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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Francelia (1969)
29 August 1969 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Francelia formed in the North Atlantic basin on 29 August 1969 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 973 hPa. It made landfall in Belize and Guatemala.
- Formed
- 29 August 1969
- Dissipated
- 4 September 1969
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 973 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Camille278 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Debbie204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Gerda194 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Inga176 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Martha148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth