Tropical Storm Fay - July 6-11, 2020
A front decayed over the Southeast and adjacent Gulf of Mexico in early
July. Ernesto formed along the Atlantic
portion, but an elongated low remained over the Gulf of Mexico. On the
5th, a mesoscale low formed south of Louisiana
and moved quickly northeast into the Florida Panhandle very early on
July 6th. The system broadened and became
apparent in surface observations across central Georgia on the 7th. The
system moved east-northeast across southern
South Carolina entering the Atlantic on the 8th. Paralleling the coast of
North Carolina, it became better defined as
it moved east of Cape Hatteras. The system was declared Tropical Storm
Fay on the afternoon of the 9th, and then
turned north parallel to the Mid-Atlantic States. As it entrained dry air
and took on a less tropical appearance, a
little additional strengthening occurred on the 10th. Weakening thereafter,
Fay made landfall near Atlantic City, New
Jersey on the afternoon of the 10th. As it devolved into a low-level swirl,
the system weakened on its trek across
eastern New Jersey and eastern New York, becoming a remnant low north of
New York City early on the 11th. The low
was eventually absorbed by another low over southeast Canada late on the 11th.
The graphics below show the storm total rainfall for Fay, which used
rain gage information from the National Weather
Service River Forecast Centers, Forecast Offices, and CoCoRAHS.