Tropical Storm Fay was the sixth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Fay was a long-lived tropical storm that developed on August 15 just offshore the western coast of Puerto Rico. Fay would spend most of its lifetime overland, battering many Caribbean nations with heavy rainfall. Fay would ultimately make four Florida landfalls, its first near Key West on August 18, and its last near Carrabelle on August 23. Fay produced torrential rainfall across portions of Florida, as it meandered there for days; some areas, such as Melbourne, received as much as 30 inches of rain from the slow-moving tropical storm. Fay was an unusual storm in that it intensified after making landfall in Florida.
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| - Tropical Storm Fay was the sixth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Fay was a long-lived tropical storm that developed on August 15 just offshore the western coast of Puerto Rico. Fay would spend most of its lifetime overland, battering many Caribbean nations with heavy rainfall. Fay would ultimately make four Florida landfalls, its first near Key West on August 18, and its last near Carrabelle on August 23. Fay produced torrential rainfall across portions of Florida, as it meandered there for days; some areas, such as Melbourne, received as much as 30 inches of rain from the slow-moving tropical storm. Fay was an unusual storm in that it intensified after making landfall in Florida.
- Tropical Storm Fay was a tropical storm and the sixth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Fay formed from a vigorous tropical wave on August 15 over the Dominican Republic. It passed over the island of Hispaniola, into the Gulf of Gonâve, across the island ofCuba, and made landfall on the Florida Keys late in the afternoon of August 18 before veering into the Gulf of Mexico. It again made landfall near Naples, Florida, in the early hours of August 19 and progressed northeast through the Florida peninsula, emerging into the Atlantic Ocean near Melbourne on August 20. Extensive flooding took place in parts of Florida as a result of its slow movement. On August 21, it made landfall again near New Smyrna Beach, Florida, moving due west across the Panhandle, crossing Gainesville
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| - Tropical Storm Fay was the sixth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Fay was a long-lived tropical storm that developed on August 15 just offshore the western coast of Puerto Rico. Fay would spend most of its lifetime overland, battering many Caribbean nations with heavy rainfall. Fay would ultimately make four Florida landfalls, its first near Key West on August 18, and its last near Carrabelle on August 23. Fay produced torrential rainfall across portions of Florida, as it meandered there for days; some areas, such as Melbourne, received as much as 30 inches of rain from the slow-moving tropical storm. Fay was an unusual storm in that it intensified after making landfall in Florida. Fay caused $560,000,000 (2008 USD) in damage as well as 36 deaths.
- Tropical Storm Fay was a tropical storm and the sixth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Fay formed from a vigorous tropical wave on August 15 over the Dominican Republic. It passed over the island of Hispaniola, into the Gulf of Gonâve, across the island ofCuba, and made landfall on the Florida Keys late in the afternoon of August 18 before veering into the Gulf of Mexico. It again made landfall near Naples, Florida, in the early hours of August 19 and progressed northeast through the Florida peninsula, emerging into the Atlantic Ocean near Melbourne on August 20. Extensive flooding took place in parts of Florida as a result of its slow movement. On August 21, it made landfall again near New Smyrna Beach, Florida, moving due west across the Panhandle, crossing Gainesville and Panama City, Florida. As it zigzagged from water to land, it became the first storm in recorded history to make landfall in Florida four times. Thirty-six deaths were blamed on Fay. The storm also resulted in one of the most prolific tropical cyclone related tornado outbreaks on record. A total of 81 tornadoes touched down across five states, three of which were rated as EF2. Damage from Fay was heavy, estimated at $560 million.
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