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Tropical Storm Fay was an unusual tropical storm that moved erratically across the state of Florida and the Caribbean Sea. The sixth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season , Fay formed from a vigorous tropical wave on August 15 over the Dominican Republic .
Track of Tropical Storm Fay. On August 6, 2008, a tropical wave emerged over the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa. Tracking westward, the system gradually organized into a tropical depression on August 15 just west of Puerto Rico. After making landfall in the Dominican Republic, the
0615 UTC (2:15 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Fay makes a record-breaking fourth landfall on Florida, just southwest of Carrabelle, with winds of 50 mph (80 km/h). [12] August 24. 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT August 23) – Tropical Storm Fay weakens to a tropical depression. [12] August 25 Hurricane Gustav near peak intensity
The left front quadrant is the area of the hurricane to the left of the storm's track and in the direction in which the storm is headed. The wind flow is northeast to southwest and is where winds ...
A tropical cyclone tracking chart is used by those within hurricane-threatened areas to track tropical cyclones worldwide. In the north Atlantic basin, they are known as hurricane tracking charts . New tropical cyclone information is available at least every six hours in the Northern Hemisphere and at least every twelve hours in the Southern ...
The National Hurricane Center said in an advisory Saturday morning it is tracking three tropical disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean. Storm tracker: National Hurricane Center tracking 3 tropical ...
Although forecasters with the National Hurricane Center are tracking five separate systems in the Atlantic Ocean, including newly formed Tropical Storm Kirk, only one is a real concern for the ...
2008 Atlantic hurricane season summary map. The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was the most destructive Atlantic hurricane season since 2005, causing over 1,000 deaths and nearly $50 billion (2008 USD) in damage. The season ranked as the third costliest ever at the time, but has since fallen to seventh costliest.