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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Able (1951)
16 May 1951 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Able formed in the North Atlantic basin on 16 May 1951 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 973 hPa.
- Formed
- 16 May 1951
- Dissipated
- 24 May 1951
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 973 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Easy241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Charlie213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Fox185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane How157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth