Hurricane Fabian (2003)

Fabian passed just west of Bermuda in September 2003 and was among the most damaging cyclones on record to affect the island. On September 5 it made a direct hit with wind speeds of over 120 mph, the strongest hurricane to strike Bermuda since Hurricane Arlene in 1963. Damage came to around US$300 million.

Formed (UTC)

2003-08-27

Dissipated (UTC)

2003-09-09

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

125

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

Deaths, as sources state them

nine

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2003240N15329

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hurricane, category 4, bermuda, north atlantic, direct hit

Coordinates: 34.38941346164882, -64.29176373620068

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 2000 to 2007 seasons

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