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Tropical Storm Chris (1988)

Atlantic storm, 08/21/1988 to 08/31/1988. Peak: Tropical storm.

Peak strength
Tropical storm
Peak winds
52 mph
45 knots
Lowest pressure
1,005 mb
Duration
9 days

Storm track

39 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point

  • Depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Cat 1
  • Cat 2
  • Cat 3
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5

U.S. landfalls

  • Georgia08/28/1988 22:00 UTC · 46 mph (Tropical storm) · 32.0°N, 80.9°W

Counties along the track

Strongest estimated winds near each county, tropical storm force (39 mph) or more

All track points (39)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
08/21/1988 19:00 UTC14.9°N, 43.3°WTropical depression29 mph1,009 mb
08/22/1988 01:00 UTC14.6°N, 45.7°WTropical depression29 mph1,009 mb
08/22/1988 07:00 UTC14.6°N, 47.8°WTropical depression29 mph1,009 mb
08/22/1988 13:00 UTC14.7°N, 49.9°WTropical depression29 mph1,009 mb
08/22/1988 19:00 UTC14.8°N, 51.9°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/23/1988 01:00 UTC15.1°N, 54.0°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/23/1988 07:00 UTC15.3°N, 55.7°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/23/1988 13:00 UTC15.6°N, 57.5°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/23/1988 19:00 UTC16.0°N, 59.2°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/24/1988 01:00 UTC16.3°N, 61.0°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/24/1988 07:00 UTC16.7°N, 62.4°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/24/1988 13:00 UTC16.9°N, 63.8°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/24/1988 19:00 UTC17.2°N, 65.2°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/25/1988 01:00 UTC17.5°N, 66.7°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/25/1988 07:00 UTC17.8°N, 67.8°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/25/1988 13:00 UTC18.2°N, 68.8°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/25/1988 19:00 UTC18.5°N, 69.8°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/26/1988 01:00 UTC19.1°N, 70.9°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/26/1988 07:00 UTC19.8°N, 72.1°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/26/1988 13:00 UTC20.5°N, 73.2°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/26/1988 19:00 UTC21.5°N, 74.2°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/27/1988 01:00 UTC22.5°N, 75.4°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/27/1988 07:00 UTC23.3°N, 76.2°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/27/1988 13:00 UTC24.1°N, 77.2°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/27/1988 19:00 UTC24.9°N, 78.1°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/28/1988 01:00 UTC25.8°N, 79.0°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/28/1988 07:00 UTC26.8°N, 79.7°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/28/1988 13:00 UTC28.2°N, 80.0°WTropical storm46 mph1,008 mb
08/28/1988 19:00 UTC30.8°N, 80.8°WTropical storm52 mph1,005 mb
08/28/1988 22:00 UTC32.0°N, 80.9°WTropical storm (landfall)46 mph1,005 mb
08/29/1988 01:00 UTC32.8°N, 81.1°WTropical storm40 mph1,006 mb
08/29/1988 07:00 UTC34.1°N, 81.1°WTropical depression29 mph1,008 mb
08/29/1988 13:00 UTC35.8°N, 80.6°WExtratropical23 mph1,009 mb
08/29/1988 19:00 UTC37.5°N, 79.5°WExtratropical23 mph1,009 mb
08/30/1988 01:00 UTC39.2°N, 77.6°WExtratropical23 mph1,010 mb
08/30/1988 07:00 UTC41.2°N, 73.6°WExtratropical23 mph1,008 mb
08/30/1988 13:00 UTC43.5°N, 69.9°WExtratropical23 mph1,008 mb
08/30/1988 19:00 UTC45.0°N, 65.0°WExtratropical29 mph1,008 mb
08/31/1988 01:00 UTC46.5°N, 60.0°WExtratropical29 mph1,008 mb

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained