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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Betsy (1956)
9 August 1956 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Betsy formed in the North Atlantic basin on 9 August 1956 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 954 hPa. It made landfall in Puerto Rico.
- Formed
- 9 August 1956
- Dissipated
- 21 August 1956
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 954 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Puerto Rico154 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 2Hurricane Greta157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Flossy148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth