The disturbance dropped a maximum total of rainfall in excess of 30 inches (76 cm) of rain in Ten Mile Canal and Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, in southwestern Florida, in addition to 18 inches (46 cm) of rain in the western parts of Fort Myers.

[12] At the beginning of August 13, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring a tropical wave on the western coast of Africa, which quickly emerged into the eastern Atlantic.

Amid favorable environmental conditions, the wave was expected to merge with a broad area of low pressure southwest of Cape Verde and gradually organize thereafter.

[13][14] Instead, the two disturbances remained separate, with the broad trough to the west continuing westward and the tropical wave moving farther north.

[23] Late on August 27, the system organized significantly off the coast of Georgia; as the system was expected to develop into a tropical cyclone within 2 days and posed a hazard to the Southeastern United States, the NHC designated the storm as Potential Tropical Cyclone Ten and initiated advisories on the storm.

[28][29] As the storm moved past the Carolinas, on August 29, the disturbance brought thunderstorms to the region, in addition to tropical storm-force winds.

[29] The NHC noted that the disturbance had "very cold, but extremely deep asymmetric convection", with all of the thunderstorms around the center displaced to the east, due to strong wind shear.

Late on August 29, at 18:00 UTC, Potential Tropical Cyclone Ten completed its transition into an extratropical cyclone, even as it finished developing a closed low-level circulation, while situated off the coast of North Carolina; as such, the NHC issued their final advisory on the storm and cancelled the tropical storm warnings in the area.

On August 31, at 12:00 UTC, Potential Tropical Cyclone Ten's remnant reached a peak intensity of 971 millibars (28.7 inHg) to the south of Newfoundland, with hurricane-force sustained winds at 75 mph (120 km/h).

[1] The region experienced several days of rainfall, which caused Millet Creek and Ten Mile Canal to overflow, leading to widespread flooding in the area.

[39] Numerous roads around Captiva, Cape Coral, Sanibel, and Pine Island were covered by floodwaters 1–3 feet (0.30–0.91 m) deep, requiring 7 car rescues from first responders.

[39] In Manatee County, up to 17 inches (43 cm) of rain fell from August 26 to 28, causing numerous instances of street flooding, floating cars on State Road 70, and forcing the rescue of one person.

[40] On the evening of August 27, a 61-year-old man drowned in the Sara Palms neighborhood of the Longbeach area, when his wheelchair tipped over into the floodwaters.

[40] In Fort Myers Beach, in Lee County, heavy rainfall from August 27 to 28 resulting in localized flooding, with floodwaters breaching mobile homes in Estero and Bonita Springs.

[41] In the neighboring Sarasota County, a maximum total of 16 inches (41 cm) of rain fell across the area from August 26 to 28, which caused numerous instances of street flooding, and resulted in $50,000 (2017 USD) in property damage.

A trained weather spotter reported observing the funnel cloud near Fort Drum, while he was driving northward on U.S. Route 441.

[24][25] The disturbance was also expected to bring up to 9 inches (23 cm) of rain to parts of coastal South Carolina and the Outer Banks, along with a possible storm surge.