Tropical Storm Carrie

Aug 29, 1972 to Sep 5, 1972Peak 63 mph992 mb

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

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Carrie · 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; 63 mph, 55 kt
Lowest pressure: 992 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 0; None
Counties within 100 miles: 1; NY
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Suffolk County, NY, 96.5 mi, Sep 3, 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

Suffolk County	NY	96.5	Tropical storm	Sep 3, 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.