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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane King (1950)
13 October 1950 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane King formed in the North Atlantic basin on 13 October 1950 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 955 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Cuba.
- Formed
- 13 October 1950
- Dissipated
- 20 October 1950
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 955 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4United States of America213 km/h
- Cat. 1Cuba139 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Dog232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Fox222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Able204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Easy194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Jig185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Charlie176 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane George176 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Baker167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth