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Tropical Storm Dorothy (1970)
Dorothy was a tropical storm of the 1970 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 18, 1970 to August 22, 1970, about 4 days, and covered 1,565 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 996 mb.
It made landfall once, near Fort-de-France, Martinique.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- 1
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,565 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.3
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Landfalls
| # | Date (UTC) | Near | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 20, 1970 | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 70 mph (110 km/h) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 998th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Fay (2026), Tropical Storm Bret (2023), Tropical Storm Ophelia (2023) and 58 more.
- Lowest pressure: 821st lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Karen (2025), Tropical Storm Bret (2023), Tropical Storm Jose (2023) and 13 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1970 Atlantic season's ACE.