Tropical Storm Elena (1979)
Aug 30, 12:00 AM UTC – Sep 2, 12:00 AM UTC (3.0 days)
- Peak
- Tropical Storm
- Max sustained wind
- 40 mph (35 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 1004 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-08-30 00:00 | TD | 25.5°N 89.1°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 1979-08-30 06:00 | TD | 26.0°N 89.9°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 1979-08-30 12:00 | TD | 26.4°N 90.7°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1979-08-30 18:00 | TS | 26.8°N 91.8°W | 35 | 1006 | |
| 1979-08-31 00:00 | TS | 26.5°N 93.0°W | 35 | 1004 | |
| 1979-08-31 06:00 | TS | 26.8°N 93.8°W | 35 | 1006 | |
| 1979-08-31 12:00 | TS | 27.0°N 94.2°W | 35 | 1008 | |
| 1979-08-31 18:00 | TS | 27.3°N 94.7°W | 35 | 1008 | |
| 1979-09-01 00:00 | TS | 27.6°N 95.1°W | 35 | 1008 | |
| 1979-09-01 06:00 | TS | 27.9°N 95.5°W | 35 | 1008 | |
| 1979-09-01 12:00 | TS | 28.5°N 95.8°W | 35 | 1008 | |
| 1979-09-01 18:00 | TD | 29.0°N 95.8°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1979-09-02 00:00 | TD | 29.6°N 95.8°W | 25 | 1008 |
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.