Tropical Storm Tammy
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| Duration | October 5 – October 6 | ||
| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h), 1001 mbar (hPa) | ||
A tropical disturbance north of the Bahamas showed signs of having a well-defined surface circulation and sufficient wind velocity, and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Tammy at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 UTC) October 5 east of Florida, skipping tropical depression status. This marked only the second time that the 'T' name has been used to name an Atlantic storm since alphabetical naming began in 1950; the other time was for Tanya in 1995 (later on there would be Tomas in 2010 and Tony in 2012).
Tammy made landfall in the vicinity of Naval Station Mayport near Jacksonville, Florida late that same evening. Tammy then moved rapidly inland across southern Georgia and Alabama before dissipating into a remnant low that drifted south into the Gulf of Mexico. The rains associated with Tammy became disconnected from the cyclonic circulation after landfall, and affected much of Georgia, South Carolina and parts of North Carolina. The frontal system it merged with was responsible for the flooding in the northeast. (See Northeast Flooding of October 2005.)
- The NHC's archive on Tropical Storm Tammy
- The HPC's archive on Tropical Storm Tammy
Read more about this topic: List Of Storms In The 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season
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