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The Shelter and the Storm
Station 137Est. MMXXVI
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Best track · BETSY (1961) HURDAT2 · 57 fixes · AL
Wind intensity · 6-hourly fixes over the storm's life
TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
Atlas · Named storm · AL

BETSY (1961)

Weakened toward the end of its run. Peaked as category 4 at 115 kt before weakening out.

Peak winds115 kt
Peak categoryCategory 4
Track duration~14.3 days
Fixes57
HURDAT2 id AL021961 · genesis 13.3°, -41.6° · dissipation 52.5°, -26.0°

Life cycle

Formed as
TS
55 kt at 13.3°, -41.6°
Peaked as
C4
115 kt at fix 16 of 57
Ended as
TS
35 kt at 52.5°, -26.0°

Adjacent seasons

1960

1962

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