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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Belle (1976)
6 August 1976 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Belle formed in the North Atlantic basin on 6 August 1976 and lasted 4 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 957 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 6 August 1976
- Dissipated
- 10 August 1976
- Duration
- 4 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 957 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America89 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Frances185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Emmy167 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Dottie83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth