Tropical Storm Claudette|
![]() Tropical Storm Claudette |
| Formed | July 15, 1979 |
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| Dissipated | July 29, 1979 |
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| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 60 mph (95 km/h)
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| Lowest pressure | 997 mbar (hPa); 29.44 inHg |
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| Fatalities | 2 direct |
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| Damage | $400 million (1979 USD) |
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| Areas affected | Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba,
Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio Valley, Kentucky, Virginia |
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| Part of the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season |
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Tropical Storm Claudette was a very destructive tropical storm in late July 1979. The storm cut across Puerto Rico, killing one. She then struck eastern Texas and left behind incredible flooding that caused almost $400 million in damage. Claudette was the first of three destructive tropical cyclones in 1979 Atlantic season.
