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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Donna (1960)
29 August 1960 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Donna formed in the North Atlantic basin on 29 August 1960 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 29 August 1960
- Dissipated
- 14 September 1960
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3United States of America194 km/h
- TSCanada111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ethel185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Abby130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Brenda111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth