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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Cindy (1959)
4 July 1959 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Cindy formed in the North Atlantic basin on 4 July 1959 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 995 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 4 July 1959
- Dissipated
- 12 July 1959
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 995 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America120 km/h
- TSCanada80 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Gracie213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Hannah194 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Debra139 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth