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1958 Atlantic hurricane season
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Season summary map
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First storm formed
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May 25, 1958
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Last storm dissipated
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October 17, 1958
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Strongest storm
|
Helene ? 930
mbar
(
hPa
) (27.47
inHg
), 150 mph (240 km/h)
|
Total depressions
|
12
|
Total storms
|
12
|
Hurricanes
|
7
|
Major hurricanes (
Cat. 3+
)
|
3
|
Total fatalities
|
52 overall
|
Total damage
|
$11.65 million (1958
USD
)
|
Atlantic hurricane seasons
1956
,
1957
,
1958
,
1959
,
1960
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The
1958 Atlantic hurricane season
included every tropical cyclone either affecting or threatening land. There were ten
named storms
as well as one
pre-season tropical depression
.