Storm history › West Pacific › 1980 season
Tropical Storm Alex (1980)
Alex was a tropical storm of the 1980 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 8, 1980 to October 14, 1980, about 6 days, and covered 2,093 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 998 mb.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 998 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 2,093 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1952nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Nangka (2026), Tropical Storm Bailu (2025), Tropical Storm Jongdari (2024) and 74 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1861st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Depression Mujigae (2009), Tropical Storm Nichole (1998), Tropical Storm Dawn (1998) and 16 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1980 West Pacific season's ACE.