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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Barbara (1953)
11 August 1953 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Barbara formed in the North Atlantic basin on 11 August 1953 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 973 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 11 August 1953
- Dissipated
- 16 August 1953
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 973 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America139 km/h
- TSCanada102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Carol259 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Edna185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Florence185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth