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Tropical Storm Elena (1979)

Atlantic storm, 08/30/1979 to 09/02/1979. Peak: Tropical storm.

Peak strength
Tropical storm
Peak winds
40 mph
35 knots
Lowest pressure
1,004 mb
Duration
3 days

Storm track

13 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 (13)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
08/30/1979 07:00 UTC25.5°N, 89.1°WTropical depression29 mph1,008 mb
08/30/1979 13:00 UTC26.0°N, 89.9°WTropical depression29 mph1,008 mb
08/30/1979 19:00 UTC26.4°N, 90.7°WTropical depression35 mph1,007 mb
08/31/1979 01:00 UTC26.8°N, 91.8°WTropical storm40 mph1,006 mb
08/31/1979 07:00 UTC26.5°N, 93.0°WTropical storm40 mph1,004 mb
08/31/1979 13:00 UTC26.8°N, 93.8°WTropical storm40 mph1,006 mb
08/31/1979 19:00 UTC27.0°N, 94.2°WTropical storm40 mph1,008 mb
09/01/1979 01:00 UTC27.3°N, 94.7°WTropical storm40 mph1,008 mb
09/01/1979 07:00 UTC27.6°N, 95.1°WTropical storm40 mph1,008 mb
09/01/1979 13:00 UTC27.9°N, 95.5°WTropical storm40 mph1,008 mb
09/01/1979 19:00 UTC28.5°N, 95.8°WTropical storm40 mph1,008 mb
09/02/1979 01:00 UTC29.0°N, 95.8°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
09/02/1979 07:00 UTC29.6°N, 95.8°WTropical depression29 mph1,008 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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