 Hurricane Cindy impacted the Carolinas , the Mid @-@ Atlantic states , New England , and the Canadian Maritime Provinces during the 1959 Atlantic hurricane season . The third storm of the season , Cindy originated from a low @-@ pressure area associated with a cold front located east of northern Florida . The low developed into a tropical depression on July 5 while tracking north @-@ northeastward , and became Tropical Storm Cindy by the next day . Cindy turned westward because of a high @-@ pressure area positioned to its north , and further intensified into a weak hurricane off the coast of the Carolinas on July 8 . Early on July 9 , Cindy made landfall near McClellanville , South Carolina , and re @-@ curved to the northeast along the fall line as a tropical depression . It re @-@ entered the Atlantic on July 10 , quickly restrengthening into a tropical storm while it began to move faster . On July 11 , Cindy passed over Cape Cod , while several other weather systems helped the storm maintain its intensity . Cindy transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on July 12 as it neared the Canadian Maritime Provinces . 
