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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Debra (1959)
22 July 1959 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Debra formed in the North Atlantic basin on 22 July 1959 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 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.
- Formed
- 22 July 1959
- Dissipated
- 27 July 1959
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 980 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America139 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Gracie213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Hannah194 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Cindy120 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth