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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Karen (2001)
11 October 2001 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Karen formed in the North Atlantic basin on 11 October 2001 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 130 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 982 hPa. It made landfall in Canada.
- Formed
- 11 October 2001
- Dissipated
- 15 October 2001
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 130 km/h (70 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 982 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSCanada74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Iris232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Michelle222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Erin194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Felix185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Humberto167 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Olga148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Gabrielle130 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Noel120 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth