What is Tropical Storm Cristobal (2008)?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Tropical Storm Cristobal | Type=Tropical storm | Year=2008 | Basin=Atl | Image location=Cristobal 20 jul 2008 1600Z.jpg | Image name=Tropical Storm Cristobal on July 20 | Formed=July 19, 2008 | Dissipated=July 23, 2008 | 1-min winds=55 | Pressure=998 | Damages=Minimal | Fatalities=None reported | Areas=[[Florida]], [[The Carolinas]], [[Atlantic Canada]] | Hurricane season=[[2008 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''Tropical Storm Cristobal''' was the third tropical storm of the [[2008 Atlantic hurricane season]]. It began on July 19 as a weather system away from the Southeast U.S. Coast. It became a tropical storm later that day. Cristobal stayed away from land, and reached its highest strength as a strong tropical storm on July 21. It moved to the northeast next to the U.S. East Coast and died out on July 23 near [[Nova Scotia]]. Because it was a weak storm and never moved onto land, Cristobal's damages were mostly moderate rainfall. The storm dropped 3.43 in (87&nbsp;mm) of rain in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], where minor flooding happened. Also, the remnants helped produce rainfall on [[Nova Scotia]], which caused some flooding on roads and in basements. ==Storm history== {{storm path|Cristobal 2008 track.png|left|200px}} On July 14, 2008 a weakening weather system stretched across northern [[Florida]], causing thunderstorms.<ref>{{cite web|author=Walton & Cangialosi|date=2008-07-14|title=Tropical Weather Discussion|publisher=National Hurricane Center|accessdate=2008-07-18|url=ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Atl-Dis/2008071417.AXNT20}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A weak [[low pressure area]] formed on July 15 near [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Huffman|date=2008-07-15|title=Tropical Weather Discussion|publisher=National Hurricane Center|accessdate=2008-07-18|url=ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Atl-Dis/2008071512.AXNT20}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-a