Storm history › Atlantic › 1973 season
Hurricane Ellen (1973)
Ellen was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1973 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 13, 1973 to September 27, 1973, about 14 days, and covered 6,965 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 962 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 962 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 6,965 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 282nd highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Bonnie (2022), Hurricane Epsilon (2020), Hurricane Zeta (2020) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 285th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Gert (2017), Hurricane Lee (2017), Hurricane Maria (2005) and 6 more.
- Energy: 27% of the 1973 Atlantic season's ACE.