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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Barry (1983)
23 August 1983 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Barry formed in the North Atlantic basin on 23 August 1983 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 130 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 986 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico and the United States of America.
- Formed
- 23 August 1983
- Dissipated
- 29 August 1983
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 130 km/h (70 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 986 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Mexico130 km/h
- TSUnited States of America56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Alicia185 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Dean102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth