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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Beth (1971)
10 August 1971 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Beth formed in the North Atlantic basin on 10 August 1971 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 977 hPa. It made landfall in Canada.
- Formed
- 10 August 1971
- Dissipated
- 19 August 1971
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 977 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSCanada111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Edith241 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Irene:olivia204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ginger185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Fern139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Doria111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Laura111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth