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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Alma (1966)
5 June 1966 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Alma formed in the North Atlantic basin on 5 June 1966 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. It made landfall in Cuba and the United States of America.
- Formed
- 5 June 1966
- Dissipated
- 14 June 1966
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 970 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Cuba167 km/h
- TSUnited States of America111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Inez259 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Faith194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth