Tropical Storm Josephine
Oct 4, 1996 to Oct 16, 1996Peak 69 mph970 mb
Tropical Storm Josephine passed within 50 miles of 25 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Jefferson County, FL, as a tropical storm on October 8, 1996.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Tropical Storm Josephine · 1996
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 69 mph, 60 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 25
- FL, GA
- Counties within 100 miles
- 48
- AL, FL, GA
- 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.
| Hamilton County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Taylor County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Suwannee County | FL | 8.3 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | FL | 8.6 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | FL | 12.6 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | FL | 12.9 | Tropical storm |
| Lowndes County | GA | 13.1 | Tropical storm |
| Echols County | GA | 13.1 | Tropical storm |
| Lafayette County | FL | 13.9 | Tropical storm |
| Wakulla County | FL | 14.5 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | FL | 17.9 | Tropical storm |
| Lanier County | GA | 21.5 | Tropical storm |
| Brooks County | GA | 22.9 | Tropical storm |
| Leon County | FL | 26.4 | Tropical storm |
| Dixie County | FL | 29.2 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | FL | 31.6 | Tropical storm |
| Thomas County | GA | 34.5 | Tropical storm |
| Berrien County | GA | 36.9 | Tropical storm |
| Cook County | GA | 39.7 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | FL | 40.0 | Tropical storm |
| Gilchrist County | FL | 42.7 | Tropical storm |
| Grady County | GA | 45.5 | Tropical storm |
| Gulf County | FL | 46.4 | Tropical storm |
| Gadsden County | FL | 46.9 | Tropical storm |
| Alachua County | FL | 48.0 | Tropical storm |
| Colquitt County | GA | 50.8 | Tropical storm |
| Bradford County | FL | 52.8 | Tropical storm |
| Levy County | FL | 56.0 | Tropical storm |
| Decatur County | GA | 59.3 | Tropical storm |
| Tift County | GA | 62.5 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | FL | 66.5 | Tropical storm |
| Mitchell County | GA | 66.9 | Tropical storm |
| Bay County | FL | 67.7 | Tropical storm |
| Worth County | GA | 69.1 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | FL | 74.2 | Tropical storm |
| Seminole County | GA | 76.7 | Tropical storm |
| Putnam County | FL | 77.6 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | FL | 79.6 | Tropical storm |
| Turner County | GA | 80.0 | Tropical storm |
| Baker County | GA | 83.1 | Tropical storm |
| Miller County | GA | 84.5 | Tropical storm |
| Dougherty County | GA | 88.5 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | FL | 94.5 | Tropical storm |
| Citrus County | FL | 95.2 | Tropical storm |
| Crisp County | GA | 96.0 | Tropical storm |
| Early County | GA | 97.5 | Tropical storm |
| Houston County | AL | 97.6 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | GA | 99.3 | Tropical storm |
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.