Tropical Storm Fay (2008)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 15–28, 2008

Peak wind

69 mph

111 km/h · Aug 19

Peak category

Lowest pressure

986 mb

Landfalls

Florida · Granma Province, Cuba

Lifetime

12.8 d

Aug 15 – Aug 28

Distance

2,708 mi

4,357 km

ACE

7.7

storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Fay

Tropical Storm Fay (2008) was a tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic season. It formed on August 15, 2008, 22 mi NW of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 986 mb on August 19, 2008, and made landfall 8 times — first near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on August 15, 2008 as a tropical storm (40 mph). Later landfalls: near Anse à Galets, Haiti on August 16, 2008 as a tropical storm (46 mph); near Pilón, Granma Province, Cuba on August 17, 2008 as a tropical storm (52 mph); 23 mi W of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba on August 18, 2008 as a tropical storm (52 mph); and more. The storm lasted 12.8 days and travelled about 2,708 miles (4,357 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
August 15, 2008 · 15:00 UTC	near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	TS 40 mph	1009 mb
August 16, 2008 · 12:00 UTC	near Anse à Galets, Haiti	TS 46 mph	1007 mb
August 17, 2008 · 09:00 UTC	near Pilón, Granma Province, Cuba	TS 52 mph	1003 mb
August 18, 2008 · 07:00 UTC	23 mi W of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba	TS 52 mph	1003 mb
August 18, 2008 · 21:00 UTC	near Key West, Florida	TS 58 mph	998 mb
August 19, 2008 · 09:00 UTC	near Marco Island, Florida	TS 63 mph	991 mb
August 21, 2008 · 19:00 UTC	near Ormond Beach, Florida	TS 63 mph	993 mb
August 23, 2008 · 06:00 UTC	51 mi SSW of Tallahassee, Florida	TS 52 mph	997 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic	9 mi	Aug 15 · 22:00 UTC	TS 44 mph
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	direct hit	Aug 15 · 23:00 UTC	TS 45 mph
Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic	direct hit	Aug 15 · 23:00 UTC	TS 45 mph
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	56 mi	Aug 16 · 03:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Port-au-Prince, Haiti	15 mi	Aug 16 · 10:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Carrefour, Haiti	17 mi	Aug 16 · 10:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Delmas, Haiti	15 mi	Aug 16 · 10:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba	47 mi	Aug 17 · 02:00 UTC	TS 52 mph
Havana, Havana, Cuba	71 mi	Aug 18 · 14:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Jacksonville, Florida	59 mi	Aug 22 · 06:00 UTC	TS 58 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 60 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Aug 15 12:00	TD	35 mph	1011 mb	18.4°N 67.4°W	16 mi W of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Aug 15 15:00	TS LANDFALL	40 mph	1009 mb	18.5°N 68.4°W	near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Aug 15 18:00	TS	40 mph	1009 mb	18.5°N 68.8°W	10 mi SW of Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic
Aug 16 00:00	TS	46 mph	1008 mb	18.6°N 70.2°W	near Villa Altagracia, Dominican Republic
Aug 16 06:00	TS	46 mph	1008 mb	18.7°N 71.4°W	14 mi WSW of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
Aug 16 12:00	TS LANDFALL	46 mph	1007 mb	18.8°N 72.8°W	19 mi W of Arcahaie, Haiti
Aug 16 12:00	TS	46 mph	1007 mb	18.8°N 72.9°W	25 mi SSW of Saint-Marc, Haiti
Aug 16 18:00	TS	46 mph	1007 mb	19.1°N 74.6°W	44 mi NW of Jérémie, Haiti
Aug 17 00:00	TS	52 mph	1005 mb	19.3°N 75.7°W	51 mi S of Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
Aug 17 06:00	TS	52 mph	1004 mb	19.6°N 76.9°W	35 mi SE of Pilón, Granma Province, Cuba
Aug 17 09:00	TS LANDFALL	52 mph	1003 mb	19.9°N 77.4°W	near Pilón, Granma Province, Cuba
Aug 17 12:00	TS	52 mph	1003 mb	20.0°N 78.1°W	34 mi W of Niquero, Granma Province, Cuba
Aug 17 18:00	TS	52 mph	1006 mb	20.7°N 79.6°W	80 mi SSE of Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba
