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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Ginger (1971)
6 September 1971 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Ginger formed in the North Atlantic basin on 6 September 1971 and lasted 30 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 959 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 6 September 1971
- Dissipated
- 6 October 1971
- Duration
- 30 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 959 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Edith241 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Irene:olivia204 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Beth139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Fern139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Doria111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Laura111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth