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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Ellen (1973)
13 September 1973 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Ellen formed in the North Atlantic basin on 13 September 1973 and lasted 14 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 Iceland.
- Formed
- 13 September 1973
- Dissipated
- 27 September 1973
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 962 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSIceland52 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 1Hurricane Brenda148 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Delia139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Fran139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Gilda111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Christine93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth