Celia (1970)

Cat 4 AL041970 · Atlantic
Peak winds
120 kt
138 mph
Min pressure
944 mb
ACE
8.34
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
2
25 observations

What happened during Celia?

Celia was a Cat 4 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from July 31 to August 5, 1970 (6 days). It reached peak winds of 138 mph (120 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 944 mb. The storm made 2 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1970-07-31
Last obs
1970-08-05
Storm number
4
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
25

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1970-07-31 00:00 TD 18.50 -82.50 25 1008
1970-07-31 06:00 TD 19.50 -82.90 25
1970-07-31 12:00 TD 20.30 -83.30 25
1970-07-31 18:00 TD 21.10 -83.80 30
1970-08-01 00:00 TS 21.90 -84.30 35 1006 Landfall
1970-08-01 06:00 TS 22.70 -85.00 45
1970-08-01 12:00 TS 23.30 -85.80 60 993
1970-08-01 18:00 HU 23.90 -86.50 65 990
1970-08-02 00:00 HU 24.20 -87.20 80
1970-08-02 06:00 HU 24.70 -88.30 80
1970-08-02 12:00 HU 25.30 -89.60 75 986
1970-08-02 18:00 HU 25.70 -90.80 75 984
1970-08-03 00:00 HU 26.20 -92.00 75 983
1970-08-03 06:00 HU 26.60 -93.50 70 988
1970-08-03 12:00 HU 27.00 -94.90 90 971
1970-08-03 18:00 HU 27.50 -96.30 110 953
1970-08-03 21:00 HU 27.80 -97.10 120 944 Landfall
1970-08-04 00:00 HU 28.10 -97.80 95
1970-08-04 06:00 HU 28.60 -99.30 65 977
1970-08-04 12:00 TS 29.10 -100.80 55
1970-08-04 18:00 TS 29.70 -102.10 35
1970-08-05 00:00 TD 30.30 -103.30 30
1970-08-05 06:00 TD 30.90 -104.60 30
1970-08-05 12:00 TD 31.50 -105.80 25
1970-08-05 18:00 TD 32.30 -107.00 25

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.