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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Edith (1971)
5 September 1971 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Edith formed in the North Atlantic basin on 5 September 1971 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 943 hPa. It made landfall in Nicaragua, Honduras, the United States of America, Belize and Mexico.
- Formed
- 5 September 1971
- Dissipated
- 18 September 1971
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 943 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Nicaragua241 km/h
- Cat. 4Honduras222 km/h
- Cat. 1United States of America137 km/h
- TSBelize102 km/h
- TSMexico93 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Irene:olivia204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ginger185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Beth139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Fern139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Doria111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Laura111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth