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NHC AL051982 · Atlantic basin

Tropical Storm Chris (1982)

September 9, 1982 – September 12, 1982

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Tropical Storm Chris peaked at Tropical storm with 63 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 96 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Chris in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Chris from September 9, 1982 to September 12, 1982; its peak was 63 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 96 US cities, in 2 states, most in Louisiana (51). The strongest pass was 63 mph (tropical storm) 61 miles from Liberty, TX; the centre came closest to Vinton, LA, 3 miles away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

63 mph

Cities within 75 mi
96
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2

Cities Chris passed near, strongest first

Texas (45)

Louisiana (51)

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About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.