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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Alma (1970)
17 May 1970 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Alma formed in the North Atlantic basin on 17 May 1970 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 993 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 17 May 1970
- Dissipated
- 27 May 1970
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 993 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Celia222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ella204 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Dorothy111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Felice111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Becky102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth