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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Ethel (1960)
12 September 1960 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Ethel formed in the North Atlantic basin on 12 September 1960 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 974 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 12 September 1960
- Dissipated
- 17 September 1960
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 974 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America130 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Donna232 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Abby130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Brenda111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth