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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Flossy (1956)
20 September 1956 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Flossy formed in the North Atlantic basin on 20 September 1956 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 974 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Mexico.
- Formed
- 20 September 1956
- Dissipated
- 3 October 1956
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 974 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America120 km/h
- TSMexico61 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Betsy194 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Greta157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth