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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Priscilla (1971)
6 October 1971 · Eastern Pacific · Category 3
Hurricane Priscilla formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 6 October 1971 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 951 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico.
- Formed
- 6 October 1971
- Dissipated
- 13 October 1971
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 951 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSMexico93 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Denise222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Francene:francesca185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ilsa185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Monica185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Bridget157 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Hilary157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Lily139 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth