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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Katia (2011)
28 August 2011 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Katia formed in the North Atlantic basin on 28 August 2011 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 942 hPa. It made landfall in the United Kingdom.
- Formed
- 28 August 2011
- Dissipated
- 12 September 2011
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 942 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited Kingdom111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Ophelia222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Irene194 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