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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Martha (1969)
20 November 1969 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Martha formed in the North Atlantic basin on 20 November 1969 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 979 hPa. It made landfall in Panama.
- Formed
- 20 November 1969
- Dissipated
- 25 November 1969
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 979 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPanama74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Camille278 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Debbie204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Gerda194 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Inga176 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Francelia157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth