Ethel (1960)

Cat 3 AL061960 · Atlantic
Peak winds
100 kt
115 mph
Min pressure
974 mb
ACE
5.64
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
22 observations

What happened during Ethel?

Ethel was a Cat 3 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 12 to September 17, 1960 (6 days). It reached peak winds of 115 mph (100 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 974 mb. The storm made one landfall on September 15 at 30.4°N, 89.0°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1960-09-12
Last obs
1960-09-17
Storm number
6
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
22

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1960-09-12 18:00 TD 22.00 -93.00 25
1960-09-13 00:00 TD 22.30 -92.70 25
1960-09-13 06:00 TD 22.40 -92.40 30
1960-09-13 12:00 TS 22.60 -92.10 35
1960-09-13 18:00 TS 22.80 -91.90 40
1960-09-14 00:00 TS 23.10 -91.70 45
1960-09-14 06:00 TS 23.40 -91.30 60
1960-09-14 12:00 HU 23.90 -90.80 80
1960-09-14 18:00 HU 25.60 -90.00 100 974
1960-09-15 00:00 HU 27.10 -89.20 100 976
1960-09-15 06:00 HU 28.40 -88.80 80 981
1960-09-15 12:00 HU 29.40 -88.70 75 985
1960-09-15 18:00 HU 30.10 -88.80 70 984
1960-09-15 21:00 HU 30.40 -89.00 70 980 Landfall
1960-09-16 00:00 TS 30.60 -89.10 55
1960-09-16 06:00 TS 31.20 -89.00 40
1960-09-16 12:00 TD 32.00 -88.90 30 1007
1960-09-16 18:00 TD 32.90 -88.70 25 1010
1960-09-17 00:00 TD 33.90 -88.40 25 1011
1960-09-17 06:00 TD 34.90 -88.00 20 1012
1960-09-17 12:00 TD 35.90 -87.40 20 1013
1960-09-17 18:00 TD 36.80 -86.60 20 1015

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.