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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Earl (1998)
31 August 1998 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Earl formed in the North Atlantic basin on 31 August 1998 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 964 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 31 August 1998
- Dissipated
- 8 September 1998
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 964 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America107 km/h
- TSCanada93 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Mitch287 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Georges250 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Bonnie185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Danielle167 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Lisa120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Charley111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Frances102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Alex83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth