Storm history › West Pacific › 1980 season
Tropical Storm Georgia (1980)
Georgia was a tropical storm of the 1980 West Pacific season. It was tracked from May 19, 1980 to May 25, 1980, about 6 days, and covered 1,432 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Chaozhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,432 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Chaozhou, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Zhangzhou, China | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Jieyang, China | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Ningde, China | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Shantou, China | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Puning, China | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Wenzhou, China | 21 mi (34 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: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1980 West Pacific season's ACE.