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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Earl (2016)
2 August 2016 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Earl formed in the North Atlantic basin on 2 August 2016 and lasted 4 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 979 hPa. It made landfall in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. It killed at least 65 people.
- Formed
- 2 August 2016
- Dissipated
- 6 August 2016
- Duration
- 4 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 979 hPa
- Deaths
- 65
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Matthew269 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Nicole222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Gaston194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Otto185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Alex139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Karl111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Colin93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Julia83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth