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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Carmen (1974)
29 August 1974 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Carmen formed in the North Atlantic basin on 29 August 1974 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 928 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico and the United States of America.
- Formed
- 29 August 1974
- Dissipated
- 10 September 1974
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 928 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Mexico241 km/h
- Cat. 3United States of America194 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Becky213 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Dolly111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Alma93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth