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Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm Amelia (1978)
30 July 1978 · North Atlantic
Tropical Storm Amelia formed in the North Atlantic basin on 30 July 1978 and lasted 1 day. Its sustained winds reached 83 km/h, with a minimum pressure of 1,005 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 30 July 1978
- Dissipated
- 1 August 1978
- Duration
- 1 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 83 km/h (45 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- Tropical Storm
- Minimum Pressure
- 1,005 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America80 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Ella222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Greta:olivia213 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Cora148 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Debra93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth