Storm history › West Pacific › 1979 season
Tropical Storm Gordon (1979)
Gordon was a tropical storm of the 1979 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 25, 1979 to July 31, 1979, about 6 days, and covered 1,764 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 975 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Nanhai, China.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,764 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nanhai, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Foshan, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Zhaoqing, China | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Guigang, China | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Yunfu, China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Dongguan, China | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Laibin, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1326th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Prapiroon (2024), Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) and 94 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1034th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Koto (2025), Typhoon Saudel (2020), Tropical Storm Faxai (2007) and 70 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1979 West Pacific season's ACE.