NHC AL081976 · Atlantic basin
Tropical Storm Dottie (1976)
August 18, 1976 – August 21, 1976
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Tropical Storm Dottie peaked at Tropical storm with 52 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 211 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Dottie in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Dottie from August 18, 1976 to August 21, 1976; its peak was 52 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 211 US cities, in 3 states, most in Florida (120) and South Carolina (85). The strongest pass was 52 mph (tropical storm) 68 miles from Flagler Beach, FL; the centre came closest to Charleston, SC, 1 mile away.
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- Cities within 75 mi
- 211
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 3
52 mph
when closest
Cities Dottie passed near, strongest first
Florida (120)
- Flagler BeachTropical storm · 68 mi
- Palm CoastTropical storm · 73 mi
- Daytona BeachTropical storm · 63 mi
- Ormond BeachTropical storm · 66 mi
- EdgewaterTropical storm · 54 mi
- New Smyrna BeachTropical storm · 57 mi
- South DaytonaTropical storm · 62 mi
- Port OrangeTropical storm · 64 mi
- DeltonaTropical storm · 74 mi
- Lake HelenTropical storm · 75 mi
- Oak HillTropical storm · 52 mi
- MimsTropical storm · 54 mi
- OsteenTropical storm · 66 mi
- GenevaTropical storm · 67 mi
- ChuluotaTropical storm · 68 mi
- OviedoTropical storm · 73 mi
- Cape CanaveralTropical storm · 37 mi
- Merritt IslandTropical storm · 42 mi
- CocoaTropical storm · 48 mi
- TitusvilleTropical storm · 50 mi
- IndialanticTropical storm · 35 mi
- Indian Harbour BeachTropical storm · 36 mi
- Cocoa BeachTropical storm · 37 mi
- MelbourneTropical storm · 40 mi
- RockledgeTropical storm · 44 mi
- HarmonyTropical storm · 61 mi
- SebastianTropical storm · 28 mi
- Barefoot BayTropical storm · 30 mi
- GrantTropical storm · 31 mi
- Melbourne BeachTropical storm · 32 mi
- MalabarTropical storm · 34 mi
- FellsmereTropical storm · 35 mi
- Palm BayTropical storm · 39 mi
- Fort PierceTropical storm · 19 mi
- Vero BeachTropical storm · 25 mi
- StuartTropical storm · 10 mi
- Jensen BeachTropical storm · 11 mi
- Palm CityTropical storm · 15 mi
- Port St LucieTropical storm · 19 mi
- OkeechobeeTropical storm · 49 mi
- North Palm BeachTropical storm · 1 mi
- TequestaTropical storm · 1 mi
- Riviera BeachTropical storm · 1 mi
- Palm Beach GardensTropical storm · 2 mi
- JupiterTropical storm · 3 mi
- Hobe SoundTropical storm · 5 mi
- IndiantownTropical storm · 25 mi
- PahokeeTropical storm · 35 mi
- Palm SpringsTropical storm · overhead
- West Palm BeachTropical storm · overhead
- Lake WorthTropical storm · 2 mi
- GreenacresTropical storm · 2 mi
- AtlantisTropical storm · 2 mi
- Boynton BeachTropical storm · 3 mi
- Palm BeachTropical storm · 3 mi
- Delray BeachTropical storm · 6 mi
- Coral SpringsTropical storm · 8 mi
- Royal Palm BeachTropical storm · 8 mi
- Boca RatonTropical storm · 8 mi
- WellingtonTropical storm · 9 mi
and 60 more
South Carolina (85)
- CharlestonTropical storm · overhead
- Goose CreekTropical storm · 1 mi
- North CharlestonTropical storm · 2 mi
- Charleston AfbTropical storm · 4 mi
- Johns IslandTropical storm · 5 mi
- Daniel IslandTropical storm · 7 mi
- LadsonTropical storm · 7 mi
- Sullivans IslandTropical storm · 9 mi
- Mount PleasantTropical storm · 10 mi
- Wadmalaw IslandTropical storm · 10 mi
- SummervilleTropical storm · 11 mi
- Moncks CornerTropical storm · 11 mi
- HugerTropical storm · 12 mi
- RavenelTropical storm · 13 mi
- HanahanTropical storm · 13 mi
- Isle Of PalmsTropical storm · 14 mi
- HollywoodTropical storm · 16 mi
- Edisto IslandTropical storm · 18 mi
- AwendawTropical storm · 20 mi
- BonneauTropical storm · 20 mi
- DorchesterTropical storm · 26 mi
- CrossTropical storm · 26 mi
- Saint StephenTropical storm · 28 mi
- CottagevilleTropical storm · 28 mi
- PinevilleTropical storm · 29 mi
- HarleyvilleTropical storm · 31 mi
- Mc ClellanvilleTropical storm · 32 mi
- Saint Helena IslandTropical storm · 32 mi
- EutawvilleTropical storm · 33 mi
- Holly HillTropical storm · 34 mi
- Saint GeorgeTropical storm · 36 mi
- WalterboroTropical storm · 39 mi
- AndrewsTropical storm · 39 mi
- Port RoyalTropical storm · 40 mi
- SaltersTropical storm · 41 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 41 mi
- SanteeTropical storm · 43 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 44 mi
- Hilton Head IslandTropical storm · 44 mi
- GreeleyvilleTropical storm · 44 mi
- SummertonTropical storm · 44 mi
- BowmanTropical storm · 45 mi
- ManningTropical storm · 46 mi
- GeorgetownTropical storm · 47 mi
- RuffinTropical storm · 47 mi
- KingstreeTropical storm · 48 mi
- YemasseeTropical storm · 48 mi
- BranchvilleTropical storm · 49 mi
- ElloreeTropical storm · 49 mi
- BlufftonTropical storm · 51 mi
- OkatieTropical storm · 53 mi
- AlcoluTropical storm · 54 mi
- PinewoodTropical storm · 56 mi
- RidgelandTropical storm · 57 mi
- CordovaTropical storm · 60 mi
- Pawleys IslandTropical storm · 60 mi
- HemingwayTropical storm · 60 mi
- OrangeburgTropical storm · 61 mi
- Lake CityTropical storm · 61 mi
- VarnvilleTropical storm · 61 mi
and 25 more
Georgia (6)
- Tybee IslandTropical storm · 50 mi
- SavannahTropical storm · 65 mi
- Garden CityTropical storm · 68 mi
- Port WentworthTropical storm · 69 mi
- RinconTropical storm · 72 mi
- PoolerTropical storm · 73 mi
Other storms of the 1976 season
- Unnamed (AL011976)Tropical storm · 167 cities
- BelleCategory 3 · 1,329 cities
- Unnamed (AL141976)Tropical storm · 212 cities
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.