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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Edna (1953)
15 September 1953 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Edna formed in the North Atlantic basin on 15 September 1953 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 962 hPa. It made landfall in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
- Formed
- 15 September 1953
- Dissipated
- 21 September 1953
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 962 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Ireland130 km/h
- Cat. 1United Kingdom120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Carol259 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Florence185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Barbara148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth