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1842 Iberian Hurricane
- When
- October 24–29, 1842
- Where
- Southwestern Spain
A Category 2 hurricane formed near Madeira, brushed Morocco, and struck southwestern Spain on October 29, 1842.
First detected southwest of Madeira on October 24, the storm reached Category 2 intensity with a pressure reading of 965 mb on October 26. After brushing northwestern Morocco on the night of October 28–29, it made landfall in southwestern Spain on October 29, likely becoming extratropical shortly thereafter.
Sources
- 1842 Atlantic hurricane season Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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