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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Irene (2011)
21 August 2011 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Irene formed in the North Atlantic basin on 21 August 2011 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 942 hPa. It made landfall in Puerto Rico, the United States of America and Canada. It killed at least 56 people.
- Formed
- 21 August 2011
- Dissipated
- 30 August 2011
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 942 hPa
- Deaths
- 56
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Puerto Rico120 km/h
- Cat. 1United States of America120 km/h
- TSCanada80 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Katia222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Ophelia222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Rina185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Maria130 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nate120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Bret111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Arlene102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Gert102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth