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Tropical Storm Alpha

May 23, 1972 to May 29, 1972Peak 69 mph988 mb

Tropical Storm Alpha passed within 50 miles of 28 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Jasper County, SC, as a subtropical storm on May 27, 1972.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Alpha · 1972

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
69 mph, 60 kt
Lowest pressure
988 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
28
FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
61
FL, GA, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Subtropical storm
Jasper County, SC, 87.9 mi, May 27, 1972
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
Hamilton CountyFL0.0Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Suwannee CountyFL0.0Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Camden CountyGA0.0Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Nassau CountyFL0.0Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Clinch CountyGA0.0Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Ware CountyGA0.0Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Columbia CountyFL1.9Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Baker CountyFL2.6Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Charlton CountyGA3.3Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Echols CountyGA5.0Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Lowndes CountyGA11.8Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Duval CountyFL12.4Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Glynn CountyGA15.4Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Brooks CountyGA19.3Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Brantley CountyGA22.0Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Lanier CountyGA23.8Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Union CountyFL32.1Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Clay CountyFL34.2Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
McIntosh CountyGA34.4Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Bradford CountyFL35.6Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Pierce CountyGA36.5Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Gilchrist CountyFL37.3Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
St. Johns CountyFL37.7Subtropical stormMay 27, 1972
Berrien CountyGA38.2Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Wayne CountyGA38.8Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Cook CountyGA40.4Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Atkinson CountyGA41.6Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Alachua CountyFL43.9Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Colquitt CountyGA50.2Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Long CountyGA52.4Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Coffee CountyGA53.3Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Liberty CountyGA53.6Subtropical stormMay 27, 1972
Appling CountyGA53.8Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Bacon CountyGA54.2Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Putnam CountyFL60.7Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Tift CountyGA63.3Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Chatham CountyGA65.0Subtropical stormMay 27, 1972
Bryan CountyGA65.2Subtropical stormMay 27, 1972
Irwin CountyGA67.5Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Worth CountyGA69.3Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Jeff Davis CountyGA72.4Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Tattnall CountyGA72.6Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Marion CountyFL76.4Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Flagler CountyFL76.9Subtropical stormMay 27, 1972
Ben Hill CountyGA79.0Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Turner CountyGA81.2Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Telfair CountyGA84.5Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Toombs CountyGA84.9Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Evans CountyGA87.6Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Jasper CountySC87.9Subtropical stormMay 27, 1972
Dougherty CountyGA88.0Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Effingham CountyGA89.8Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Wheeler CountyGA90.7Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Beaufort CountySC90.8Subtropical stormMay 27, 1972
Montgomery CountyGA91.0Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Volusia CountyFL92.9Subtropical stormMay 27, 1972
Wilcox CountyGA93.3Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Bulloch CountyGA94.9Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Dodge CountyGA97.1Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Crisp CountyGA97.1Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972
Lee CountyGA99.2Subtropical stormMay 28, 1972

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.