World Map › Tropical Cyclones Since 1950 › 1999
Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Bret (1999)
18 August 1999 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Bret formed in the North Atlantic basin on 18 August 1999 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 944 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Mexico.
- Formed
- 18 August 1999
- Dissipated
- 25 August 1999
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 944 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2United States of America167 km/h
- TSMexico56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Floyd250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Lenny250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Gert241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Cindy222 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Irene176 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Dennis167 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Jose157 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Harvey93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth