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NHC AL051957 · Atlantic basin

Tropical Storm Debbie (1957)

September 7, 1957 – September 9, 1957

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

Tropical Storm Debbie peaked at Tropical storm with 40 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 77 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Debbie in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Debbie from September 7, 1957 to September 9, 1957; its peak was 40 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on September 8 at 40 mph (tropical storm), 7 miles from Santa Rosa Beach, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 77 US cities, in 2 states, most in Florida (49). The strongest pass was 40 mph (tropical storm) 7 miles from Santa Rosa Beach, FL; the centre came closest to Vernon, FL, 3 miles away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

40 mph

Cities within 75 mi
77
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2

Cities Debbie passed near, strongest first

Florida (49)

Alabama (28)

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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.