Hurricane Greta
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The name Greta has been used for three tropical cyclone
s in the Atlantic Ocean. The name was used in several different schemes, as well as in the four and ten-year lists.
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
s in the Atlantic Ocean. The name was used in several different schemes, as well as in the four and ten-year lists.
- 1956's1956 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe 1956 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 15, 1956, and lasted until November 15, 1956. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The season was slightly below average, with only four hurricanes and eight...
Hurricane GretaHurricane Greta (1956)Hurricane Greta was the largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, with tropical storm-force winds spanning an area 1,200 miles wide. Originating from a tropical depression near Jamaica on October 30, the system initially featured non-tropical characteristics as it tracked northward...
- late season storm that killed one person and caused minor damage in Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. It is also the largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. - 1966's1966 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe 1966 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1966, and lasted until November 30, 1966. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The 1966 season was near normal with eleven tropical storms...
Tropical Storm Greta - no impact on land. - 1970's1970 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe 1970 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1970, and lasted until November 30, 1970. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin...
Tropical Storm GretaTropical Storm Greta (1970)Tropical Storm Greta was the final tropical storm of the 1970 Atlantic hurricane season. The seventh named storm of the season, Tropical Storm Greta developed from a tropical wave and a surface low that emerged off the coast of Africa. Forming on September 26, 1970 as a tropical storm, Greta...
- minimal impact in MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. - 1978's1978 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe 1978 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1978, and lasted until November 30, 1978. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin...
Hurricane GretaHurricane Greta-OliviaHurricane Greta–Olivia was a Category 4 hurricane that crossed over Central America, changing names upon reaching the Eastern Pacific during the 1978 Atlantic hurricane season and 1978 Pacific hurricane season. Striking Honduras on the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Fifi, the Greta threatened to...
- a major hurricane that crossed over Central AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and eventually became PacificPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
Hurricane Olivia1978 Pacific hurricane seasonThe 1978 Pacific hurricane season officially began May 15, 1978, in the eastern Pacific, June 1, 1978 in the central Pacific, and officially ended 30 November 1978. These dates conventionally delimit the period of time when tropical cyclones form in the eastern north Pacific Ocean.Activity this...
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