Aug 18 00:00	TS	52 mph	1001 mb	21.1°N 80.3°W	52 mi SSW of Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba
Aug 18 06:00	TS	52 mph	1003 mb	21.9°N 80.8°W	28 mi SW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Aug 18 07:00	TS LANDFALL	52 mph	1003 mb	22.1°N 80.8°W	23 mi W of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Aug 18 12:00	TS	58 mph	1002 mb	23.2°N 81.2°W	near Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Aug 18 18:00	TS	58 mph	1000 mb	24.3°N 81.7°W	18 mi SSE of Key West, Florida
Aug 18 21:00	TS LANDFALL	58 mph	998 mb	24.5°N 81.8°W	near Key West, Florida
Aug 19 00:00	TS	58 mph	997 mb	25.0°N 81.9°W	32 mi NNW of Key West, Florida
Aug 19 06:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	25.5°N 81.8°W	31 mi S of Marco Island, Florida
Aug 19 09:00	TS LANDFALL	63 mph	991 mb	25.9°N 81.6°W	near Marco Island, Florida
Aug 19 12:00	TS	63 mph	988 mb	26.4°N 81.4°W	near Immokalee, Florida
Aug 19 18:00	TS	69 mph	986 mb	27.0°N 81.1°W	34 mi NW of Belle Glade, Florida
Aug 20 00:00	TS	63 mph	988 mb	27.5°N 80.9°W	31 mi WSW of Vero Beach South, Florida
Aug 20 06:00	TS	58 mph	992 mb	28.0°N 80.6°W	near Palm Bay, Florida
Aug 20 12:00	TS	52 mph	994 mb	28.4°N 80.6°W	near Merritt Island, Florida
Aug 20 18:00	TS	52 mph	997 mb	28.7°N 80.6°W	14 mi ENE of Titusville, Florida
Aug 21 00:00	TS	58 mph	993 mb	28.9°N 80.5°W	25 mi ESE of Edgewater, Florida
Aug 21 06:00	TS	58 mph	993 mb	29.1°N 80.7°W	15 mi ENE of New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Aug 21 12:00	TS	58 mph	993 mb	29.2°N 80.7°W	18 mi ENE of Port Orange, Florida
Aug 21 18:00	TS	63 mph	993 mb	29.3°N 81.0°W	near Ormond Beach, Florida
Aug 21 19:00	TS LANDFALL	63 mph	993 mb	29.3°N 81.1°W	near Ormond Beach, Florida
Aug 22 00:00	TS	58 mph	994 mb	29.3°N 81.2°W	near Ormond Beach, Florida
Aug 22 06:00	TS	58 mph	995 mb	29.5°N 81.9°W	19 mi WSW of Palatka, Florida
Aug 22 12:00	TS	52 mph	996 mb	29.6°N 82.4°W	near Gainesville, Florida
Aug 22 18:00	TS	46 mph	997 mb	29.8°N 83.0°W	35 mi SW of Lake City, Florida
Aug 23 00:00	TS	52 mph	996 mb	29.7°N 83.8°W	59 mi SSE of Tallahassee, Florida
Aug 23 06:00	TS	52 mph	997 mb	29.8°N 84.7°W	51 mi SSW of Tallahassee, Florida
Aug 23 06:00	TS LANDFALL	52 mph	997 mb	29.8°N 84.7°W	51 mi SSW of Tallahassee, Florida
Aug 23 12:00	TS	46 mph	998 mb	30.0°N 85.2°W	25 mi ESE of Callaway, Florida
Aug 23 18:00	TS	46 mph	999 mb	30.5°N 85.9°W	21 mi ENE of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Aug 24 00:00	TD	35 mph	999 mb	30.8°N 86.7°W	near Crestview, Florida
Aug 24 06:00	TD	35 mph	999 mb	31.1°N 87.7°W	13 mi WNW of Atmore, Alabama
Aug 24 12:00	TD	35 mph	1000 mb	31.8°N 88.4°W	43 mi SSE of Meridian, Mississippi
Aug 24 18:00	TD	35 mph	1001 mb	31.5°N 89.7°W	27 mi WNW of Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Aug 25 00:00	TD	35 mph	1001 mb	31.3°N 90.0°W	27 mi E of McComb, Mississippi
Aug 25 06:00	TD	35 mph	1002 mb	31.5°N 89.9°W	32 mi E of Brookhaven, Mississippi
Aug 25 12:00	TD	29 mph	1002 mb	32.0°N 89.4°W	26 mi NW of Laurel, Mississippi
Aug 25 18:00	TD	29 mph	1002 mb	32.4°N 89.0°W	17 mi W of Meridian, Mississippi
Aug 26 00:00	TD	23 mph	1002 mb	32.7°N 88.6°W	24 mi NNE of Meridian, Mississippi
Aug 26 06:00	TD	23 mph	1003 mb	33.3°N 87.9°W	20 mi WNW of Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Aug 26 12:00	TD	23 mph	1003 mb	33.9°N 87.2°W	near Jasper, Alabama
Aug 26 18:00	TD	23 mph	1004 mb	34.6°N 86.5°W	10 mi SSE of Huntsville, Alabama
Aug 27 00:00	TD	17 mph	1005 mb	35.0°N 85.8°W	28 mi W of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Aug 27 06:00	TD extratropical	17 mph	1006 mb	35.5°N 85.1°W	19 mi NNE of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
Aug 27 12:00	TD extratropical	17 mph	1007 mb	36.1°N 84.4°W	10 mi NW of Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Aug 27 18:00	TD extratropical	17 mph	1008 mb	36.9°N 83.6°W	21 mi NNE of Middlesboro, Kentucky
Aug 28 00:00	TD extratropical	17 mph	1009 mb	37.4°N 83.2°W	61 mi E of Berea, Kentucky
Aug 28 06:00	TD extratropical	17 mph	1010 mb	37.7°N 82.6°W	50 mi S of Meads, Kentucky

