An estimated 4.6 million people living in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are in the latest projected path of Tropical Storm Tammy, the U.S. Census Bureau said today.

     If the storm continues on its current path, it could make landfall between Jacksonville, Fla. (estimated population of 777,700 in 2004) and Daytona Beach, Fla. (64,400) within the next 24 hours. American Community Survey demographic and socioeconomic profiles for 2004 for many of these areas can be found at <http://www.factfinder.census.gov> (be sure to click on the 2004 tab after entering the name of your city).

     Over 3.8 million Florida residents in 15 counties, more than 635,000 Georgia residents in 17 counties and over 150,000 South Carolina residents in two counties could experience tropical storm force winds.

     According to the National Hurricane Center, at 2:00 p.m. EDT Tammy packed maximum sustained winds of nearly 45 miles per hour, making it a tropical storm. Tammy’s tropical storm-force winds extend outward 175 miles.

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Note: The above calculations are based on projections of the storm’s path from the National Hurricane Center, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service, and Census Bureau population estimates as of July 1, 2004. These data do not present a full picture of the seasonal population increases of coastal or other tourist areas.