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Tropical Storm Fay

Aug 15, 2008 to Aug 28, 2008Peak 69 mph986 mb

Tropical Storm Fay passed within 50 miles of 60 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Palm Beach County, FL, as a tropical storm on August 19, 2008.

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Tropical Storm Fay · 2008

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Fay on August 18, 2008, about 14 hours before landfall in Collier County, FL.

Tropical Storm Fay on August 18, 2008, about 14 hours before landfall in Collier County, FL.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 18:56 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
69 mph, 60 kt
Lowest pressure
986 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
60
AL, FL
Counties within 100 miles
94
AL, FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Palm Beach County, FL, 13.5 mi, Aug 19, 2008
Landfalls recorded
8
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
Walton CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Brevard CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 20, 2008
Gilchrist CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Franklin CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Marion CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Taylor CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Alachua CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Dixie CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Okeechobee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Collier CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Highlands CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Putnam CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Gulf CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Hendry CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Volusia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 2008
Bay CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Indian River CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 20, 2008
Flagler CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 2008
Glades CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Monroe CountyFL0.2Tropical stormAug 18, 2008
Washington CountyFL1.1Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Liberty CountyFL2.8Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Calhoun CountyFL3.5Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Lafayette CountyFL4.0Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Osceola CountyFL4.3Tropical stormAug 20, 2008
Levy CountyFL7.5Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Suwannee CountyFL8.0Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Columbia CountyFL9.1Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Lee CountyFL10.2Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Lake CountyFL10.2Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
St. Lucie CountyFL10.5Tropical stormAug 20, 2008
Holmes CountyFL10.9Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Bradford CountyFL12.8Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Clay CountyFL12.8Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Palm Beach CountyFL13.5Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Martin CountyFL13.5Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Wakulla CountyFL13.7Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
St. Johns CountyFL15.4Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Orange CountyFL16.0Tropical stormAug 20, 2008
Polk CountyFL17.5Tropical stormAug 20, 2008
Union CountyFL19.4Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Charlotte CountyFL20.1Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Jackson CountyFL21.3Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Seminole CountyFL23.5Tropical stormAug 20, 2008
Geneva CountyAL24.7Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Jefferson CountyFL25.1Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
DeSoto CountyFL27.0Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Leon CountyFL31.0Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Broward CountyFL31.2Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Baker CountyFL33.4Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Madison CountyFL33.6Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Hardee CountyFL34.7Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Sumter CountyFL36.5Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Gadsden CountyFL37.4Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Citrus CountyFL38.0Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Hamilton CountyFL38.4Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Miami-Dade CountyFL40.9Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Houston CountyAL42.2Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Duval CountyFL44.3Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Dale CountyAL46.8Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Nassau CountyFL50.1Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Seminole CountyGA50.7Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Decatur CountyGA50.7Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Charlton CountyGA53.9Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Sarasota CountyFL54.8Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Echols CountyGA57.5Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Lowndes CountyGA57.5Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Manatee CountyFL59.7Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Brooks CountyGA59.7Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Clinch CountyGA60.1Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Hernando CountyFL61.0Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Ware CountyGA62.9Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Henry CountyAL63.2Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Grady CountyGA63.5Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Early CountyGA63.8Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Thomas CountyGA64.7Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Miller CountyGA67.6Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Pasco CountyFL70.0Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Hillsborough CountyFL70.1Tropical stormAug 19, 2008
Lanier CountyGA72.2Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Barbour CountyAL74.5Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Baker CountyGA82.3Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Mitchell CountyGA84.2Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Clay CountyGA85.4Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Berrien CountyGA85.5Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Camden CountyGA85.8Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Cook CountyGA86.5Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Colquitt CountyGA89.3Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Calhoun CountyGA91.9Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Atkinson CountyGA95.6Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Randolph CountyGA95.8Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Brantley CountyGA96.7Tropical stormAug 22, 2008
Quitman CountyGA99.3Tropical stormAug 23, 2008
Pinellas CountyFL99.5Tropical stormAug 22, 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.