NHC AL041978 · Atlantic basin
Tropical Storm Amelia (1978)
July 30, 1978 – August 1, 1978
Tropical Storm Amelia peaked at Tropical storm with 52 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 65 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- Cities within 75 mi
- 65
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 1
52 mph
when closest
Cities Amelia passed near, strongest first
Texas (65)
- Santa RosaTropical storm · 28 mi
- MercedesTropical storm · 36 mi
- DonnaTropical storm · 44 mi
- AlamoTropical storm · 47 mi
- San JuanTropical storm · 49 mi
- HidalgoTropical storm · 56 mi
- Rio HondoTropical storm · 12 mi
- LyfordTropical storm · 18 mi
- RaymondvilleTropical storm · 20 mi
- HarlingenTropical storm · 24 mi
- La FeriaTropical storm · 32 mi
- La VillaTropical storm · 32 mi
- EdcouchTropical storm · 34 mi
- ElsaTropical storm · 36 mi
- ProgresoTropical storm · 41 mi
- WeslacoTropical storm · 43 mi
- EdinburgTropical storm · 43 mi
- PharrTropical storm · 50 mi
- McallenTropical storm · 52 mi
- MissionTropical storm · 57 mi
- PenitasTropical storm · 64 mi
- La JoyaTropical storm · 66 mi
- AltonTropical storm · 46 mi
- Sullivan CityTropical storm · 69 mi
- San BenitoTropical storm · 22 mi
- Rio Grande CityTropical storm · 72 mi
- Los FresnosTropical storm · 12 mi
- OlmitoTropical storm · 20 mi
- FalfurriasTropical storm · 20 mi
- Port IsabelTropical storm · 2 mi
- South Padre IslandTropical storm · 4 mi
- KingsvilleTropical storm · 5 mi
- BishopTropical storm · 12 mi
- PremontTropical storm · 13 mi
- BrownsvilleTropical storm · 18 mi
- Corpus ChristiTropical storm · 37 mi
- InglesideTropical storm · 52 mi
- HebbronvilleTropical storm · 53 mi
- Aransas PassTropical storm · 56 mi
- Port AransasTropical storm · 57 mi
- AliceTropical storm · 1 mi
- RobstownTropical storm · 23 mi
- TaftTropical storm · 46 mi
- PortlandTropical storm · 46 mi
- GregoryTropical storm · 48 mi
- RockportTropical storm · 66 mi
- San DiegoTropical storm · 19 mi
- OdemTropical storm · 33 mi
- SintonTropical storm · 40 mi
- Orange GroveTropical storm · 6 mi
- SandiaTropical storm · 17 mi
- MathisTropical storm · 23 mi
- Three RiversTropical storm · 34 mi
- SkidmoreTropical storm · 35 mi
- KenedyTropical storm · 58 mi
- RefugioTropical storm · 62 mi
- JourdantonTropical storm · 63 mi
- Karnes CityTropical storm · 64 mi
- Falls CityTropical storm · 68 mi
- PleasantonTropical storm · 68 mi
and 5 more
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.