seaboard, but causing rip currents along the way. Karen strengthened, peaking as an 85 mph Category 1 hurricane on th 19. Karen moved over cooler waters and started to weaken. It became extratropical on the 21 near New York. Karen caused 3 deaths and severe beach erosion.

Tropical Storm Louis
A tropical depression formed out of a tropical wave in the open Atlantic on October 25. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Louis the next day,. Louis moved northward, peaking as a strong tropical storm on the 28. Louis started to weaken due to strong wind shear and became extratropical on the 31.

Hurricane Marilyn
A cluster of thunderstorms became organized near Hispaniola in late December, which is unusual. The thunderstorms organized enough to became a tropical depression on December 20 and a tropical later that day. Marilyn moved towards the Hispaniolan coast, becoming a hurricane in the process, which made it the latest hurricane on record. Marilyn made landfall as a strong Category 1 hurricane on the 22. It dissipated later that day. Marilyn caused 30 deaths and 30$ million in damage.

Storm names
These names were used to name storms during the 1953 season. The names not retired will be used again in the 1959 season. The season is the first to have named storms. Storms were named Alicia, Barry, Chantal, Dean, Erin, Felix, gabrielle, Hugo, Iris, Jerry, Karen, Louis and Marilyn for the first time in 1953.

Retirement
The name Iris was retired in 1953. It was replaced by Ira for the 1959 season.