Tropical Storm Erin
Tropical storm Erin began as a tropical depression on August 14, 2007, east-southeast of Brownsville, Texas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) upgraded the tropical depression to a tropical storm, and named it Erin, on August 15. The storm made landfall on August 16, and caused flooding in Oklahoma as it moved over the south-central US.
Fast Facts
- Formed: August 14, 2008
- Became tropical storm: August 15
- Made landfall: August 16
- Top winds: 40mph1
- Gusts: Near 80mph2
- Fifth tropical depression of the Atlantic hurricane season3
- August is typically an active month for hurricanes
Storm Facts
- Tropical depression: A group of thunderstorms, winds between 23 and 39mph4
- Sustained winds of 39mph+: Tropical storm3
- Sustained winds of 74mph+: Hurricane3
- Eye: Calmest point in hurricane
- Hurricane scale: Categories 1-5 (5 is the worst)
- US category 5 hurricanes: Florida Keys (1935) and Camille (1969)5
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