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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Celia (1970)
31 July 1970 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Celia formed in the North Atlantic basin on 31 July 1970 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 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, Mexico and Cuba.
- Formed
- 31 July 1970
- Dissipated
- 5 August 1970
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 944 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2United States of America176 km/h
- TSMexico102 km/h
- TSCuba65 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ella204 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Alma120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Dorothy111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Felice111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Becky102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth