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1970 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1970 Atlantic season had 14 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 7 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from May 17, 1970 and the last ended on December 6, 1970. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Celia (1970), at 140 mph (220 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 66.6.

Storms
14
Hurricanes
7
Major
2
Category 5
0
ACE
66.6
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Hurricane AlmaMay 17 – May 2775 mph993 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm BeckyJul 19 – Jul 2365 mph1003 mbTropical storm1
Unnamed tropical depression 3, 1970 AtlanticJul 28 – Aug 135 mph1008 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane CeliaJul 31 – Aug 5140 mph944 mbCategory 4 hurricane2
Unnamed tropical depression 5, 1970 AtlanticAug 2 – Aug 635 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1970 AtlanticAug 7 – Aug 2480 mph1002 mbCategory 1 hurricane2
Unnamed tropical depression 7, 1970 AtlanticAug 11 – Aug 1835 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm DorothyAug 18 – Aug 2270 mph996 mbTropical storm1
Unnamed tropical depression 9, 1970 AtlanticSep 1 – Sep 235 mph1008 mbTropical depression—
Unnamed tropical storm 10, 1970 AtlanticSep 3 – Sep 1345 mph1006 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 11, 1970 AtlanticSep 5 – Sep 730 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane EllaSep 8 – Sep 13125 mph962 mbCategory 3 hurricane2
Tropical Storm FeliceSep 12 – Sep 1970 mph990 mbTropical storm1
Unnamed tropical storm 14, 1970 AtlanticSep 19 – Sep 2345 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 15, 1970 AtlanticSep 22 – Sep 2530 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm GretaSep 26 – Oct 445 mph1003 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed hurricane 17, 1970 AtlanticSep 30 – Oct 2285 mph989 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 18, 1970 AtlanticOct 12 – Oct 17100 mph974 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 19, 1970 AtlanticOct 20 – Oct 28100 mph995 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 20, 1970 AtlanticNov 13 – Nov 1535 mph1004 mbTropical depression—
Unnamed tropical storm 21, 1970 AtlanticNov 26 – Dec 670 mph987 mbTropical storm—