Bob (1979)

Cat 1 AL041979 · Atlantic
Peak winds
65 kt
75 mph
Min pressure
986 mb
ACE
2.10
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
0
29 observations

What happened during Bob?

Bob was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from July 9 to July 16, 1979 (8 days). It reached peak winds of 74 mph (65 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 986 mb.


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Storm overview
First obs
1979-07-09
Last obs
1979-07-16
Storm number
4
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
29

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1979-07-09 12:00 TD 22.00 -96.00 20 1012
1979-07-09 18:00 TD 22.50 -95.30 25 1010
1979-07-10 00:00 TD 23.00 -94.60 30 1007
1979-07-10 06:00 TS 23.50 -93.80 35 1004
1979-07-10 12:00 TS 24.00 -93.00 50 998
1979-07-10 18:00 TS 25.00 -92.30 55 996
1979-07-11 00:00 HU 26.20 -91.60 65 988
1979-07-11 06:00 HU 27.80 -91.10 65 991
1979-07-11 12:00 HU 29.10 -90.60 65 986
1979-07-11 18:00 TS 31.00 -90.20 40 992
1979-07-12 00:00 TD 32.50 -89.90 30 998
1979-07-12 06:00 TD 34.00 -89.70 25 1002
1979-07-12 12:00 TD 35.90 -89.10 25 1004
1979-07-12 18:00 TD 37.20 -87.80 25 1006
1979-07-13 00:00 TD 38.50 -86.50 25 1006
1979-07-13 06:00 TD 38.80 -85.30 25 1006
1979-07-13 12:00 TD 39.00 -84.00 25 1007
1979-07-13 18:00 TD 39.00 -82.70 25 1008
1979-07-14 00:00 TD 39.00 -81.30 20 1009
1979-07-14 06:00 TD 38.70 -80.10 20 1009
1979-07-14 12:00 TD 38.30 -78.80 20 1010
1979-07-14 18:00 TD 37.90 -77.70 20 1010
1979-07-15 00:00 TD 37.50 -76.50 20 1011
1979-07-15 06:00 TD 36.80 -76.30 20 1011
1979-07-15 12:00 TD 36.00 -76.00 20 1012
1979-07-15 18:00 TD 35.00 -76.30 20 1012
1979-07-16 00:00 TD 34.00 -76.50 20 1013
1979-07-16 06:00 TD 33.50 -75.80 20 1013
1979-07-16 12:00 TD 33.00 -75.00 20 1014

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.