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
Saffir–Simpson scale
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The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale is a tropical cyclone intensity scale that classifies hurricanes—which in the Western Hemisphere are tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical d
Hurricane Edith (1971)
…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 strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean Sea. Edith rapidly intensified on…
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