At 18:00 UTC that day, a tropical depression formed and subsequently moved on a northwest trajectory. On September 10, the Television Infrared Observation Satellite observed an area of convection, or thunderstorms, to the southwest of the Cape Verde islands, suggesting the possibility of tropical cyclogenesis. Meteorological history Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scaleĮxtratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression There were also seven deaths reported when a United States Navy P5M aircraft crashed about 120 miles (190 km) north of Bermuda. Overall, damage was minor, totaling about $6 million (1961 USD). Additionally, some areas observed more than 8 inches (203 mm) of rainfall, flooding basements, low-lying roads, and underpasses. Similar impact was reported in Massachusetts. High tides caused coastal flooding and damage to a number of pleasure boats. In New York, strong winds led to severe crop losses and over 300,000 power outages. Between North Carolina and New Jersey, effects were primarily limited to strong winds and minor beach erosion and coastal flooding due to storm surge. The remnants persisted for about 12 hours, before dissipating early on September 27. Later on September 26, the storm made landfall in southeastern Maine, before weakening to a tropical depression and becoming extratropical over southeastern Quebec. Early on the following day, Esther struck Cape Cod, hours before emerging into the Gulf of Maine. The storm turned eastward early on the following day, and rapidly weakened to a tropical storm.Įsther then executed a large cyclonic loop, until curving northward on September 25. Esther began to weaken while approaching New England and fell to Category 3 intensity on September 21. The storm curved north-northeastward on September 19, while offshore of North Carolina. Late on September 17, Esther strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) on September 18. The storm remained a Category 3 hurricane for about four days and gradually moved in a west-northwestward direction. Early on September 13, Esther curved westward and deepened into a major hurricane. Moving northwestward, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Esther on September 11, before reaching hurricane intensity on the following day. The fifth tropical cyclone, named storm, and hurricane of the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season, Esther developed from an area of disturbed weather hundreds of miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands on September 10. Hurricane Esther was the first large tropical cyclone to be discovered by satellite imagery. Part of the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season East Coast of the United States, New England
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