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Fay make landfall?

Fay made landfall 8 times: near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on August 15, 2008 at 15:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds; near Anse à Galets, Haiti on August 16, 2008 at 12:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds; near Pilón, Granma Province, Cuba on August 17, 2008 at 09:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds; 23 mi W of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba on August 18, 2008 at 07:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds; near Key West, Florida on August 18, 2008 at 21:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds; near Marco Island, Florida on August 19, 2008 at 09:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds; near Ormond Beach, Florida on August 21, 2008 at 19:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds; 51 mi SSW of Tallahassee, Florida on August 23, 2008 at 06:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds.

What category was Fay?

At its peak on August 19, 2008, Fay was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 986 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Fay last?

12.8 days, from August 15, 2008 to August 28, 2008. It travelled about 2,708 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Fay?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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Every storm named Fay

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2002	Tropical Storm Fay Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Texas	→
2008	Tropical Storm Fay · this page Atlantic	TS 69 mph	Florida, Granma Province, Cuba
2014	Hurricane Fay Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	Bermuda	→
2020	Tropical Storm Fay Atlantic	TS 58 mph	New Jersey	→
2026	Tropical Storm Fay Atlantic	TS 69 mph	—

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2008

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2008	Hurricane Gustav Atlantic	Cat 4 155 mph	Pinar del Río, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba	→
2008	Hurricane Ike Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Holguín Province, Cuba, Texas	→
2008	Hurricane Paloma Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Camagüey, Cuba	→
2008	Hurricane Omar Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
2008	Hurricane Norbert Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico, Sonora, Mexico	→
2008	Hurricane Bertha Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2008	Hurricane Hernan Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
2008	Hurricane Elida Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→

See every 2008 storm on one map →

Background reading: Tropical Storm Fay on Wikipedia.

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