Chris (1988)

TS AL031988 · Atlantic
Peak winds
45 kt
52 mph
Min pressure
1005 mb
ACE
0.48
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
39 observations

What happened during Chris?

Chris was a TS Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from August 21 to August 30, 1988 (10 days). It reached peak winds of 51 mph (45 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 1005 mb. The storm made one landfall on August 28 at 32.0°N, 80.9°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1988-08-21
Last obs
1988-08-30
Storm number
3
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
39

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1988-08-21 12:00 TD 14.90 -43.30 25 1009
1988-08-21 18:00 TD 14.60 -45.70 25 1009
1988-08-22 00:00 TD 14.60 -47.80 25 1009
1988-08-22 06:00 TD 14.70 -49.90 25 1009
1988-08-22 12:00 TD 14.80 -51.90 30 1009
1988-08-22 18:00 TD 15.10 -54.00 30 1009
1988-08-23 00:00 TD 15.30 -55.70 30 1009
1988-08-23 06:00 TD 15.60 -57.50 30 1009
1988-08-23 12:00 TD 16.00 -59.20 30 1009
1988-08-23 18:00 TD 16.30 -61.00 30 1009
1988-08-24 00:00 TD 16.70 -62.40 30 1009
1988-08-24 06:00 TD 16.90 -63.80 30 1009
1988-08-24 12:00 TD 17.20 -65.20 30 1009
1988-08-24 18:00 TD 17.50 -66.70 30 1009
1988-08-25 00:00 TD 17.80 -67.80 30 1009
1988-08-25 06:00 TD 18.20 -68.80 30 1009
1988-08-25 12:00 TD 18.50 -69.80 30 1008
1988-08-25 18:00 TD 19.10 -70.90 30 1008
1988-08-26 00:00 TD 19.80 -72.10 30 1008
1988-08-26 06:00 TD 20.50 -73.20 30 1008
1988-08-26 12:00 TD 21.50 -74.20 30 1008
1988-08-26 18:00 TD 22.50 -75.40 30 1008
1988-08-27 00:00 TD 23.30 -76.20 30 1008
1988-08-27 06:00 TD 24.10 -77.20 30 1008
1988-08-27 12:00 TD 24.90 -78.10 30 1008
1988-08-27 18:00 TD 25.80 -79.00 30 1008
1988-08-28 00:00 TD 26.80 -79.70 30 1008
1988-08-28 06:00 TS 28.20 -80.00 40 1008
1988-08-28 12:00 TS 30.80 -80.80 45 1005
1988-08-28 15:00 TS 32.00 -80.90 40 1005 Landfall
1988-08-28 18:00 TS 32.80 -81.10 35 1006
1988-08-29 00:00 TD 34.10 -81.10 25 1008
1988-08-29 06:00 EX 35.80 -80.60 20 1009
1988-08-29 12:00 EX 37.50 -79.50 20 1009
1988-08-29 18:00 EX 39.20 -77.60 20 1010
1988-08-30 00:00 EX 41.20 -73.60 20 1008
1988-08-30 06:00 EX 43.50 -69.90 20 1008
1988-08-30 12:00 EX 45.00 -65.00 25 1008
1988-08-30 18:00 EX 46.50 -60.00 25 1008

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.