Hurricane Ione was the third in a series of hurricanes to strike North Carolina during the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season. Jump to: navigation, search September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... The 1955 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... The 1955 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...

A tropical wave moved through the Cape Verde islands on September 6th. It became a tropical depression on September 10th, and a tropical storm later that day. Ione remained weak for the next 3 days, but it steadily strengthened as it moved north of the Lesser Antilles, reaching hurricane strength on the 15th. Conditions were favorable for additional development, and Ione reached her peak of 120 mph winds on the 18th while north of the Bahamas. September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... The Lesser Antilles are part of the Antilles, which together with the Greater Antilles form the West Indies. ...

Dry and cooler air was gradually entrained in Ione's circulation, and the hurricane weakened to a minimal hurricane at the time of its Wilmington, North Carolina landfall on the 19th, the third hurricane to hit the state in 6 weeks, and fourth in 11 months. The storm weakened to a tropical storm over land, but restrengthened to a Category 2 hurricane over the northwestern Atlantic. Ione continued northeastward, and became extratropical on the 21st. The extratropical storm crossed over Newfoundland, and was last seen on September 24th over the North Atlantic. For other places called Wilmington, see Wilmington Wilmington is a city currently located in New Hanover County, North Carolina. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... Jump to: navigation, search Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ...

Ione caused $88,035,000 in damage, much of it from crop damage in North Carolina. The rest came from minor flooding in an area already devastated by Hurricanes Connie and Diane six weeks earlier. (Sept 10-24) Ione caused only seven deaths, a low number attributed to well-executed warnings and effectiveness of relief groups such as the Red Cross. Hurricane Connie was the first in a series of hurricanes to strike North Carolina during the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season. ... Duration: Aug. ... The Anarchist Black Cross was originally called the Anarchist Red Cross. The band Redd Kross was originally called Red Cross. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Ione also came less than a year after Hurricane Hazel hit North Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane. Hurricane Hazel was the worst hurricane of 1954 and one of the worst hurricanes of the century. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying hurricanes by the intensity of their sustained winds, developed in 1969 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and National Hurricane Center director Bob Simpson. ...

The name Ione was retired and will never be used for an Atlantic hurricane again; this was before the formal lists were created, so it was not replaced with any particular name.

See also

• List of notable tropical cyclones