Tropical Storm Chris - August 22-30, 1988

The system that led to Chris moved off the western coast of Africa on August 15th.  It became
Tropical Depression #6 on the 21st in the tropical Atlantic midway between Africa and the Lesser
Antilles when a low level cloud circulation was identified on satellite imagery.  The low moved
around the periphery of the subtropical high, and remained a tropical depression for a week as it
moved across portions of the Lesser and Greater Antilles as well as the Bahamas.  Heavy rains
fell across the islands of the northeast Caribbean as it passed by to the south.  Below are the storm
total maps for Chris covering Puerto Rico using data provided by the National Climatic Data Center
in Asheville, NC.

Tropical Depression Chris (1988) Rainfall for the Northeast Caribbean Tropical Depression Chris (1988) Rainfall for the Northeast Caribbean Tropical Depression Chris (1988) Rainfall for the Northeast Caribbean

Chris became a tropical storm for only 12 hours, from offshore Melborne, Florida until it moved inland near
 Savannah, Georgia on the morning of the 28th, as it accelerated north-northeast through the Eastern
Seaboard and Nova Scotia by the 30th.  Its track lies below, provided by the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Chris (1988) Track 

Below are the storm total rainfall maps for Chris.  Data was provided from the National Climatic Data
Center.

Tropical Storm Chris (1988) Rainfall Tropical Storm Chris (1988) Rainfall Tropical Storm Chris (1988) Rainfall