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1968 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1968 Atlantic season had 9 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 4 of them hurricanes and 0 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from June 1, 1968 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Gladys (1968), at 100 mph (155 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 46.6.

Storms
9
Hurricanes
4
Major
0
Category 5
0
ACE
46.6
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Hurricane AbbyJun 1 – Jun 1375 mph992 mbCategory 1 hurricane3
Hurricane BrendaJun 18 – Jun 2680 mph990 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm CandyJun 22 – Jun 2670 mph995 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane DollyAug 10 – Aug 1785 mph985 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 5, 1968 AtlanticAug 26 – Aug 3130 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical storm 6, 1968 AtlanticSep 10 – Sep 1765 mph997 mbTropical storm1
Tropical Storm EdnaSep 13 – Sep 1770 mph1012 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 8, 1968 AtlanticSep 14 – Sep 2585 mph976 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 9, 1968 AtlanticSep 18 – Sep 2035 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm FrancesSep 23 – Sep 2960 mph1001 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 11, 1968 AtlanticSep 25 – Sep 2835 mph1004 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane GladysOct 13 – Oct 21100 mph977 mbCategory 2 hurricane2
Unnamed tropical depression 13, 1968 AtlanticNov 24 – Nov 2535 mph—Tropical depression—