Tropical Storm Beryl (1994)
Tropical Storm Beryl peaked at 50 kt in the North Atlantic between August 14, 1994 and August 19, 1994, with a lowest pressure of 999 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Beryl. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.























Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- August 14, 1994 to August 19, 1994
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 999 mb (29.50 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.8
- Fastest the center moved
- 22 kt (25 mph)
- Identifier
- AL031994
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.
Landfall
| Time (UTC) | Where | Position | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 00:00 | Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, 9 km away | 30.0N 85.6W | 50 kt (58 mph) | 1000 mb |
Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.
Rainfall
The Weather Prediction Center attributes 2,094 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 17.45 inches (443 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| JOCASSEE 8 WNW | 17.45 in (443 mm) | 34.98N 83.07W |
| LAKE TOXAWAY 2 SW | 13.78 in (350 mm) | 35.12N 82.97W |
| Tallula Falls | 13.59 in (345 mm) | 0.00N 0.00E |
| APALACHICOLA MUNI AP | 12.58 in (320 mm) | 29.73N 85.02W |
| WALHALLA | 11.16 in (283 mm) | 34.75N 83.08W |
| BLOWING ROCK 1 NW | 10.84 in (275 mm) | 36.15N 81.70W |
| Hendersonville | 10.47 in (266 mm) | 0.00N 0.00E |
| LAKE LURE 2 | 10.45 in (265 mm) | 35.42N 82.18W |
| ROSMAN | 10.39 in (264 mm) | 35.13N 82.82W |
| NINETY NINE ISLANDS | 10.24 in (260 mm) | 35.07N 81.50W |
| PERRY | 10.05 in (255 mm) | 30.10N 83.57W |
| TOCCOA | 10.05 in (255 mm) | 34.57N 83.33W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 12:00 | 28.7N 87.2W | 20 kt | 1013 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 14, 18:00 | 29.4N 87.3W | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 15, 00:00 | 29.5N 86.3W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 15, 06:00 | 29.6N 85.9W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 15, 12:00 | 29.7N 85.6W | 35 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 15, 18:00 | 29.9N 85.7W | 45 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 16, 00:00 landfall | 30.0N 85.6W | 50 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 16, 06:00 | 30.4N 85.3W | 50 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 16, 12:00 | 31.3N 85.0W | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 16, 18:00 | 32.3N 84.5W | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 17, 00:00 | 33.3N 83.9W | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 17, 06:00 | 34.3N 83.5W | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 17, 12:00 | 35.5N 82.6W | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 17, 18:00 | 37.5N 81.5W | 15 kt | 1011 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 18, 00:00 | 38.5N 79.6W | 15 kt | 1011 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 18, 06:00 | 39.5N 77.5W | 15 kt | 1011 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 18, 12:00 | 41.2N 76.0W | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 18, 18:00 | 41.6N 73.9W | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 19, 00:00 | 42.0N 72.0W | 15 kt | 1012 mb | Tropical depression |
Other North Atlantic storms of 1994
- Tropical Storm AlbertoNorth Atlantic · 1994
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1994
- Hurricane ChrisNorth Atlantic · 1994
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1994
- Tropical Storm DebbyNorth Atlantic · 1994
- Tropical Storm ErnestoNorth Atlantic · 1994
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1994
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1994
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1994
- Hurricane FlorenceNorth Atlantic · 1994
- Hurricane GordonNorth Atlantic · 1994 · 1,152 deaths · $594 million
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.