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Tropical Storm Dottie

Aug 18, 1976 to Aug 21, 1976Peak 52 mph996 mb

Tropical Storm Dottie passed within 50 miles of 21 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near St. Johns County, FL, as a tropical storm on August 20, 1976.

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Tropical Storm Dottie · 1976

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
52 mph, 45 kt
Lowest pressure
996 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
21
FL, GA, SC
Counties within 100 miles
48
FL, GA, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
St. Johns County, FL, 73.0 mi, Aug 20, 1976
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
Charleston CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Berkeley CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1976
Monroe CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Palm Beach CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Broward CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Collier CountyFL1.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Dorchester CountySC6.5Tropical stormAug 21, 1976
Miami-Dade CountyFL6.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Martin CountyFL7.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
St. Lucie CountyFL12.1Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Colleton CountySC15.0Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Indian River CountyFL19.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Hendry CountyFL20.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Beaufort CountySC25.5Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Brevard CountyFL27.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Okeechobee CountyFL37.6Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Volusia CountyFL45.0Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Glades CountyFL46.8Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Jasper CountySC47.7Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Hampton CountySC48.1Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Chatham CountyGA49.2Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Osceola CountyFL51.4Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Orange CountyFL52.8Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Highlands CountyFL54.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Lee CountyFL59.1Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Seminole CountyFL60.0Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Effingham CountyGA65.5Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Flagler CountyFL66.5Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Liberty CountyGA66.7Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Bryan CountyGA67.1Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Polk CountyFL67.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
McIntosh CountyGA69.4Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
St. Johns CountyFL73.0Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Glynn CountyGA75.0Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Charlotte CountyFL75.4Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Screven CountyGA81.0Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Lake CountyFL81.7Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Duval CountyFL82.4Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Camden CountyGA83.4Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Bulloch CountyGA83.9Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Nassau CountyFL85.0Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Putnam CountyFL86.3Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Long CountyGA87.8Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
DeSoto CountyFL88.1Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Hardee CountyFL93.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1976
Clay CountyFL94.9Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Wayne CountyGA95.1Tropical stormAug 20, 1976
Marion CountyFL99.1Tropical stormAug 20, 1976

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.