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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Able (1952)
18 August 1952 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Able formed in the North Atlantic basin on 18 August 1952 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 983 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 18 August 1952
- Dissipated
- 3 September 1952
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 983 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2United States of America157 km/h
- TSCanada46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Fox232 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Charlie194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth