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The Shelter and the Storm
Station 137Est. MMXXVI
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Best track · GAIL (1953) HURDAT2 · 41 fixes · AL
Wind intensity · 6-hourly fixes over the storm's life
TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
Atlas · Named storm · AL

GAIL (1953)

Strengthened across its track. Peaked as category 1 at 70 kt before making final fix.

Peak winds70 kt
Peak categoryCategory 1
Track duration~10.3 days
Fixes41
HURDAT2 id AL101953 · genesis 13.1°, -35.5° · dissipation 34.5°, -58.0°

Life cycle

Formed as
TS
45 kt at 13.1°, -35.5°
Peaked as
C1
70 kt at fix 6 of 41
Ended as
TS
55 kt at 34.5°, -58.0°

Adjacent seasons

1952

1954

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