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Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm Chris (1988)
21 August 1988 · North Atlantic
Tropical Storm Chris formed in the North Atlantic basin on 21 August 1988 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 83 km/h, with a minimum pressure of 1,005 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America, the Dominican Republic, The Bahamas and Canada.
- Formed
- 21 August 1988
- Dissipated
- 30 August 1988
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 83 km/h (45 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- Tropical Storm
- Minimum Pressure
- 1,005 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America74 km/h
- TSDominican Republic56 km/h
- TSThe Bahamas56 km/h
- TSCanada46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Gilbert296 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Helene232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Joan:miriam232 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Florence130 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Debby120 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Keith120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Ernesto102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Beryl83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth