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Tropical Storm — Wakulla, FL

Aug 22, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay came ashore along the northeast Florida coast on the 21st. Fay moved slowly westward across northern Florida, producing widespread heavy rainfall and strong winds. On the 22nd, Fay began to approach the waters of Apalachee Bay. Fay emerged into Apalachee Bay late on the 22nd, and made its fourth Florida landfall on the 23rd near Carrabelle. By that morning, Fay had tapped into Gulf of Mexico moisture. Intense rainbands developed and trained over the same locations in the Fl

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 133256). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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