However, upon emergence into the western Caribbean Sea, it was once again designated as a tropical depression after a well-defined circulation was observed on satellite imagery.

After moving inland, Caroline quickly weakened and dissipated over the mountainous terrain of northeastern Mexico on September 1.

A tropical wave exited the west coast of Africa on August 15 and rapidly moved westward at 17 mph (27 km/h) along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).

By noon on August 24, satellite imagery showed the disturbance establishing a closed area of circulation with winds reaching 25 mph (40 km/h) and the barometric pressure falling to 1,011 millibars (29.9 inHg).

[1] After brushing the northeastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula, Tropical Depression Five continued to move west at 8 mph (13 km/h) as the storm entered an area favorable for intensification.

[2] The pressure then fell to 963 millibars (28.4 inHg) before the storm made landfall 100 miles (160 km) south of Brownsville on August 31.

[3] Caroline rapidly weakened to a tropical depression twelve hours after landfall and dissipated on September 1 over northeastern Mexico.

[2] Caroline brushed the southeastern Bahamas and made landfall in eastern Cuba as a tropical depression though its effects, if any, are unknown.

[7] In addition, relief squads from the American Red Cross moved to South Texas in case the storm made landfall.

[8] Neil Frank, the director of the National Hurricane Center advised campers along the beaches to evacuate, stating that "he doesn't want them trapped".