Storm history › East Pacific › 1973 season
Tropical Storm Heather (1973)
Heather was a tropical storm of the 1973 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 31, 1973 to September 1, 1973, about 2 days, and covered 210 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 135 miles from Tuxtla, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 2 days
- Track length
- 210 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Tuxtla, Mexico | 135 mi (217 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 828th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Moke (2026), Tropical Storm Julio (2026), Tropical Storm Keli (2025) and 158 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1973 East Pacific season's ACE.