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Hurricane Season:1978

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1978 Hurricane Season - back to view information on this year's hurricane season.
Maximum Wind speed:139mph (120 knots) mph (miles per hour) for ELLA
Lowest central pressure:956 mb (millibars) for ELLA
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Storm name:ELLA
Maximum wind speed:139 mph, (120 knots)
Lowest central pressure:956
Advisory Start Date:1978/8/30/0600Z
Advisory End Date:1978/9/5/1200Z



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Storm name:ELLA
Maximum wind speed:139 mph, (120 knots)
Lowest central pressure:956
Advisory Start Date:1978/8/30/0600Z
Advisory End Date:1978/9/5/1200Z

Name:ELLA/Date:1978/8/30/0600Z/Latitude:26.5/Longitude:-60.8/Wind:24mph (20 knots) /Central Pressure:1011/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/8/30/1200Z/Latitude:27/Longitude:-62/Wind:35mph (30 knots) /Central Pressure:1010/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/8/30/1800Z/Latitude:27.3/Longitude:-63.1/Wind:47mph (40 knots) /Central Pressure:1005/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/8/31/0000Z/Latitude:27.6/Longitude:-64.2/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:1000/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/8/31/0600Z/Latitude:28.2/Longitude:-65.9/Wind:64mph (55 knots) /Central Pressure:993/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/8/31/1200Z/Latitude:28.8/Longitude:-67.6/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:986/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/8/31/1800Z/Latitude:29.3/Longitude:-68.8/Wind:81mph (70 knots) /Central Pressure:980/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/1/0000Z/Latitude:29.6/Longitude:-70/Wind:104mph (90 knots) /Central Pressure:978/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/1/0600Z/Latitude:30.1/Longitude:-71.1/Wind:116mph (100 knots) /Central Pressure:975/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/1/1200Z/Latitude:30.7/Longitude:-71.8/Wind:127mph (110 knots) /Central Pressure:970/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/1/1800Z/Latitude:31.1/Longitude:-72.3/Wind:127mph (110 knots) /Central Pressure:960/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/2/0000Z/Latitude:31.2/Longitude:-72.7/Wind:121mph (105 knots) /Central Pressure:960/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/2/0600Z/Latitude:31.4/Longitude:-73.1/Wind:116mph (100 knots) /Central Pressure:977/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/2/1200Z/Latitude:31.6/Longitude:-73.3/Wind:93mph (80 knots) /Central Pressure:981/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/2/1800Z/Latitude:31.9/Longitude:-73/Wind:81mph (70 knots) /Central Pressure:983/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/3/0000Z/Latitude:32.3/Longitude:-72.8/Wind:81mph (70 knots) /Central Pressure:983/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/3/0600Z/Latitude:33/Longitude:-72.4/Wind:93mph (80 knots) /Central Pressure:981/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/3/1200Z/Latitude:33.8/Longitude:-71.7/Wind:98mph (85 knots) /Central Pressure:976/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/3/1800Z/Latitude:35/Longitude:-70.2/Wind:110mph (95 knots) /Central Pressure:970/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/4/0000Z/Latitude:36.2/Longitude:-68.3/Wind:127mph (110 knots) /Central Pressure:962/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/4/0600Z/Latitude:38/Longitude:-66/Wind:133mph (115 knots) /Central Pressure:958/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/4/1200Z/Latitude:40/Longitude:-63/Wind:139mph (120 knots) /Central Pressure:956/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/4/1800Z/Latitude:42.5/Longitude:-59.5/Wind:133mph (115 knots) /Central Pressure:956/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/5/0000Z/Latitude:45/Longitude:-55/Wind:121mph (105 knots) /Central Pressure:960/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/5/0600Z/Latitude:47.2/Longitude:-50.2/Wind:93mph (80 knots) /Central Pressure:975/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:ELLA/Date:1978/9/5/1200Z/Latitude:49/Longitude:-45/Wind:75mph (65 knots) /Central Pressure:980/Category:Tropical Storm


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