Tropical Storm Hermine

Sep 17, 1998 to Sep 20, 1998Peak 46 mph999 mb

Tropical Storm Hermine passed within 50 miles of 1 county in LA. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on September 20, 1998.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Hermine · 1998

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; 46 mph, 40 kt
Lowest pressure: 999 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 1; LA
Counties within 100 miles: 2; LA
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Terrebonne Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 20, 1998
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

Terrebonne Parish	LA	0.0	Tropical storm	Sep 20, 1998
Vermilion Parish	LA	72.0	Tropical storm	Sep 20, 1998

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.