Storm history › Atlantic › 1956 season
Hurricane Greta (1956)
Greta was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1956 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 31, 1956 to November 7, 1956, about 7 days, and covered 3,033 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 970 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 70 miles from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 3,033 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 70 mi (113 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 515th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Ernesto (2024), Hurricane Nigel (2023), Hurricane Arthur (2014) and 25 more.
- Lowest pressure: 378th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Leslie (2024), Hurricane Zeta (2020), Tropical Storm Sebastien (2019) and 11 more.
- Energy: 17% of the 1956 Atlantic season's ACE.