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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Helene (1958)
21 September 1958 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Helene formed in the North Atlantic basin on 21 September 1958 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in Canada.
- Formed
- 21 September 1958
- Dissipated
- 4 October 1958
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Canada135 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Cleo222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Daisy213 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Ella176 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth