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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Gracie (1959)
20 September 1959 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Gracie formed in the North Atlantic basin on 20 September 1959 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 951 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 20 September 1959
- Dissipated
- 2 October 1959
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 951 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4United States of America213 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Hannah194 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Debra139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Cindy120 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth