Tropical Storm Chris (1982)
Tropical Storm Chris peaked at 55 kt in the North Atlantic between September 9, 1982 and September 12, 1982, with a lowest pressure of 994 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Chris, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1982 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- September 9, 1982 to September 12, 1982
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 994 mb (29.35 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.3
- Fastest the center moved
- 11 kt (13 mph)
- Identifier
- AL051982
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Rainfall
The Weather Prediction Center attributes 4,616 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 16.00 inches (406 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| DELHI | 16.00 in (406 mm) | 32.46N 91.48W |
| MILAN | 13.60 in (345 mm) | 35.92N 88.74W |
| MILAN | 13.60 in (345 mm) | 35.92N 88.74W |
| MOORHEAD | 11.30 in (287 mm) | 33.45N 90.52W |
| HUMBOLDT | 11.30 in (287 mm) | 35.82N 88.90W |
| MOORHEAD | 11.30 in (287 mm) | 33.45N 90.52W |
| HUMBOLDT | 11.30 in (287 mm) | 35.82N 88.90W |
| TRENTON | 10.00 in (254 mm) | 35.97N 88.93W |
| TRENTON | 10.00 in (254 mm) | 35.97N 88.93W |
| TALLULAH | 9.65 in (245 mm) | 32.40N 91.18W |
| TALLULAH | 9.65 in (245 mm) | 32.40N 91.18W |
| APALACHICOLA MUNI AP | 8.70 in (221 mm) | 29.73N 85.02W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 00:00 | 26.2N 91.0W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Sep 9, 06:00 | 26.3N 91.7W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Sep 9, 12:00 | 26.4N 92.3W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Sep 9, 18:00 | 26.6N 93.0W | 30 kt | 1009 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Sep 10, 00:00 | 26.8N 93.1W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 10, 06:00 | 26.9N 94.0W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 10, 12:00 | 27.3N 94.2W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 10, 18:00 | 27.9N 94.1W | 45 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 11, 00:00 | 28.4N 94.1W | 50 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 11, 06:00 | 29.0N 94.0W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 11, 12:00 | 29.8N 93.8W | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 11, 18:00 | 30.8N 93.4W | 40 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 12, 00:00 | 31.8N 93.2W | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 12, 06:00 | 32.8N 92.8W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 12, 12:00 | 33.8N 92.4W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 12, 18:00 | 34.8N 91.8W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
Other North Atlantic storms of 1982
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.
The National Hurricane Center has published no tropical cyclone report for this storm.