Storm history › West Pacific › 1970 season
Tropical Storm Violet (1970)
Violet was a tropical storm of the 1970 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 3, 1970 to August 10, 1970, about 7 days, and covered 2,304 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 992 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 9 miles from Nanning, China.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,304 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nanning, China | 9 mi (15 km) |
| Yulin, China | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Xinyi, China | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Guigang, China | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Yangjiang, China | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Changsha, China | 32 mi (52 km) |
| Yunfu, China | 47 mi (75 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1608th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Nokaen (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025), Tropical Storm Trases (2022) and 51 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1970 West Pacific season's ACE.