What is Hurricane Carmen?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name = Hurricane Carmen | Type = hurricane | Year = 1974 | Basin = Atl | Image location = Hurricane Carmen 1974 satellite.jpg | Image name = Hurricane Carmen as a Category&nbsp;4 storm on September&nbsp;1 | alt = Black-and-white image of Hurricane Carmen near the Yucatán Peninsula | track = Car | Formed = August&nbsp;29, 1974 | Dissipated = September&nbsp;10, 1974 | 1-min winds = 130 | Gusts = 150 | Pressure = 928 | Damages = 162 | Inflated = 0 | Fatalities = 8 total | Areas = [[Puerto Rico]], [[Yucatán Peninsula]], [[Louisiana]], other [[U.S. state]]s | Hurricane season = [[1974 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''Hurricane Carmen''' was the strongest hurricane of the year 1974. The storm went across the [[Mexican]] [[Yucatán Peninsula]] and then cut across the state of [[Louisiana]]. It was at a strong Category 4 strength during its life. {{Retired Atlantic hurricanes}} {{hurricane-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carmen}} [[Category:Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes]] [[Category:Hurricanes in the United States]] [[Category:1974 in the United States]] [[Category:20th century in Puerto Rico]] [[Category:1970s in Mexico]] [[Category:20th century in Louisiana]] [[Category:Hurricanes in Mexico]] [[Category:1970s in weather]] [[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names]]