td three, could be similar to last season's td nine (hurricane humberto) which formed off the coast of texas and blew through central louisiana in a matter of hours. james franklin at the national hurricane center in miama, florida said about humberto "...no tropical cyclone in the historical record has ever reached this intensity at a faster rate near landfall."
UPDATE: saturday 19 july 2008
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WTNT33 KNHC 191746
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 3A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032008
200 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008
...CRISTOBAL FORMS OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...LIKELY TO STRENGTHEN
