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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Bob (1979)
9 July 1979 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Bob formed in the North Atlantic basin on 9 July 1979 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 986 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 9 July 1979
- Dissipated
- 16 July 1979
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 986 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America98 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane David278 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Frederic213 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Henri139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Claudette83 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Elena65 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth