Unnamed (1970)

Cat 1 AL081970 · Atlantic
Peak winds
70 kt
81 mph
Min pressure
1002 mb
ACE
5.52
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
2
72 observations

What happened during Unnamed?

Unnamed was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from August 7 to August 24, 1970 (18 days). It reached peak winds of 80 mph (70 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 1002 mb. The storm made 2 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1970-08-07
Last obs
1970-08-24
Storm number
8
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
72

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1970-08-07 12:00 TD 14.00 -18.50 25
1970-08-07 18:00 TD 14.00 -19.50 25
1970-08-08 00:00 TD 14.00 -20.50 25
1970-08-08 06:00 TD 14.00 -21.50 30
1970-08-08 12:00 TD 14.00 -22.50 30 1006
1970-08-08 18:00 TD 14.00 -23.70 30
1970-08-09 00:00 TD 14.00 -25.00 30
1970-08-09 06:00 TD 14.00 -26.50 30
1970-08-09 12:00 TD 14.00 -28.10 30
1970-08-09 18:00 TD 13.90 -30.00 30
1970-08-10 00:00 TD 13.80 -32.00 30
1970-08-10 06:00 TD 13.70 -33.90 30
1970-08-10 12:00 TD 13.50 -35.70 30
1970-08-10 18:00 TS 13.30 -37.50 35
1970-08-11 00:00 TS 13.20 -39.50 35
1970-08-11 06:00 TS 13.40 -41.50 35
1970-08-11 12:00 TS 13.70 -43.70 40
1970-08-11 18:00 TS 13.90 -46.00 40
1970-08-12 00:00 TS 14.00 -48.20 35
1970-08-12 06:00 TS 14.00 -50.40 35
1970-08-12 12:00 TD 14.00 -52.60 30 1010
1970-08-12 18:00 TD 14.00 -54.70 30
1970-08-13 00:00 TS 14.30 -56.50 35
1970-08-13 06:00 TS 15.30 -58.00 45
1970-08-13 12:00 TS 16.70 -59.50 50
1970-08-13 18:00 TS 18.20 -61.30 55
1970-08-14 00:00 TS 19.50 -63.30 55 1003
1970-08-14 06:00 TS 20.50 -65.30 45
1970-08-14 12:00 TS 21.50 -67.50 40
1970-08-14 18:00 DB 22.50 -70.00 40
1970-08-15 00:00 DB 23.80 -72.20 35
1970-08-15 06:00 DB 25.50 -74.00 30
1970-08-15 12:00 TD 27.00 -75.50 30 1015
1970-08-15 18:00 TD 27.90 -76.80 30
1970-08-16 00:00 TD 28.60 -77.90 30
1970-08-16 06:00 TS 29.30 -78.50 35
1970-08-16 12:00 TS 30.00 -78.70 35 1011
1970-08-16 18:00 TS 31.00 -78.70 35
1970-08-17 00:00 TS 32.20 -78.50 40
1970-08-17 06:00 TS 33.50 -77.80 45
1970-08-17 11:00 TS 34.70 -76.70 50 1007 Landfall
1970-08-17 12:00 TS 34.80 -76.60 50 1007
1970-08-17 17:00 TS 35.60 -75.50 55 Landfall
1970-08-17 18:00 TS 35.80 -75.20 55 1002
1970-08-18 00:00 TS 37.50 -72.50 60
1970-08-18 06:00 HU 39.30 -69.30 65
1970-08-18 12:00 HU 41.30 -64.30 70
1970-08-18 18:00 HU 42.50 -58.50 70
1970-08-19 00:00 EX 44.50 -54.00 65
1970-08-19 06:00 EX 46.00 -52.00 60
1970-08-19 12:00 EX 47.50 -50.50 55
1970-08-19 18:00 EX 48.20 -49.50 50
1970-08-20 00:00 EX 48.50 -48.60 50
1970-08-20 06:00 EX 48.20 -47.80 50
1970-08-20 12:00 EX 47.50 -47.50 45
1970-08-20 18:00 EX 46.70 -48.00 45
1970-08-21 00:00 EX 46.00 -48.50 45
1970-08-21 06:00 EX 45.40 -48.20 45
1970-08-21 12:00 EX 45.20 -47.10 45
1970-08-21 18:00 EX 45.40 -45.90 45
1970-08-22 00:00 EX 46.00 -44.50 45
1970-08-22 06:00 EX 46.70 -43.00 45
1970-08-22 12:00 EX 47.70 -40.50 45
1970-08-22 18:00 EX 48.60 -38.00 45
1970-08-23 00:00 EX 49.20 -35.30 40
1970-08-23 06:00 EX 49.20 -32.50 40
1970-08-23 12:00 EX 48.50 -30.00 35
1970-08-23 18:00 EX 47.50 -28.00 30
1970-08-24 00:00 EX 46.50 -26.40 30 1007
1970-08-24 06:00 EX 46.00 -25.10 30
1970-08-24 12:00 EX 45.70 -24.00 25
1970-08-24 18:00 EX 45.50 -23.00 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.