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Tropical Storm Fay

Jul 5, 2020 to Jul 11, 2020Peak 58 mph998 mb

Tropical Storm Fay passed within 50 miles of 20 counties in 5 states. It was strongest near Sussex County, DE, as a tropical storm on July 10, 2020.

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  • Post-tropical
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Tropical Storm Fay · 2020

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Fay on July 10, 2020, about 2 hours before landfall in Atlantic County, NJ.

Tropical Storm Fay on July 10, 2020, about 2 hours before landfall in Atlantic County, NJ.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 18:27 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
998 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
20
DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA
Counties within 100 miles
61
DE, MD, NC, NJ, PA, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Sussex County, DE, 29.0 mi, Jul 10, 2020
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
Monmouth CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormJul 11, 2020
Middlesex CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormJul 11, 2020
Atlantic CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Ocean CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Burlington CountyNJ2.4Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Mercer CountyNJ10.0Tropical stormJul 11, 2020
Cape May CountyNJ10.5Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Camden CountyNJ21.1Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Bucks CountyPA22.6Tropical stormJul 11, 2020
Cumberland CountyNJ24.2Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Gloucester CountyNJ26.7Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Sussex CountyDE29.0Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Worcester CountyMD29.0Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Accomack CountyVA33.4Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Philadelphia CountyPA34.0Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Salem CountyNJ36.6Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Montgomery CountyPA37.7Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Wicomico CountyMD41.2Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Delaware CountyPA46.0Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Kent CountyDE49.1Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Somerset CountyMD50.2Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Northampton CountyVA51.1Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Currituck CountyNC54.3Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Chester CountyPA55.0Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Lehigh CountyPA55.8Tropical stormJul 11, 2020
New Castle CountyDE57.0Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Virginia Beach cityVA59.3Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Camden CountyNC62.2Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Dorchester CountyMD64.9Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Berks CountyPA65.6Tropical stormJul 11, 2020
Caroline CountyMD65.9Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Chesapeake cityVA70.1Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Pasquotank CountyNC70.3Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Queen Anne's CountyMD72.2Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Kent CountyMD72.9Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Cecil CountyMD73.0Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Norfolk cityVA76.4Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Perquimans CountyNC77.7Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Talbot CountyMD78.3Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Lancaster CountyPA82.4Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Hampton cityVA82.6Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Portsmouth cityVA82.6Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Mathews CountyVA82.9Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Poquoson cityVA84.2Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Northumberland CountyVA84.9Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Lancaster CountyVA85.7Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Middlesex CountyVA86.5Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Gloucester CountyVA88.2Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Newport News cityVA88.6Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Harford CountyMD88.7Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Suffolk cityVA88.9Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
York CountyVA89.6Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Chowan CountyNC89.7Tropical stormJul 9, 2020
St. Mary's CountyMD91.5Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Gates CountyNC92.0Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Isle of Wight CountyVA93.8Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Lebanon CountyPA97.9Tropical stormJul 11, 2020
Calvert CountyMD98.7Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
Richmond CountyVA99.2Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
York CountyPA99.5Tropical stormJul 10, 2020
James City CountyVA99.9Tropical stormJul 10, 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.