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Tropical Storm Erin

Aug 15, 2007 to Aug 19, 2007Peak 58 mph995 mb

Tropical Storm Erin came within 100 miles of 2 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Erin · 2007

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Erin on August 15, 2007, about 15 hours before landfall in Aransas County, TX.

Tropical Storm Erin on August 15, 2007, about 15 hours before landfall in Aransas County, TX.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:47 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
995 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
0
None
Counties within 100 miles
2
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Cameron County, TX, 83.5 mi, Aug 16, 2007
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
Willacy CountyTX78.7Tropical depressionAug 16, 2007
Cameron CountyTX83.5Tropical stormAug 16, 2007

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.