Storm history › North Indian Ocean › 1979 season
Unnamed tropical storm 3, 1979 North Indian Ocean
This storm was a tropical storm of the 1979 North Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from September 16, 1979 to September 25, 1979, about 9 days, and covered 1,670 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 10 miles from Coimbatore, India.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,670 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Coimbatore, India | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Kozhikode, India | 17 mi (28 km) |
| Tiruppur, India | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Madurai, India | 41 mi (66 km) |
| Teni, India | 44 mi (71 km) |
| Erode, India | 48 mi (77 km) |
| Tiruchirappalli, India | 52 mi (84 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 103rd highest of 458 North Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mandous (2022), Tropical Storm Phethai (2018), Tropical Storm Ashobaa (2015) and 5 more.