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Tropical Storm Dorothy (1970)

Atlantic storm, 08/18/1970 to 08/22/1970. Peak: Tropical storm.

Peak strength
Tropical storm
Peak winds
69 mph
60 knots
Lowest pressure
996 mb
Duration
4 days

Storm track

18 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point

  • Depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Cat 1
  • Cat 2
  • Cat 3
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5
All track points (18)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
08/18/1970 07:00 UTC11.5°N, 44.3°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/18/1970 13:00 UTC11.8°N, 45.9°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/18/1970 19:00 UTC12.1°N, 47.5°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/19/1970 01:00 UTC12.4°N, 49.1°WTropical storm40 mph-
08/19/1970 07:00 UTC12.8°N, 50.7°WTropical storm46 mph-
08/19/1970 13:00 UTC13.1°N, 52.2°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/19/1970 19:00 UTC13.3°N, 53.7°WTropical storm58 mph1,001 mb
08/20/1970 01:00 UTC13.5°N, 55.1°WTropical storm58 mph1,005 mb
08/20/1970 07:00 UTC13.7°N, 56.5°WTropical storm58 mph1,003 mb
08/20/1970 13:00 UTC13.8°N, 58.0°WTropical storm69 mph996 mb
08/20/1970 19:00 UTC14.1°N, 59.5°WTropical storm69 mph998 mb
08/21/1970 01:00 UTC14.5°N, 60.6°WTropical storm69 mph-
08/21/1970 02:00 UTC14.5°N, 60.8°WTropical storm (landfall)69 mph-
08/21/1970 07:00 UTC14.7°N, 62.0°WTropical storm63 mph1,002 mb
08/21/1970 13:00 UTC14.8°N, 63.5°WTropical storm58 mph-
08/21/1970 19:00 UTC15.0°N, 64.8°WTropical storm46 mph1,006 mb
08/22/1970 01:00 UTC15.2°N, 66.0°WTropical storm46 mph1,005 mb
08/22/1970 07:00 UTC15.4°N, 67.2°WTropical storm40 mph1,007 mb

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained

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