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Tropical Storm Cristobal

Jul 19, 2008 to Jul 23, 2008Peak 63 mph998 mb

Tropical Storm Cristobal passed within 50 miles of 9 counties in NC. It was strongest near Currituck County, NC, as a tropical storm on July 21, 2008.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Cristobal · 2008

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Cristobal on July 19, 2008, about 24 hours before its closest pass to Carteret County, NC.

Tropical Storm Cristobal on July 19, 2008, about 24 hours before its closest pass to Carteret County, NC.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 15:42 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
63 mph, 55 kt
Lowest pressure
998 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
9
NC
Counties within 100 miles
33
NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Currituck County, NC, 77.9 mi, Jul 21, 2008
Landfalls recorded
0
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
Carteret CountyNC20.5Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Dare CountyNC22.8Tropical stormJul 21, 2008
Hyde CountyNC28.5Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Brunswick CountyNC32.4Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
New Hanover CountyNC34.6Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Craven CountyNC41.1Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Onslow CountyNC44.0Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Pender CountyNC44.3Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Pamlico CountyNC49.0Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Jones CountyNC51.6Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Georgetown CountySC55.5Tropical stormJul 19, 2008
Beaufort CountyNC59.1Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Columbus CountyNC60.6Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Horry CountySC60.9Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Tyrrell CountyNC64.2Tropical stormJul 21, 2008
Duplin CountyNC67.1Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Bladen CountyNC68.8Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Sampson CountyNC76.6Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Washington CountyNC77.7Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Currituck CountyNC77.9Tropical stormJul 21, 2008
Marion CountySC84.0Tropical stormJul 19, 2008
Lenoir CountyNC84.5Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Camden CountyNC86.8Tropical stormJul 21, 2008
Pitt CountyNC86.9Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Pasquotank CountyNC90.8Tropical stormJul 21, 2008
Perquimans CountyNC93.2Tropical stormJul 21, 2008
Martin CountyNC93.4Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Florence CountySC93.7Tropical stormJul 19, 2008
Chowan CountyNC97.9Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Wayne CountyNC98.0Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Bertie CountyNC98.5Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Greene CountyNC98.9Tropical stormJul 20, 2008
Robeson CountyNC99.5Tropical stormJul 20, 2008

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.