Storm history › Atlantic › 1978 season
Tropical Storm Debra (1978)
Debra was a tropical storm of the 1978 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 26, 1978 to August 29, 1978, about 3 days, and covered 993 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1000 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 100 miles from Houston, United States.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1000 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 993 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Houston, United States | 100 mi (161 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1247th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Bertha (2026), Tropical Storm Edouard (2026), Tropical Storm Chantal (2025) and 84 more.
- Lowest pressure: 938th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Gonzalo (2026), Tropical Storm Jerry (2025), Tropical Storm Lorenzo (2025) and 38 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1978 Atlantic season's ACE.