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Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm Elena (1979)
30 August 1979 · North Atlantic
Tropical Storm Elena formed in the North Atlantic basin on 30 August 1979 and lasted 3 days. Its sustained winds reached 65 km/h, with a minimum pressure of 1,004 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 30 August 1979
- Dissipated
- 2 September 1979
- Duration
- 3 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 65 km/h (35 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- Tropical Storm
- Minimum Pressure
- 1,004 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane David278 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Frederic213 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Henri139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Bob120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Claudette83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth