Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1980 season
Tropical Storm Kolia (1980)
Kolia was a tropical storm of the 1980 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 25, 1980 to March 16, 1980, about 20 days, and covered 4,300 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 85 miles from Antananarivo, Madagascar.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 20 days
- Track length
- 4,300 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Antananarivo, Madagascar | 85 mi (138 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 441st highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Chenge (2026), Tropical Storm Eleanor (2024), Tropical Storm Karim (2022) and 35 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1980 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.