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Tropical Storm Chris

Aug 21, 1988 to Aug 30, 1988Peak 52 mph1005 mb

Tropical Storm Chris passed within 50 miles of 25 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Camden County, GA, as a tropical storm on August 28, 1988.

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Tropical Storm Chris · 1988

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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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
1005 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
25
FL, GA, SC
Counties within 100 miles
51
FL, GA, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Camden County, GA, 36.5 mi, Aug 28, 1988
Landfalls recorded
1
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
Beaufort CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Chatham CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Hampton CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Jasper CountySC0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Effingham CountyGA9.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Liberty CountyGA15.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Bryan CountyGA17.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Screven CountyGA18.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
McIntosh CountyGA19.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Glynn CountyGA26.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Brevard CountyFL26.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Bulloch CountyGA27.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Volusia CountyFL34.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Charleston CountySC35.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Camden CountyGA36.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Long CountyGA37.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Nassau CountyFL37.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Duval CountyFL42.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Flagler CountyFL42.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
St. Johns CountyFL43.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Wayne CountyGA44.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Evans CountyGA45.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Orange CountyFL46.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Osceola CountyFL48.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Tattnall CountyGA48.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Seminole CountyFL51.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Candler CountyGA52.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Brantley CountyGA53.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Emanuel CountyGA54.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Putnam CountyFL60.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Clay CountyFL61.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Charlton CountyGA64.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Lake CountyFL66.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Appling CountyGA68.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Pierce CountyGA68.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Toombs CountyGA71.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Marion CountyFL76.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Johnson CountyGA77.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Ware CountyGA77.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Treutlen CountyGA78.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Bacon CountyGA80.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Baker CountyFL80.3Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Montgomery CountyGA81.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Bradford CountyFL84.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Jeff Davis CountyGA88.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Union CountyFL89.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Laurens CountyGA91.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Alachua CountyFL92.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Wheeler CountyGA94.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Clinch CountyGA97.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1988
Columbia CountyFL99.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1988

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.