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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Fox (1952)
20 October 1952 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Fox formed in the North Atlantic basin on 20 October 1952 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 934 hPa. It made landfall in Cuba and The Bahamas.
- Formed
- 20 October 1952
- Dissipated
- 28 October 1952
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 934 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Cuba194 km/h
- TSThe Bahamas115 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Charlie194 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Able157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth