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.
Storm Facts
- Tropical depression: A group of thunderstorms, winds between 23 and 39mph WW2010: Tropical Depression
- Sustained winds of 39mph+: Tropical stormFox News: Tropical Storm Erin Drenches Texas... (August 16, 2007)
- Sustained winds of 74mph+: HurricaneFox News: Tropical Storm Erin Drenches Texas... (August 16, 2007)
- Eye: Calmest point in hurricane
- Hurricane scale: Categories 1-5 (5 is the worst)
- US category 5 hurricanes: Florida Keys (1935) and Camille (1969)WW2010: Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Damage Potential Scale
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August is typically an active month for hurricanes
