What was Hurricane Helene?
Q: What was Hurricane Helene?
A: Hurricane Helene was one of the strongest hurricanes of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. It is tied with Hurricane Gordon, which was also very strong.
Q: How did it form?
A: Helene formed in the extreme southeastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean as a long Cape Verde-type hurricane.
Q: What category hurricane was it at its strongest?
A: At its strongest, Helene was a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
Q: Where did it travel to reach this level?
A: It reached this level as it travelled across the central Atlantic.
Q: Did it ever hit land during its life cycle?
A: No, it never hit land until the very end of its life as a weak extratropical cyclone.
Q: What effect did it have on land when it finally reached land?
A: When Hurricane Helene finally reached land, its effects were only small in northern British Isles.
