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Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm Carrie (1972)
29 August 1972 · North Atlantic
Tropical Storm Carrie formed in the North Atlantic basin on 29 August 1972 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 102 km/h, with a minimum pressure of 992 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 29 August 1972
- Dissipated
- 5 September 1972
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 102 km/h (55 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- Tropical Storm
- Minimum Pressure
- 992 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America93 km/h
- TSCanada93 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 1Hurricane Betty148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Agnes130 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth