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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Hortense (1996)
3 September 1996 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Hortense formed in the North Atlantic basin on 3 September 1996 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 935 hPa. It made landfall in Puerto Rico and Canada.
- Formed
- 3 September 1996
- Dissipated
- 16 September 1996
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 935 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Puerto Rico130 km/h
- Cat. 1Canada120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Edouard232 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Fran194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Lili185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Bertha185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Isidore185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Dolly130 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Marco120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Josephine111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth