Storm history › Atlantic › 1980 season
Hurricane Karl (1980)
Karl was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic season. It was tracked from November 25, 1980 to November 28, 1980, about 3 days, and covered 1,170 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 1,170 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 686th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Oscar (2024), Hurricane Danielle (2022), Hurricane Julia (2022) and 57 more.
- Lowest pressure: 600th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Lisa (2022), Hurricane Humberto (2007), Hurricane Ernesto (2006) and 10 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1980 Atlantic season's ACE.