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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Hernan (1996)
30 September 1996 · Eastern Pacific · Category 1
Hurricane Hernan formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 30 September 1996 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 980 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico.
- Formed
- 30 September 1996
- Dissipated
- 4 October 1996
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 980 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSMexico111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Yates241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Douglas213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Fausto194 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Alma167 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Boris148 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Cristina111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth