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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Emmy (1976)
20 August 1976 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Emmy formed in the North Atlantic basin on 20 August 1976 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 974 hPa.
- Formed
- 20 August 1976
- Dissipated
- 4 September 1976
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 974 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Belle194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Frances185 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Dottie83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth