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