Tropical Storm Greta

Sep 26, 1970 to Oct 4, 1970Peak 46 mph1003 mb

Tropical Storm Greta came within 100 miles of 1 U.S. county without passing within 50.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Greta · 1970

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay

Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast

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The storm

Peak strength: Tropical storm; 46 mph, 40 kt
Lowest pressure: 1003 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 0; None
Counties within 100 miles: 1; FL
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Miami-Dade County, FL, 56.7 mi, Sep 27, 1970
Landfalls recorded: 0; Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles

Miami-Dade County	FL	56.7	Tropical storm	Sep 27, 1970

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.