Meteorological Analysis
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Chris originated from a tropical wave which moved off the African coast on the
26th of July. This wave remained vigorous until the 28th, when it encountered
dry air and shear. On the 30th, a small burst of convection formed on the
before dry wave axis, and by the 31st the wave was rapidly organizing. On
August 1st, after a buoy detected a surface circulation had formed, the wave
was declared a tropical depression. The depression soon strengthened into
tropical storm Chris, and by August 2nd Chris reached its maximum wind
speed of 65 mph. People in the South East U.S. began to dread Chris, but
their fears were never realized. The high steering Chris began to shred Chris
mercilessly on the 3rd, and Chris slowly degenerated. During this time, Chris
dumped very heavy rain on Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. Chris then degenerated
into a remnant low near Grand Turk Island, Bahamas. The remnant low
skirted Cuba for awhile after that, before dissipating on August 6th near Havana.
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Casualty and Damage Overview
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There were no casualties reported in association with tropical storm Chris.
Some flooding damage occurred in Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, but it was
relatively minor.
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Chris Hurricane Research Division Products
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Imagery
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Tracking Data
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Tracking info for Tropical Storm Chris
Time Lat Lon Wind(mph) Pressure Storm type
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03 GMT 08/01/06 16.6N 59.4W 35 1011 Tropical Depression
09 GMT 08/01/06 16.6N 59.2W 40 1009 Tropical Storm
15 GMT 08/01/06 17.3N 60.3W 40 1009 Tropical Storm
21 GMT 08/01/06 17.7N 61.2W 45 1007 Tropical Storm
21 GMT 08/01/06 18.0N 61.1W 60 1003 Tropical Storm
03 GMT 08/02/06 18.3N 61.8W 60 1003 Tropical Storm
09 GMT 08/02/06 18.8N 62.6W 60 1001 Tropical Storm
15 GMT 08/02/06 19.2N 63.4W 65 1001 Tropical Storm
21 GMT 08/02/06 19.9N 64.3W 60 1005 Tropical Storm
03 GMT 08/03/06 19.8N 64.9W 60 1007 Tropical Storm
09 GMT 08/03/06 20.3N 66.4W 45 1010 Tropical Storm
15 GMT 08/03/06 20.5N 67.3W 40 1012 Tropical Storm
21 GMT 08/03/06 20.7N 68.2W 40 1011 Tropical Storm
03 GMT 08/04/06 20.8N 69.3W 40 1012 Tropical Storm
09 GMT 08/04/06 20.9N 70.9W 40 1012 Tropical Storm
15 GMT 08/04/06 21.3N 71.6W 35 1012 Tropical Depression
21 GMT 08/04/06 21.4N 72.8W 35 1011 Tropical Depression
03 GMT 08/05/06 21.6N 74.0W 30 1012 Tropical Depression
09 GMT 08/05/06 21.5N 75.6W 25 1011 Tropical Depression
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Tracking map courtesy of Plymouth
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Courtesy of NHC
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