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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Isabel (2003)
6 September 2003 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Isabel formed in the North Atlantic basin on 6 September 2003 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 269 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 915 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 6 September 2003
- Dissipated
- 20 September 2003
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 269 km/h (145 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 915 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America139 km/h
- TSCanada61 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Fabian232 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Kate204 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Juan167 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Claudette148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Erika120 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Danny120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Nicholas111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Larry102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth