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      Hurricane Brenda

      Storm Activity: Aug 18, 1973 - Aug 22, 1973

      Peak Wind
      90 mph
      Lowest Pressure
      977 mb
      Duration
      4 days
      Last Position
      17.2 N 91.5 W

      Storm Track

      Aug 18 – Aug 22
      Storm Category
      1. Tropical Depression < 39 mph
      2. Tropical Storm 39-73 mph
      3. Category 1 Peak 74-95 mph
      4. Category 2 96-110 mph
      5. Category 3 111-129 mph
      6. Category 4 130-156 mph
      7. Category 5 157+ mph

      Intensity

      Sustained wind at each observation
      Peak wind
      90 mph
      Peak category
      Category 1
      Lowest pressure
      977 mb

      Aug 22 · 00:00 GMT 35 mph -- Tropical Depression

      Storm Track Statistics

      Aug 22 00:00 GMT 17.2 -91.5 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 21 21:00 GMT 17.36 -91.83 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 21 18:00 GMT 17.6 -92.1 45 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 21 15:00 GMT 17.98 -92.26 60 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 21 12:00 GMT 18.4 -92.3 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 21 09:00 GMT 18.73 -92.23 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 21 06:00 GMT 19 -92.1 90 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 21 03:00 GMT 19.22 -92 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 21 00:00 GMT 19.4 -91.9 80 mph 977 mb Hurricane 1
      Aug 20 21:00 GMT 19.59 -91.82 75 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 20 18:00 GMT 19.8 -91.7 75 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 20 15:00 GMT 20.05 -91.49 65 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 20 12:00 GMT 20.3 -91.2 50 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 20 09:00 GMT 20.51 -90.88 50 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 20 06:00 GMT 20.7 -90.5 50 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 20 03:00 GMT 20.92 -90.04 50 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 20 00:00 GMT 21.1 -89.6 50 mph 996 mb Tropical Storm --
      Aug 19 21:00 GMT 21.18 -89.28 55 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 19 18:00 GMT 21.2 -89 60 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 19 15:00 GMT 21.2 -88.66 60 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 19 12:00 GMT 21.2 -88.3 65 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 19 09:00 GMT 21.25 -87.95 65 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 19 06:00 GMT 21.3 -87.6 65 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 19 03:00 GMT 21.31 -87.27 60 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 19 00:00 GMT 21.3 -86.9 60 mph 992 mb Tropical Storm --
      Aug 18 21:00 GMT 21.26 -86.49 50 mph 995 mb Tropical Storm --
      Aug 18 18:00 GMT 21.2 -86 40 mph 999 mb Tropical Storm --
      Aug 18 15:00 GMT 21.13 -85.42 35 mph 1,003 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 18 12:00 GMT 21 -84.8 35 mph 1,007 mb Tropical Depression --
      Aug 18 09:00 GMT 20.78 -84.23 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 18 06:00 GMT 20.5 -83.7 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --

      Learn more about Hurricane Brenda and the 1973 Atlantic hurricane season in our hurricane archive.

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