Storm history › Atlantic › 1979 season
Unnamed tropical storm 18, 1979 Atlantic
This storm was a tropical storm of the 1979 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 23, 1979 to October 25, 1979, about 2 days, and covered 1,630 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 149 miles from Halifax, Canada.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 2 days
- Track length
- 1,630 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Halifax, Canada | 149 mi (239 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 925th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Don (2023), Hurricane Nicole (2022), Hurricane Henri (2021) and 48 more.
- Lowest pressure: 519th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Nicole (2022), Tropical Storm Karl (2016), Hurricane Kate (2015) and 15 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1979 Atlantic season's ACE.