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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Florence (1953)
23 September 1953 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Florence formed in the North Atlantic basin on 23 September 1953 and lasted 4 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 968 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 23 September 1953
- Dissipated
- 27 September 1953
- Duration
- 4 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 968 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America130 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Carol259 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Edna185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Barbara148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth