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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Fran (1973)
7 October 1973 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Fran formed in the North Atlantic basin on 7 October 1973 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 974 hPa. It made landfall in France.
- Formed
- 7 October 1973
- Dissipated
- 14 October 1973
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 974 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSFrance102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ellen185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Brenda148 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Delia139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Gilda111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Christine93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth