1969-70 South Pacific cyclone season

1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	February 10, 1970
Last system dissipated	April 19, 1970
Strongest storm
Name	Emma
• Maximum winds	130 km/h (80 mph) (10-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	965 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total disturbances	7
Tropical cyclones	5
Severe tropical cyclones	2
Total fatalities	Unknown
Total damage	Unknown
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1969–70 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1969–70 Australian region cyclone season
South Pacific tropical cyclone seasons 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72

Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	February 10 – February 19
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min)  991 hPa (mbar)

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	February 11 – February 25
Peak intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min)  965 hPa (mbar)

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration	February 27 – March 6
Peak intensity	125 km/h (80 mph) (10-min)  965 hPa (mbar)

Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	April 7 – April 11
Peak intensity	85 km/h (55 mph) (10-min)  980 hPa (mbar)

Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	April 13 – April 17
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min)  990 hPa (mbar)

Tropical depression (Australian scale)
Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Duration	April 14 – April 19
Peak intensity	55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min)  995 hPa (mbar)

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On January 17th, 1970, Apollo 13 was making its final decent over the splashdown zone when they spotted Cyclone Helen as they were re-entering the earths atmosphere. Mission control had been tracking the storm to make sure it did not interfere with the missions re-entry.

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