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Tropical Storm Dottie (1976)

Atlantic storm, 08/18/1976 to 08/21/1976. Peak: Tropical storm.

Peak strength
Tropical storm
Peak winds
52 mph
45 knots
Lowest pressure
996 mb
Duration
4 days

Storm track

15 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

Counties along the track

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

All track points (15)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
08/18/1976 07:00 UTC26.0°N, 84.0°WTropical depression23 mph1,010 mb
08/18/1976 13:00 UTC25.3°N, 83.3°WTropical depression23 mph-
08/18/1976 19:00 UTC24.7°N, 82.7°WTropical depression23 mph1,009 mb
08/19/1976 01:00 UTC24.5°N, 82.5°WTropical depression23 mph-
08/19/1976 07:00 UTC24.6°N, 82.2°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/19/1976 13:00 UTC24.8°N, 82.0°WTropical depression35 mph1,003 mb
08/19/1976 19:00 UTC25.0°N, 81.7°WTropical storm40 mph-
08/20/1976 01:00 UTC26.6°N, 80.1°WTropical storm40 mph1,006 mb
08/20/1976 07:00 UTC28.2°N, 80.0°WTropical storm46 mph-
08/20/1976 13:00 UTC29.6°N, 80.0°WTropical storm52 mph996 mb
08/20/1976 19:00 UTC30.6°N, 80.0°WTropical storm46 mph999 mb
08/21/1976 01:00 UTC32.0°N, 80.0°WTropical storm40 mph1,005 mb
08/21/1976 07:00 UTC33.0°N, 80.0°WTropical storm40 mph1,005 mb
08/21/1976 13:00 UTC33.3°N, 80.0°WTropical depression29 mph1,010 mb
08/21/1976 19:00 UTC33.5°N, 80.0°WTropical depression23 mph1,015 mb

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