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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Debbie (1961)
5 September 1961 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Debbie formed in the North Atlantic basin on 5 September 1961 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 961 hPa. It made landfall in Norway, Sweden and Finland.
- Formed
- 5 September 1961
- Dissipated
- 18 September 1961
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 961 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Hattie269 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Esther259 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Carla232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Betsy213 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Frances213 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Anna167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth