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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Ernesto (2006)
24 August 2006 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Ernesto formed in the North Atlantic basin on 24 August 2006 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 985 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America, Cuba and Canada.
- Formed
- 24 August 2006
- Dissipated
- 4 September 2006
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 985 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America93 km/h
- TSCuba65 km/h
- TSCanada37 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Gordon194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Helene194 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Florence148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Isaac139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Alberto111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Chris102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Beryl93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Debby83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth