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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Ernesto (2012)
1 August 2012 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Ernesto formed in the North Atlantic basin on 1 August 2012 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 973 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico. It killed at least 12 people.
- Formed
- 1 August 2012
- Dissipated
- 10 August 2012
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 973 hPa
- Deaths
- 12
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Mexico157 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Sandy185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Michael185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nadine148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Rafael148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Isaac130 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Leslie130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Beryl111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Debby102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth