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The Shelter and the Storm
Station 137Est. MMXXVI
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Best track · BETSY (1956) HURDAT2 · 46 fixes · AL
Wind intensity · 6-hourly fixes over the storm's life
TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
Atlas · Named storm · AL

BETSY (1956)

Weakened toward the end of its run. Peaked as category 3 at 105 kt before weakening out.

Peak winds105 kt
Peak categoryCategory 3
Track duration~11.5 days
Fixes46
HURDAT2 id AL031956 · genesis 13.5°, -47.2° · dissipation 42.1°, -36.5°

Life cycle

Formed as
TS
50 kt at 13.5°, -47.2°
Peaked as
C3
105 kt at fix 21 of 46
Ended as
TS
35 kt at 42.1°, -36.5°

Adjacent seasons

1955

1957

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