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1979 Tropical Storm ELENA (1979242N26271)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1979242N26271
Start Aug 30 00Z
Landfall Sep 1 18Z
Max Intensity 35 kt (Aug 30 18Z)
End Sep 2 00Z
ATCF IDs AL121979
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

Map of storm track

Radial wind information

No radial wind information for this storm


Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES USA WIND USA PRES
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts kts
NA 1979-08-30 00:00:00 TS 25.50 -89.10 25 1008 25 1008
NA 03:00:00 TS 25.80 -89.50 25 1008
NA 06:00:00 TS 26.00 -89.90 25 1008 25 1008
NA 09:00:00 TS 26.20 -90.30 28 1008
NA 12:00:00 TS 26.40 -90.70 30 1007 30 1007
NA 15:00:00 TS 26.70 -91.20 33 1007
NA 18:00:00 TS 26.80 -91.80 35 1006 35 1006
NA 21:00:00 TS 26.70 -92.40 35 1005
NA 1979-08-31 00:00:00 TS 26.50 -93.00 35 1004 35 1004
NA 03:00:00 TS 26.60 -93.50 35 1005
NA 06:00:00 TS 26.80 -93.80 35 1006 35 1006
NA 09:00:00 TS 26.90 -94.00 35 1007
NA 12:00:00 TS 27.00 -94.20 35 1008 35 1008
NA 15:00:00 TS 27.10 -94.40 35 1008
NA 18:00:00 TS 27.30 -94.70 35 1008 35 1008
NA 21:00:00 TS 27.40 -94.90 35 1008
NA 1979-09-01 00:00:00 TS 27.60 -95.10 35 1008 35 1008
NA 03:00:00 TS 27.70 -95.30 35 1008
NA 06:00:00 TS 27.90 -95.50 35 1008 35 1008
NA 09:00:00 TS 28.20 -95.70 35 1008
NA 12:00:00 TS 28.50 -95.80 35 1008 35 1008
NA 15:00:00 TS 28.70 -95.80 33 1008
NA 18:00:00 TS 29.00 -95.80 30 1008 30 1008
NA 21:00:00 TS 29.30 -95.80 28 1008
NA 1979-09-02 00:00:00 TS 29.60 -95.80 25 1008 25 1008

Source Information

Agency Information
USA hurdat2-atl-1851-2023-042624b.txt:Line=35318:ELENA
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824
TD9636
TD9635
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA STATUS USA WIND USA PRES USA SSHS STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north kts mb degrees north degrees east
1979 NA GM 1979-08-30 00:00:00 TS 25.50 -89.10 25 1008 hurdat_atl 390 369 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 25.50 -89.10 TD 25 1008 -1 9 305
1979 NA GM 03:00:00 TS 25.80 -89.50 359 342 P______________ AL121979 25.80 -89.50 TD 25 1008 -1 9 305
1979 NA GM 06:00:00 TS 26.00 -89.90 25 1008 hurdat_atl 344 323 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 26.00 -89.90 TD 25 1008 -1 8 305
1979 NA GM 09:00:00 TS 26.20 -90.30 323 301 P______________ AL121979 26.20 -90.30 TD 28 1008 -1 8 300
1979 NA GM 12:00:00 TS 26.40 -90.70 30 1007 hurdat_atl 301 279 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 26.40 -90.70 TD 30 1007 -1 10 300
1979 NA GM 15:00:00 TS 26.70 -91.20 269 263 P______________ AL121979 26.70 -91.20 TD 33 1007 -1 11 290
1979 NA GM 18:00:00 TS 26.80 -91.80 35 1006 hurdat_atl 271 271 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 26.80 -91.80 TS 35 1006 0 11 270
1979 NA GM 21:00:00 TS 26.70 -92.40 305 305 P______________ AL121979 26.70 -92.40 TS 35 1005 0 11 255
1979 NA GM 1979-08-31 00:00:00 TS 26.50 -93.00 35 1004 hurdat_atl 341 321 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 26.50 -93.00 TS 35 1004 0 9 265
1979 NA GM 03:00:00 TS 26.60 -93.50 315 281 P______________ AL121979 26.60 -93.50 TS 35 1005 0 8 295
1979 NA GM 06:00:00 TS 26.80 -93.80 35 1006 hurdat_atl 281 262 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 26.80 -93.80 TS 35 1006 0 6 300
1979 NA GM 09:00:00 TS 26.90 -94.00 262 242 P______________ AL121979 26.90 -94.00 TS 35 1007 0 4 300
1979 NA GM 12:00:00 TS 27.00 -94.20 35 1008 hurdat_atl 242 223 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 27.00 -94.20 TS 35 1008 0 5 300
1979 NA GM 15:00:00 TS 27.10 -94.40 223 191 P______________ AL121979 27.10 -94.40 TS 35 1008 0 5 305
1979 NA GM 18:00:00 TS 27.30 -94.70 35 1008 hurdat_atl 191 172 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 27.30 -94.70 TS 35 1008 0 5 305
1979 NA GM 21:00:00 TS 27.40 -94.90 172 142 P______________ AL121979 27.40 -94.90 TS 35 1008 0 5 310
1979 NA GM 1979-09-01 00:00:00 TS 27.60 -95.10 35 1008 hurdat_atl 142 121 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 27.60 -95.10 TS 35 1008 0 5 310
1979 NA GM 03:00:00 TS 27.70 -95.30 121 92 P______________ AL121979 27.70 -95.30 TS 35 1008 0 5 310
1979 NA GM 06:00:00 TS 27.90 -95.50 35 1008 hurdat_atl 92 53 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 27.90 -95.50 TS 35 1008 0 6 325
1979 NA GM 09:00:00 TS 28.20 -95.70 53 22 P______________ AL121979 28.20 -95.70 TS 35 1008 0 7 335
1979 NA GM 12:00:00 TS 28.50 -95.80 35 1008 hurdat_atl 22 9 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 28.50 -95.80 TS 35 1008 0 6 345
1979 NA GM 15:00:00 TS 28.70 -95.80 9 0 P______________ AL121979 28.70 -95.80 TS 33 1008 -1 5 0
1979 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 29.00 -95.80 30 1008 hurdat_atl 0 0 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 29.00 -95.80 TD 30 1008 -1 5 5
1979 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 29.30 -95.80 0 0 P______________ AL121979 29.30 -95.80 TD 28 1008 -1 6 0
1979 NA NA 1979-09-02 00:00:00 TS 29.60 -95.80 25 1008 hurdat_atl 0 O______________ hurdat_atl AL121979 29.60 -95.80 TD 25 1008 -1 6 0