Storm history › Atlantic › 1971 season
Tropical Storm Kristy (1971)
Kristy was a tropical storm of the 1971 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 18, 1971 to October 21, 1971, about 3 days, and covered 1,812 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 992 mb.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 1,812 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 998th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Fay (2026), Tropical Storm Bret (2023), Tropical Storm Ophelia (2023) and 58 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Alberto (2024), Tropical Storm Bill (2021), Tropical Storm Alpha (2020) and 9 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1971 Atlantic season's ACE.