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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Florence (1988)
7 September 1988 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Florence formed in the North Atlantic basin on 7 September 1988 and lasted 4 days. Its sustained winds reached 130 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 982 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 7 September 1988
- Dissipated
- 11 September 1988
- Duration
- 4 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 130 km/h (70 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 982 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America130 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Gilbert296 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Helene232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Joan:miriam232 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Debby120 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Keith120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Ernesto102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Beryl83 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Chris83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth