Storm history › West Pacific › 1973 season
Tropical Storm Sarah (1973)
Sarah was a tropical storm of the 1973 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 9, 1973 to November 12, 1973, about 3 days, and covered 1,077 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Nha Trang, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 1,077 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nha Trang, Vietnam | 3 mi (6 km) |
| Takeo, Cambodia | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 24 mi (38 km) |
| Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam | 34 mi (55 km) |
| Thuận An, Vietnam | 52 mi (84 km) |
| Biên Hòa, Vietnam | 54 mi (87 km) |
| Dĩ An, Vietnam | 55 mi (88 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1424th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pulasan (2024), Tropical Storm Mirinae (2021), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 104 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1973 West Pacific season's ACE.