Storm history › Atlantic › 1964 season
Hurricane Ethel (1964)
Ethel was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1964 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 4, 1964 to September 17, 1964, about 13 days, and covered 5,057 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 969 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 969 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 5,057 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 399th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Francine (2024), Hurricane Isaac (2024), Hurricane Leslie (2024) and 32 more.
- Lowest pressure: 366th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Margot (2023), Hurricane Chris (2018), Tropical Storm Alberto (2006) and 5 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1964 Atlantic season's ACE.