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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Elena (1985)
28 August 1985 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Elena formed in the North Atlantic basin on 28 August 1985 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 953 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Cuba.
- Formed
- 28 August 1985
- Dissipated
- 4 September 1985
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 953 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3United States of America185 km/h
- TSCuba89 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Gloria232 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Kate194 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Danny148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Juan139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Bob120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Isabel111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth