Storm history › East Pacific › 1971 season
Tropical Storm Jewel (1971)
Jewel was a tropical storm of the 1971 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 6, 1971 to August 11, 1971, about 5 days, and covered 1,140 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 127 miles from Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,140 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico | 127 mi (204 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 631st highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Elida (2026), Tropical Storm Iselle (2026), Tropical Storm Cosme (2025) and 38 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1971 East Pacific season's ACE.