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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Eloise (1975)
13 September 1975 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Eloise formed in the North Atlantic basin on 13 September 1975 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Cuba.
- Formed
- 13 September 1975
- Dissipated
- 24 September 1975
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2United States of America159 km/h
- TSDominican Republic93 km/h
- TSHaiti89 km/h
- TSMexico83 km/h
- TSGuantanamo Bay Naval Base70 km/h
- TSCuba56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Gladys241 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Caroline185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Doris185 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Amy130 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth