Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 19–23, 1970
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Becky (1970) was a tropical storm of the 1970 Atlantic season. It formed on July 19, 1970, 149 mi WSW of George Town, Cayman Islands, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb on July 21, 1970, and made landfall 35 mi SSE of Callaway, Florida on July 22, 1970 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 4.5 days and travelled about 1,421 miles (2,286 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 22, 1970 · 10:00 UTC | 35 mi SSE of Callaway, Florida | TS 46 mph | 1007 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico | 61 mi | Jul 20 · 01:00 UTC | TS 41 mph |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 57 mi | Jul 22 · 14:00 UTC | TD 36 mph |
| Columbus, Georgia | 27 mi | Jul 22 · 21:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 50 mi | Jul 22 · 21:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 74 mi | Jul 23 · 00:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 66 mi | Jul 23 · 01:00 UTC | TD 28 mph |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 37 mi | Jul 23 · 04:00 UTC | TD 25 mph |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 40 mi | Jul 23 · 05:00 UTC | TD 24 mph |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 27 mi | Jul 23 · 08:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 73 mi | Jul 23 · 12:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 18.5°N 83.5°W | 149 mi WSW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 18.8°N 84.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 19.4°N 85.2°W | 136 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 20.3°N 85.6°W | 88 mi E of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 21.3°N 85.9°W | 62 mi E of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 22.3°N 86.2°W | 88 mi NNE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 23.2°N 86.4°W | 143 mi NNE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1008 mb | 24.1°N 86.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 25.0°N 86.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1004 mb | 25.8°N 86.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1006 mb | 26.6°N 86.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 27.5°N 86.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1007 mb | 28.3°N 85.9°W | 129 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1007 mb | 29.1°N 85.5°W | 74 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
| Jul 22 10:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 29.7°N 85.3°W | 35 mi SSE of Callaway, Florida |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 30.0°N 85.2°W | 25 mi ESE of Callaway, Florida |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.5°N 85.3°W | 20 mi NNE of Dothan, Alabama |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 33.4°N 85.6°W | 20 mi SE of Oxford, Alabama |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 35.4°N 86.1°W | near Tullahoma, Tennessee |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 37.5°N 86.7°W | 30 mi SE of Owensboro, Kentucky |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Becky made landfall once: 35 mi SSE of Callaway, Florida on July 22, 1970 at 10:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on July 21, 1970, Becky was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 1003 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
4.5 days, from July 19, 1970 to July 23, 1970. It travelled about 1,421 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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