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Tropical Storm Fay (2008)

Tropical Storm Fay was a tropical storm at its peak, with 69 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 986 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Palm Bay, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 59 mph.

Peak strength69 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst August 15, 2008
8
Lowest pressure
986 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Tropical Storm Fay’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. August 15, 2008, tropical storm at 40 mph, in the Dominican Republic
  2. August 16, 2008, tropical storm at 46 mph, in Haiti
  3. August 17, 2008, tropical storm at 52 mph, in Cuba
  4. August 18, 2008, tropical storm at 52 mph, in Cuba
  5. August 18, 2008, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 114 miles from Naples, FL
  6. August 19, 2008, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 21 miles from Naples, FL
  7. August 21, 2008, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 28 miles from Deltona, FL
  8. August 23, 2008, tropical storm at 52 mph, 29.8°N, 84.7°W

Modeled winds at cities (5)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Palm Bay, FL59 mph48 mph2 milesAug 19, 2008, 11:15 PM EDT
Deltona, FL56 mph46 mph27 milesAug 21, 2008, 10:30 AM EDT
Naples, FL55 mph45 mph17 milesAug 19, 2008, 8:00 AM EDT
Gainesville, FL55 mph45 mph6 milesAug 22, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT
Port St. Lucie, FL52 mph42 mph35 milesAug 19, 2008, 7:15 PM EDT

Best track (60 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 15, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1011 mb18.4°N, 67.4°W
Aug 15, 14:30 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm40 mph1009 mb18.5°N, 68.4°W
Aug 15, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1009 mb18.5°N, 68.8°W
Aug 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1008 mb18.6°N, 70.2°W
Aug 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1008 mb18.7°N, 71.4°W
Aug 16, 11:45 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm46 mph1007 mb18.8°N, 72.8°W
Aug 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1007 mb18.8°N, 72.9°W
Aug 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1007 mb19.1°N, 74.6°W
Aug 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1005 mb19.3°N, 75.7°W
Aug 17, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1004 mb19.6°N, 76.9°W
Aug 17, 09:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm52 mph1003 mb19.9°N, 77.4°W
Aug 17, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1003 mb20.0°N, 78.1°W
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