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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Franklin (2017)
6 August 2017 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Franklin formed in the North Atlantic basin on 6 August 2017 and lasted 4 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 981 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico.
- Formed
- 6 August 2017
- Dissipated
- 10 August 2017
- Duration
- 4 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 981 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Mexico130 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Irma287 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Maria278 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Jose250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Harvey213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Lee185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ophelia185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nate148 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Bret83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth