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The Shelter and the Storm
Station 137Est. MMXXVI
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Best track · HOPE (1978) HURDAT2 · 27 fixes · AL
Wind intensity · 6-hourly fixes over the storm's life
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Atlas · Named storm · AL

HOPE (1978)

Strengthened across its track. Peaked as tropical storm at 55 kt before making final fix.

Peak winds55 kt
Peak categoryTropical Storm
Track duration~6.8 days
Fixes27
HURDAT2 id AL151978 · genesis 32.9°, -64.8° · dissipation 61.0°, -23.0°

Life cycle

Formed as
TS
35 kt at 32.9°, -64.8°
Peaked as
TS
55 kt at fix 16 of 27
Ended as
TS
45 kt at 61.0°, -23.0°

Adjacent seasons

1977

1979

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