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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Emily (1987)
20 September 1987 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Emily formed in the North Atlantic basin on 20 September 1987 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 958 hPa. It made landfall in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
- Formed
- 20 September 1987
- Dissipated
- 26 September 1987
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 958 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Dominican Republic176 km/h
- TSHaiti117 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 1Hurricane Arlene120 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Floyd120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Bret83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth