Tropical Storm Tammy (2005)

Basin

North Atlantic

Dates

October 5, 2005 to October 7, 2005

Peak strength

Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)

Lowest pressure

1001 mb (29.56 inHg)

Landfall

Yes

Accumulated cyclone energy

0.8

Tropical-storm-force wind reached

230 nmi (426 km, 265 mi) from the center at its widest

Eyewall radius at its peak

150 nmi (278 km, 173 mi)

Overall size

280 nmi (519 km, 322 mi) to the outermost closed isobar

Peak gust in the best track

55 kt (63 mph)

Fastest the center moved

16 kt (18 mph)

Identifier

AL222005

Radar at KJAX as it neared land, Oct 5, 23:00 UTC

The sources count different things and are not added together.

Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.

NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled March 2026.

Deaths

6 (6 direct, 0 indirect)

Injuries

3

Property damage

$26 million

Crop damage

$200,000

Events recorded

269 in 50 reports from 15 states and marine areas

State by state

What was recorded

118 tropical storm, 84 flood, 32 flash flood, 23 heavy rain, 7 marine thunderstorm wind, 3 strong wind, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado.

1 tornado recorded in the United States, strongest first.

The Weather Prediction Center attributes 1,631 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 14.48 inches (368 mm).

WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.

The strongest winds National Weather Service offices recorded with this storm. An estimated figure is a forecaster’s judgment from the damage, not an instrument reading.

From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.

Spawned by Tropical Storm Tammy. Tornado touched down near Spur 25 striking a hotel and causing minor roof damage (est. $10K) and snapping several pines. Tornado moved NNE over Gatch Lane where it ripped up power lines and unroofed a mobile home (est $40K) and lifted. Tornado had a second brief touchdown along State Road 99 near New Hope Plantation where it snapped pine trees.

Glynn, Georgia · Tornado · Oct 6, 00:30 UTC

The remnants of Tropical Storm Tammy, in conjunction with a weak upper level disturbance in the Caribbean set up an unusually long and sustained fetch of tropical moisture over the area. The heaviest rain occurred from about 20 miles from the coast, where between 6 and 8 inches fell over a two day period on average, with isolated amounts over 12 inches were observed near the city of Georgetown. Some residents in Georgetown county said the flooding was the worst they had ever experienced. Many roads were under water and impassable. Much of the damage was due to the cost of repairing roads that were completely washed out. Several homes had several feet of water in them on Highmarket St., and many businesses had minor water damage.

Georgetown, South Carolina · Heavy Rain · Oct 6, 15:00 UTC

Moisture associated with the remnants of tropical storm Tammy resulted in very heavy rainfall across the Upstate. Flooding began in the lower Piedmont during the early afternoon, when smaller creeks flooded Pine Haven St in Waterloo and Hillcrest St in Laurens in the western part of the county. Portions of the county received up to 8 inches of rain in the 48-hour period ending on the morning of the 8th.

Laurens, South Carolina · Flood · Oct 7, 17:30 UTC

The last of several episodes of heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Tammy and its remnants produced numerous flooded roads across the county. Five homes were damaged by the flood waters, 15-20 roads washed out, and 2 pond dams burst.

Mcintosh, Georgia · Flash Flood · Oct 7, 21:30 UTC

Portions of Fairfax County experienced flooding for a long period of time. Early in the morning, an off-duty NWS employee reported flooding in Chantilly on Pleasant Valley Road and along Braddock Road at Cub Run. Some debris was reported near Cub Run, which was out of its banks. Later in the morning, flooding was continuing at Browns Mill Road off Hunter Mill Road near the Vienna/Reston town line. Browns Mill Road was closed due to the high water. Then early in the afternoon, flooding reports continued to come in from the area, with US Route 1, near Newington, between Telegraph Road and the Fairfax County Parkway, flooded and closed due to high water.

Fairfax, Virginia · Flood · Oct 8, 07:05 UTC

A cooperative observer reported Tin Pot Run near Remington out of its banks and onto the road. The road was closed as a result.

Fauquier, Virginia · Flood · Oct 8, 10:00 UTC

State of emergency declared for the city of Washington. Flood damage reported in the downtown area from 3rd to 15th streets.

Beaufort, North Carolina · Flash Flood · Oct 8, 14:45 UTC

A tree fell on a train signal wiring just north of Union Station. This caused an AMTRAK train customer delay of 2.5 hours during the morning.

District of Columbia, District of Columbia · Strong Wind · Oct 8, 15:00 UTC

Water flooded many basements of houses near the flood plain of the Northeast Branch of the Anacostia River. The mayor of the town reported the flooding could also stem from the failure of a county-operated pumping station.

Prince Georges, Maryland · Flood · Oct 8, 16:00 UTC

Reports indicate that a man was killed when a very large tree limb, measuring 4 feet in diameter and 30 feet in length, fell onto the truck he was driving. Very heavy localized rainfall from earlier in the day likely caused the tree limb to fall. A passenger in the vehicle was seriously injured. The incident occurred on Bonifant Road, just to the east of Rockville.

Montgomery, Maryland · Heavy Rain · Oct 9, 01:00 UTC

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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.

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.

• Tropical cyclone report, National Hurricane Center
• Every advisory and discussion NHC issued while it was live
• Wikipedia article: Tropical Storm Tammy