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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Irene (1999)
12 October 1999 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Irene formed in the North Atlantic basin on 12 October 1999 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 176 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 958 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Cuba.
- Formed
- 12 October 1999
- Dissipated
- 19 October 1999
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 176 km/h (95 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 958 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America128 km/h
- TSCuba111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Floyd250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Lenny250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Gert241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Bret232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Cindy222 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Dennis167 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Jose157 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Harvey93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth