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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Hazel (1954)
5 October 1954 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Hazel formed in the North Atlantic basin on 5 October 1954 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 938 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America, Haiti, The Bahamas and Canada.
- Formed
- 5 October 1954
- Dissipated
- 18 October 1954
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 938 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4United States of America213 km/h
- Cat. 3Haiti194 km/h
- Cat. 2The Bahamas157 km/h
- TSCanada111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Edna204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Carol185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Alice176 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Alice148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth