Tropical Storm Bess (1978)
Aug 5, 12:00 PM UTC – Aug 8, 12:00 PM UTC (3.0 days)
- Peak
- Tropical Storm
- Max sustained wind
- 50 mph (45 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 1005 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (13)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-08-05 12:00 | TD | 25.3°N 90.4°W | 20 | 1012 | |
| 1978-08-05 18:00 | TD | 25.1°N 91.0°W | 20 | 1012 | |
| 1978-08-06 00:00 | TD | 24.8°N 91.8°W | 25 | 1011 | |
| 1978-08-06 06:00 | TD | 24.5°N 92.5°W | 30 | 1010 | |
| 1978-08-06 12:00 | TD | 24.2°N 93.3°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 1978-08-06 18:00 | TS | 23.9°N 94.0°W | 35 | 1008 | |
| 1978-08-07 00:00 | TS | 23.3°N 95.0°W | 40 | 1007 | |
| 1978-08-07 06:00 | TS | 22.8°N 95.7°W | 40 | 1006 | |
| 1978-08-07 12:00 | TS | 22.2°N 96.2°W | 40 | 1005 | |
| 1978-08-07 18:00 | TS | 21.6°N 96.6°W | 45 | 1006 | |
| 1978-08-08 00:00 | TS | 21.1°N 96.8°W | 45 | 1007 | |
| 1978-08-08 06:00 | TS | 20.4°N 96.9°W | 40 | 1008 | |
| 1978-08-08 12:00 | TD | 20.0°N 97.0°W | 25 | 1010 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.