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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Lorenzo (2019)
22 September 2019 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Lorenzo formed in the North Atlantic basin on 22 September 2019 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa. It made landfall in Ireland.
- Formed
- 22 September 2019
- Dissipated
- 4 October 2019
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 925 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSIreland93 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Dorian296 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Humberto204 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Barry120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Nestor93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth