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1979 Severe Tropical Storm BEN (1979350N07153)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1979350N07153
Start Dec 16 05Z
Landfall Dec 21 09Z, Dec 22 03Z, Dec 23 06Z
Max Intensity 60 kt (Dec 22 18Z), 994 mb (Dec 22 00Z)
End Dec 23 12Z
ATCF IDs ,WP281979
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

Map of storm track

Radial wind information

Map of storm track

Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES USA WIND TOKYO WIND TOKYO PRES CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO WIND HKO PRES DS824 WIND TD9636 WIND
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts 1 kts 1 kts kts degrees north degrees north
WP 1979-12-16 05:00:00 TS 6.50 152.50
WP 06:00:00 TS 6.50 152.30
WP 09:00:00 TS 6.60 151.70
WP 12:00:00 TS 6.70 151.20
WP 15:00:00 TS 6.70 150.60
WP 18:00:00 TS 6.80 150.10
WP 21:00:00 TS 6.90 149.50
WP 1979-12-17 00:00:00 TS 7.00 149.00 15 15
WP 03:00:00 TS 7.10 148.50 15 15
WP 06:00:00 TS 7.30 148.00 15 15
WP 09:00:00 TS 7.40 147.50 15 15
WP 12:00:00 TS 7.50 147.00 15 15
WP 15:00:00 TS 7.60 146.50 15 15
WP 18:00:00 TS 7.70 146.00 15 15
WP 21:00:00 TS 7.90 145.50 15 15
WP 1979-12-18 00:00:00 TS 8.00 145.00 15 15
WP 03:00:00 TS 8.10 144.50 15 15
WP 06:00:00 TS 8.20 143.90 15 15
WP 09:00:00 TS 8.40 143.30 15 15
WP 12:00:00 TS 8.50 142.70 15 15
WP 15:00:00 TS 8.60 142.10 15 15
WP 18:00:00 TS 8.70 141.40 15 15
WP 21:00:00 TS 8.80 140.70 15 15
WP 1979-12-19 00:00:00 TS 9.00 140.00 15 15
WP 03:00:00 TS 9.20 139.30 15 15
WP 06:00:00 MX 9.40 138.60 15 19 1008 15
WP 09:00:00 MX 9.60 137.80 15 19 1008 15
WP 12:00:00 MX 9.90 137.00 15 19 1008 15 15
WP 15:00:00 MX 10.20 136.20 15 19 1008 15 16
WP 18:00:00 MX 10.40 135.50 15 19 1008 15 18
WP 21:00:00 MX 10.70 134.80 18 19 1008 18 19
WP 1979-12-20 00:00:00 MX 10.90 134.00 20 19 1008 20 20
WP 03:00:00 MX 11.10 133.20 20 21 1007 20 21
WP 06:00:00 TS 11.30 132.50 1006 20 1006 23 1005 20 23
WP 09:00:00 TS 11.40 131.70 23 1006 26 1004 23 24
WP 12:00:00 TS 11.60 131.00 1006 25 1006 29 1003 25 25
WP 15:00:00 TS 11.70 130.20 28 1006 34 1002 28 29
WP 18:00:00 TS 11.70 129.30 1006 30 1006 38 1000 30 33
WP 21:00:00 TS 11.60 128.50 35 1006 43 998 35 36
WP 1979-12-21 00:00:00 TS 11.50 127.60 1006 40 1006 48 996 40 1000 40 40
WP 03:00:00 TS 11.50 126.70 45 1001 48 996 43 998 45 40
WP 06:00:00 TS 11.50 125.90 40 996 50 40 996 48 996 45 995 50 40
WP 09:00:00 TS 11.60 125.10 45 43 996 48 996 48 995 45 40
WP 12:00:00 TS 11.80 124.40 45 996 40 45 996 48 996 50 995 40 40
WP 15:00:00 TS 12.00 123.70 40 43 996 48 996 50 995 40 41
WP 18:00:00 TS 12.20 123.00 40 996 40 40 996 48 996 50 995 40 43
WP 21:00:00 TS 12.40 122.30 43 43 995 48 996 50 995 43 44
WP 1979-12-22 00:00:00 TS 12.70 121.70 45 994 45 45 994 48 996 50 995 45 45
WP 03:00:00 TS 12.90 121.00 48 43 994 48 996 50 995 48 48
WP 06:00:00 TS 13.10 120.40 40 994 50 40 994 48 996 50 995 50 50
WP 09:00:00 TS 13.40 119.80 53 40 994 48 996 50 995 53 53
WP 12:00:00 TS 13.80 119.40 40 994 55 40 994 48 996 50 995 55 55
WP 15:00:00 TS 14.20 119.10 58 40 994 48 996 50 995 58 55
WP 18:00:00 TS 14.60 119.00 40 994 60 40 994 48 996 50 995 60 55
WP 21:00:00 TS 15.10 119.10 58 43 994 43 998 50 995 58 55
WP 1979-12-23 00:00:00 TS 15.70 119.40 45 994 55 45 994 38 1000 50 995 55 55
WP 03:00:00 TS 16.40 119.90 45 45 995 34 1002 45 998 45 48
WP 06:00:00 TS 17.30 120.70 45 996 35 45 996 29 1004 40 1000 35 40
WP 09:00:00 TS 18.40 121.80 30 1000 24 1006 33 1002 30 33
WP 12:00:00 MX 19.50 123.10 1004 25 1004 19 1007 25 1004 25 25

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp281979.txt
TOKYO bst_all.txt:Line=28835:BEN:7924
CMA CH1979BST.txt:Storm=35:Ben
HKO tc-besttrack-data-current.txt:Line=13422:BEN
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 w_npac.dat:968:BEN
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-003:Line=26967
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 WIND USA SSHS TOKYO LAT TOKYO LON TOKYO GRADE TOKYO WIND TOKYO PRES TOKYO R50_DIR TOKYO R30_DIR TOKYO R30_LONG TOKYO R30_SHORT TOKYO LAND CMA LAT CMA LON CMA CAT CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO LAT HKO LON HKO CAT HKO WIND HKO PRES DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north mb nmile degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb nmile nmile nmile 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb degrees north degrees east kts nmile degrees north 1 kts mb degrees north degrees north degrees east
1979 WP MM 1979-12-16 05:00:00 TS 6.50 152.50 1046 1042 ___________O___ -5 6.50 152.50 1 11 275
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 6.50 152.30 1042 1039 ___________P___ -5 6.50 152.30 1 11 275
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 6.60 151.70 1045 1042 ___________P___ -5 6.60 151.70 1 11 275
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 6.70 151.20 1053 1048 ___________P___ -5 6.70 151.20 1 11 275
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 6.70 150.60 1048 1041 ___________P___ -5 6.70 150.60 1 11 280
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 6.80 150.10 1041 1032 ___________P___ -5 6.80 150.10 1 11 280
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 6.90 149.50 1035 1030 ___________P___ -5 6.90 149.50 1 11 280
1979 WP MM 1979-12-17 00:00:00 TS 7.00 149.00 1035 1031 O_________OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 7.00 149.00 15 -1 7.00 149.00 TC 15 7.00 149.00 1 11 285
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 7.10 148.50 1038 1038 P_________PP___ WP281979 7.20 148.50 15 -1 7.20 148.50 TC 15 7.10 148.50 1 10 285
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 7.30 148.00 1055 1053 O_________OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 7.30 148.00 15 -1 7.30 148.00 TC 15 7.20 148.00 1 10 285
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 7.40 147.50 1064 1064 P_________PP___ WP281979 7.40 147.50 15 -1 7.40 147.50 TC 15 7.40 147.50 1 10 285
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 7.50 147.00 1075 1075 O_________OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 7.50 147.00 15 -1 7.50 147.00 TC 15 7.50 147.00 1 10 280
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 7.60 146.50 1087 1087 P_________PP___ WP281979 7.60 146.50 15 -1 7.60 146.50 TC 15 7.60 146.50 1 10 280
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 7.70 146.00 1100 1100 O_________OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 7.70 146.00 15 -1 7.70 146.00 TC 15 7.70 146.00 1 10 285
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 7.90 145.50 1127 1127 P_________PP___ WP281979 7.80 145.50 15 -1 7.80 145.50 TC 15 7.90 145.50 1 10 285
1979 WP MM 1979-12-18 00:00:00 TS 8.00 145.00 1145 1145 O_________OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 8.00 145.00 15 -1 8.00 145.00 TC 15 8.00 145.00 1 11 285
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 8.10 144.50 1166 1166 P_________PP___ WP281979 8.10 144.50 15 -1 8.10 144.50 TC 15 8.10 144.50 1 11 280
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 8.20 143.90 1192 1192 O_________OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 8.20 143.90 15 -1 8.20 143.90 TC 15 8.20 143.90 1 12 280
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 8.40 143.30 1232 1232 P_________PP___ WP281979 8.30 143.30 15 -1 8.30 143.30 TC 15 8.40 143.30 1 12 285
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 8.50 142.70 1236 1222 O_________OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 8.50 142.70 15 -1 8.50 142.70 TC 15 8.50 142.70 1 13 280
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 8.60 142.10 1222 1207 P_________PP___ WP281979 8.60 142.10 15 -1 8.60 142.10 TC 15 8.60 142.10 1 13 280
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 8.70 141.40 1207 1197 O_________OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 8.70 141.40 15 -1 8.70 141.40 TC 15 8.70 141.40 1 14 280
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 8.80 140.70 1197 1186 P_________PP___ WP281979 8.80 140.70 15 -1 8.80 140.70 TC 15 8.80 140.70 1 14 280
1979 WP MM 1979-12-19 00:00:00 TS 9.00 140.00 1188 1178 O_________OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 9.00 140.00 15 -1 9.00 140.00 TC 15 9.00 140.00 1 14 285
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 9.20 139.30 1182 1175 P_________PP___ WP281979 9.20 139.30 15 -1 9.20 139.30 TC 15 9.20 139.30 1 15 285
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 MX 9.40 138.60 1179 1173 O_O_______OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 9.40 138.60 15 -1 9.00 136.50 0 19 1008 9.40 138.60 TC 15 9.40 138.50 1 16 285
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 MX 9.60 137.80 1179 1169 P_P_______PP___ WP281979 9.60 137.80 15 -1 9.10 135.60 0 19 1008 9.60 137.80 TC 15 9.70 137.80 1 16 290
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 MX 9.90 137.00 1169 1099 O_O_______OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 9.90 137.00 15 -1 9.30 134.70 0 19 1008 9.90 137.00 TC 15 9.90 137.00 1 15 16 290
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 MX 10.20 136.20 1091 1023 P_P_______PP___ WP281979 10.10 136.20 15 -1 9.50 133.80 0 19 1008 10.10 136.20 TC 15 10.20 136.30 1 16 16 290
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 MX 10.40 135.50 1023 953 O_O_______OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 10.40 135.50 15 -1 9.80 133.00 0 19 1008 10.40 135.50 TC 15 10.40 135.50 1 18 16 290
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 MX 10.70 134.80 956 875 P_P_______PP___ WP281979 10.70 134.70 18 -1 10.10 132.10 0 19 1008 10.70 134.70 TC 18 10.70 134.80 1 19 16 290
1979 WP MM 1979-12-20 00:00:00 MX 10.90 134.00 875 806 O_O_______OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 10.90 134.00 20 -1 10.40 131.20 0 19 1008 10.90 134.00 TC 20 10.90 134.00 1 20 16 285
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 MX 11.10 133.20 795 728 P_P_______PP___ WP281979 11.10 133.30 20 -1 10.70 130.50 0 21 1007 11.10 133.30 TC 20 11.10 133.20 1 21 15 285
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 11.30 132.50 1006 tokyo 728 656 OOO_______OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 11.30 132.50 20 -1 11.00 132.60 2 1006 0 0 0 11.00 130.00 1 23 1005 11.30 132.50 TC 20 11.30 132.40 1 23 15 280
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 11.40 131.70 645 571 PPP_______PP___ WP281979 11.50 131.70 23 -1 11.20 132.10 2 1006 0 0 11.20 129.60 1 26 1004 11.50 131.70 TC 23 11.50 131.60 1 24 15 280
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 11.60 131.00 1006 tokyo 571 497 OOO_______OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 11.60 130.80 25 -1 11.50 131.60 2 1006 0 0 0 11.40 129.20 1 29 1003 11.60 130.80 TC 25 11.60 130.80 1 25 15 280
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 11.70 130.20 486 400 PPP_______PP___ WP281979 11.60 130.00 28 -1 11.80 130.90 2 1006 0 0 11.50 128.70 1 34 1002 11.60 130.00 TC 28 11.60 130.00 1 29 16 275
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 11.70 129.30 1006 tokyo 389 302 OOO_______OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 11.60 129.20 30 -1 12.00 130.00 2 1006 0 0 0 11.50 128.20 2 38 1000 11.60 129.20 TC 30 11.60 129.20 1 33 17 265
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 11.60 128.50 302 204 PPP_______PP___ WP281979 11.60 128.40 35 0 11.80 129.00 2 1006 0 0 11.50 127.70 2 43 998 11.60 128.40 TC 35 11.50 128.40 1 36 17 265
1979 WP MM 1979-12-21 00:00:00 TS 11.50 127.60 1006 tokyo 204 122 OOOO______OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 11.50 127.60 40 0 11.50 128.00 2 1006 0 0 0 11.50 127.10 3 48 996 11.50 127.00 TS 40 1000 11.50 127.60 TC 40 11.50 127.60 2 40 17 265
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 11.50 126.70 113 45 PPPP______PP___ WP281979 11.40 126.80 45 0 11.40 127.00 2 1001 0 0 11.50 126.40 3 48 996 11.50 126.50 TS 43 998 11.40 126.80 TC 45 11.50 126.70 2 40 16 270
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 11.50 125.90 40 996 tokyo 34 0 OOOO______OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 11.40 126.00 50 0 11.40 126.00 3 40 996 0 9 30 30 0 11.60 125.70 3 48 996 11.50 125.90 TS 45 995 11.40 126.00 TC 50 11.60 125.90 2 40 16 275
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 11.60 125.10 0 0 PPPP______PP___ WP281979 11.60 125.10 45 0 11.50 125.20 3 43 996 0 9 50 50 11.70 125.00 3 48 996 11.60 125.20 TS 48 995 11.60 125.10 TC 45 11.70 125.10 2 40 16 280
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 11.80 124.40 45 996 tokyo 33 0 OOOO______OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 11.80 124.30 40 0 11.70 124.50 3 45 996 0 9 70 70 0 11.90 124.30 3 48 996 11.70 124.40 STS 50 995 11.80 124.30 TC 40 11.80 124.30 2 40 15 285
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 12.00 123.70 10 0 PPPP______PP___ WP281979 12.00 123.60 40 0 11.80 123.70 3 43 996 0 9 70 70 12.10 123.70 3 48 996 11.90 123.70 STS 50 995 12.00 123.60 TC 40 12.00 123.60 2 41 14 285
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 12.20 123.00 40 996 tokyo 21 21 OOOO______OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 12.20 123.00 40 0 12.00 123.00 3 40 996 0 9 70 70 0 12.30 123.00 3 48 996 12.20 123.00 STS 50 995 12.20 123.00 TC 40 12.20 123.00 2 43 14 290
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 12.40 122.30 68 10 PPPP______PP___ WP281979 12.50 122.40 43 0 12.20 122.20 3 43 995 0 9 73 73 12.50 122.20 3 48 996 12.40 122.30 STS 50 995 12.50 122.40 TC 43 12.40 122.40 2 44 14 290
