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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Floyd (1987)
9 October 1987 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Floyd formed in the North Atlantic basin on 9 October 1987 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 993 hPa. It made landfall in Cuba.
- Formed
- 9 October 1987
- Dissipated
- 14 October 1987
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 993 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSCuba107 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Emily204 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Arlene120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Bret83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth