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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Erika (2003)
14 August 2003 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Erika formed in the North Atlantic basin on 14 August 2003 and lasted 2 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 986 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico. It killed at least 2 people.
- Formed
- 14 August 2003
- Dissipated
- 17 August 2003
- Duration
- 2 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 986 hPa
- Deaths
- 2
- Estimated Damage
- 0 million US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Mexico120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Isabel269 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Fabian232 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Kate204 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Juan167 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Claudette148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Danny120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Nicholas111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Larry102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth