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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Edna (1954)
5 September 1954 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Edna formed in the North Atlantic basin on 5 September 1954 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 943 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 5 September 1954
- Dissipated
- 14 September 1954
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 943 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2United States of America176 km/h
- Cat. 1Canada120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Hazel213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Carol185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Alice176 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Alice148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth