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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Charley (1986)
13 August 1986 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Charley formed in the North Atlantic basin on 13 August 1986 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 130 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 980 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. It killed at least 15 people.
- Formed
- 13 August 1986
- Dissipated
- 30 August 1986
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 130 km/h (70 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 980 hPa
- Deaths
- 15
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America120 km/h
- TSUnited Kingdom83 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 1Hurricane Bonnie139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Danielle93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth