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Tropical Storm Cristobal

Jun 1, 2020 to Jun 12, 2020Peak 58 mph982 mb

Tropical Storm Cristobal passed within 50 miles of 22 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on June 7, 2020.

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Tropical Storm Cristobal · 2020

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Cristobal on June 7, 2020, about 3 hours before landfall in Plaquemines Parish, LA.

Tropical Storm Cristobal on June 7, 2020, about 3 hours before landfall in Plaquemines Parish, LA.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:29 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
982 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
22
LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
37
AL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Jun 7, 2020
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Plaquemines ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 7, 2020
Orleans ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
St. Helena ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Jefferson ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Livingston ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Tangipahoa ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
St. John the Baptist ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
St. Bernard ParishLA0.9Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
St. Charles ParishLA2.6Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
St. Tammany ParishLA6.4Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
East Baton Rouge ParishLA7.3Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Lafourche ParishLA12.8Tropical stormJun 7, 2020
Ascension ParishLA17.6Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Pike CountyMS19.2Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
St. James ParishLA20.1Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Washington ParishLA21.7Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Hancock CountyMS31.2Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Iberville ParishLA31.6Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Walthall CountyMS32.7Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Terrebonne ParishLA34.6Tropical stormJun 7, 2020
Pearl River CountyMS35.9Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Assumption ParishLA39.8Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Marion CountyMS50.2Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Harrison CountyMS50.3Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Iberia ParishLA53.1Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
St. Martin ParishLA56.6Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
St. Mary ParishLA61.4Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Lamar CountyMS61.6Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Stone CountyMS62.0Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Jefferson Davis CountyMS62.9Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Forrest CountyMS72.9Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Jackson CountyMS74.3Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Perry CountyMS82.4Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
George CountyMS87.4Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Vermilion ParishLA89.0Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Jones CountyMS91.5Tropical stormJun 8, 2020
Mobile CountyAL98.2Tropical stormJun 8, 2020

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.