Tropical Storm Debby

Jun 23, 2012 to Jun 27, 2012Peak 63 mph990 mb

Tropical Storm Debby passed within 50 miles of 4 counties in FL. It was strongest near Franklin County, FL, as a tropical storm on June 25, 2012.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Debby · 2012

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Debby on June 26, 2012, about 2 hours before landfall in Dixie County, FL.

Tropical Storm Debby on June 26, 2012, about 2 hours before landfall in Dixie County, FL.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:04 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
990 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
4
FL
Counties within 100 miles
15
FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Franklin County, FL, 40.6 mi, Jun 25, 2012
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
Dixie CountyFL1.6Tropical stormJun 26, 2012
Taylor CountyFL27.3Tropical stormJun 26, 2012
Franklin CountyFL40.6Tropical stormJun 25, 2012
Gulf CountyFL46.2Tropical stormJun 25, 2012
Jefferson CountyFL63.7Tropical stormJun 26, 2012
Bay CountyFL64.1Tropical stormJun 25, 2012
Wakulla CountyFL65.4Tropical stormJun 26, 2012
Liberty CountyFL67.1Tropical stormJun 25, 2012
Leon CountyFL77.5Tropical stormJun 26, 2012
Pinellas CountyFL80.9Tropical stormJun 26, 2012
Calhoun CountyFL82.9Tropical stormJun 25, 2012
Walton CountyFL97.1Tropical stormJun 25, 2012
Gadsden CountyFL97.7Tropical stormJun 26, 2012
Thomas CountyGA98.8Tropical stormJun 26, 2012
Washington CountyFL99.9Tropical stormJun 25, 2012

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.