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

1. Formed: August 14, 2008
2. Became tropical storm: August 15
3. Made landfall: August 16
4. Top winds: 40mph¹
5. Gusts: Near 80mph²
6. Fifth tropical depression of the Atlantic hurricane season³
7. August is typically an active month for hurricanes

Storm Facts

1. Tropical depression: A group of thunderstorms, winds between 23 and 39mph⁴
2. Sustained winds of 39mph+: Tropical storm³
3. Sustained winds of 74mph+: Hurricane³
4. Eye: Calmest point in hurricane
5. Hurricane scale: Categories 1-5 (5 is the worst)
6. US category 5 hurricanes: Florida Keys (1935) and Camille (1969)⁵

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