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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Helene (1988)
19 September 1988 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Helene formed in the North Atlantic basin on 19 September 1988 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 938 hPa.
- Formed
- 19 September 1988
- Dissipated
- 30 September 1988
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 938 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Gilbert296 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Joan:miriam232 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Florence130 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Debby120 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Keith120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Ernesto102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Beryl83 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Chris83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth