Meteorological History
Cindy formed on September 16, from a trough of low pressure 200 miles (322 km) east-northeast of Brownsville, Texas. Shortly thereafter, a ship reported tropical storm force winds, prompting forecasters at the National Hurricane Center to name the storm Cindy. The storm tracked north-northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h), and continued at near that speed and direction for almost 24 hours. By 1800 UTC an eye was detected on radar as the storm was located 200 miles (322 km) east of Corpus Christi. Early on September 17, Cindy intensified enough to be upgraded to hurricane status. This was based on the ship SS Sabine reporting hurricane force winds near the center of circulation. Simultaneously, Cindy attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 996 mbar (29.4 inHg).
Intensity leveled-off slightly after Cindy attained peak intensity, with winds dropping to minimal hurricane status. Later on September 17, Cindy made landfall near Port Arthur, Texas with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). After landfall, the storm stalled out over eastern Texas for 18 hours before drifting slowly westward. The southwestward drift caused Cindy to rapidly weaken to a weak tropical storm on September 18 and later to a tropical depression a day later. After drifting slowly for two days over southeastern Texas, Cindy finally dissipated on September 20 northwest of Brownsville.
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