Tropical Storm Emily

Jul 30, 2017 to Aug 2, 2017Peak 58 mph1001 mb

Tropical Storm Emily passed within 50 miles of 8 counties in FL. It was strongest near Manatee County, FL, as a tropical storm on July 31, 2017.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Emily · 2017

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Emily on July 30, 2017, about 20 hours before landfall in Manatee County, FL.

Tropical Storm Emily on July 30, 2017, about 20 hours before landfall in Manatee County, FL.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:11 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
1001 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
8
FL
Counties within 100 miles
10
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Manatee County, FL, 0.0 mi, Jul 31, 2017
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
Manatee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 31, 2017
Hardee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 31, 2017
Hillsborough CountyFL6.2Tropical stormJul 31, 2017
Sarasota CountyFL7.7Tropical stormJul 31, 2017
Pinellas CountyFL8.9Tropical stormJul 31, 2017
DeSoto CountyFL11.2Tropical stormJul 31, 2017
Pasco CountyFL46.5Tropical stormJul 31, 2017
Lee CountyFL49.3Tropical stormJul 31, 2017
Hernando CountyFL64.5Tropical stormJul 31, 2017
Citrus CountyFL80.7Tropical stormJul 31, 2017

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.