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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Emily (2005)
11 July 2005 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Emily formed in the North Atlantic basin on 11 July 2005 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 929 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico. It killed at least 17 people.
- Formed
- 11 July 2005
- Dissipated
- 21 July 2005
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 929 hPa
- Deaths
- 17
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Mexico170 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Wilma296 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Rita287 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Katrina278 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Dennis241 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Maria185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Beta185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Irene167 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nate148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth