Hurricane Edith (1971)
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Hurricane Edith was the strongest hurricane to form during the 1971 season, becoming a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Edith developed from a tropical wave on September 5 and quickly
Radar image of Edith at peak intensity
Edith entering the Gulf of Honduras
Edith approaching Texas on September 15
Tropical wave
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A tropical wave, in and around the Atlantic Ocean, is a type of atmospheric trough, an elongated area of relatively low air pressure, oriented north to south, which moves from east to west across the
Hurricane Edith (1971)
…Edith was the strongest hurricane to form during the 1971 season, becoming a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Edith developed from a tropical wave on September 5 and quickly strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean Sea. Edith rapidly intensified on September 9 as it approached Central America…
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