1979 WP MM 1979-12-22 00:00:00 TS 12.70 121.70 45 994 tokyo 15 0 OOOO______OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 12.70 121.80 45 0 12.50 121.50 3 45 994 0 9 75 75 0 12.70 121.40 3 48 996 12.60 121.70 STS 50 995 12.70 121.80 TC 45 12.70 121.80 2 45 14 290
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 12.90 121.00 0 0 PPPP______PP___ WP281979 12.80 121.10 48 0 12.70 120.80 3 43 994 0 9 75 75 13.00 120.70 3 48 996 12.90 121.10 STS 50 995 12.80 121.10 TC 48 12.90 121.10 2 48 14 290
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 13.10 120.40 40 994 tokyo 15 15 OOOO______OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 13.00 120.50 50 0 13.00 120.20 3 40 994 0 9 75 75 0 13.40 120.20 3 48 996 13.20 120.40 STS 50 995 13.00 120.50 TC 50 13.20 120.40 2 50 13 295
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 13.40 119.80 54 54 PPPP______PP___ WP281979 13.40 119.90 53 0 13.30 119.80 3 40 994 0 9 88 88 13.70 119.70 3 48 996 13.50 119.70 STS 50 995 13.40 119.90 TC 53 13.50 119.80 2 53 12 305
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 13.80 119.40 40 994 tokyo 107 107 OOOO______OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 13.80 119.40 55 0 13.70 119.50 3 40 994 0 9 100 100 0 14.00 119.40 3 48 996 13.80 119.00 STS 50 995 13.80 119.40 TC 55 13.80 119.40 2 55 10 320
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 14.20 119.10 126 116 PPPP______PP___ WP281979 14.20 119.20 58 0 14.10 119.30 3 40 994 0 9 100 100 14.50 119.30 3 48 996 14.20 118.50 STS 50 995 14.20 119.20 TC 58 14.10 119.10 2 55 9 340
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 14.60 119.00 40 994 tokyo 120 92 OOOO______OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 14.60 119.20 60 0 14.60 119.30 3 40 994 0 9 100 100 0 15.00 119.30 3 48 996 14.60 118.30 STS 50 995 14.60 119.20 TC 60 14.50 119.00 2 55 9 0
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 15.10 119.10 92 54 PPPP______PP___ WP281979 15.00 119.20 58 0 15.10 119.30 3 43 994 0 9 75 75 15.40 119.30 3 43 998 15.20 118.60 STS 50 995 15.00 119.20 TC 58 15.00 119.10 2 55 11 20
1979 WP MM 1979-12-23 00:00:00 TS 15.70 119.40 45 994 tokyo 46 0 OOOO______OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 15.60 119.50 55 0 15.60 119.50 3 45 994 0 9 50 50 0 16.00 119.50 2 38 1000 15.70 119.10 STS 50 995 15.60 119.50 TC 55 15.60 119.50 2 55 15 30
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 16.40 119.90 11 0 PPPP______PP___ WP281979 16.50 120.10 45 0 16.20 119.60 3 45 995 0 9 50 50 16.80 120.00 2 34 1002 16.00 119.40 STS 45 998 16.50 120.10 TC 45 16.40 120.20 2 48 20 35
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 17.30 120.70 45 996 tokyo 0 0 OOOO______OP___ jtwc_wp WP281979 17.60 121.00 35 0 17.00 120.00 3 45 996 0 9 50 50 0 17.80 120.80 1 29 1004 16.50 120.00 TS 40 1000 17.60 121.00 TC 35 17.40 121.10 2 40 27 45
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 18.40 121.80 11 11 PPPP______PP___ WP281979 18.60 122.10 30 -1 18.10 120.90 3 1000 0 9 18.70 121.80 1 24 1006 17.70 121.40 TS 33 1002 18.60 122.10 TC 30 18.50 122.20 2 33 32 45
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 MX 19.50 123.10 1004 tokyo 149 OOOO______OO___ jtwc_wp WP281979 19.60 123.40 25 -1 19.30 122.20 2 1004 0 0 0 19.50 123.00 0 19 1007 19.30 123.30 TD 25 1004 19.60 123.40 TC 25 19.60 123.40 2 25 34 50