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Tropical Storm Bill

Jun 28, 2003 to Jul 3, 2003Peak 58 mph997 mb

Tropical Storm Bill passed within 50 miles of 34 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on June 30, 2003.

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Tropical Storm Bill · 2003

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Bill on June 29, 2003, about 26 hours before landfall in Terrebonne Parish, LA.

Tropical Storm Bill on June 29, 2003, about 26 hours before landfall in Terrebonne Parish, LA.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 16:34 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Lowest pressure
997 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
34
LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
49
LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Jun 30, 2003
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
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Washington ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
St. Tammany ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Tangipahoa ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Lamar CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
St. John the Baptist ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Terrebonne ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
St. Charles ParishLA1.9Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Walthall CountyMS2.1Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Marion CountyMS2.1Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Pearl River CountyMS3.8Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Livingston ParishLA5.4Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
St. James ParishLA6.7Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Jefferson ParishLA10.8Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Ascension ParishLA11.8Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Assumption ParishLA13.7Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
St. Mary ParishLA15.3Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
St. Martin ParishLA19.0Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Orleans ParishLA19.9Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Pike CountyMS22.2Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Lawrence CountyMS23.3Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
St. Helena ParishLA23.5Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Stone CountyMS26.5Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Hancock CountyMS27.2Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
East Baton Rouge ParishLA29.3Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
St. Bernard ParishLA30.0Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Plaquemines ParishLA31.9Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Iberville ParishLA32.1Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Lincoln CountyMS35.7Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Iberia ParishLA35.8Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Harrison CountyMS36.5Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Amite CountyMS37.0Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
East Feliciana ParishLA39.0Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
West Baton Rouge ParishLA41.9Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Franklin CountyMS54.7Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Jackson CountyMS54.8Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Pointe Coupee ParishLA61.2Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Wilkinson CountyMS61.3Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
West Feliciana ParishLA61.3Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Vermilion ParishLA64.4Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Jefferson CountyMS69.6Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
St. Landry ParishLA72.2Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Lafayette ParishLA75.3Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Claiborne CountyMS76.6Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Adams CountyMS79.7Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Concordia ParishLA87.2Tropical stormJul 1, 2003
Acadia ParishLA93.0Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Avoyelles ParishLA94.0Tropical stormJun 30, 2003
Cameron ParishLA99.2Tropical stormJun 30, 2003

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.