The first system, an operationally unnoticed subtropical storm, developed north of the Bahamas on June 1 and dissipated by the following day without any impact.
The outer bands of Hurricane Erika brought rough seas and gusty winds to the Lesser Antilles, resulting in two deaths and $10 million in losses.
[7][2] CSU issued these predictions based on the possibility of El Niño weakening,[2] a cessation of drought conditions over the Sahel, and nearly identical trade wind and atmospheric pressure patterns compared to the previous season.
[6] The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1,[2] and an unnamed subtropical storm developed on the same day.
Operationally, it was treated as a frontal low, but post-analysis suggested it remained separate throughout its lifetime, and was classified as an unnamed subtropical storm.
It reached subtropical storm strength six hours later as it moved rapidly parallel to the East Coast of the United States.
Late on June 1, it reached its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) while off the coast of North Carolina.
[19] A frontal low pressure system off the coast of South Carolina developed into Tropical Depression One at 1200 UTC on June 30.
Early on July 2, Ana attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 1,000 mbar (30 inHg).
The storm also lost tropical characteristics and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone early on July 4, over the western Atlantic Ocean.
Wind shear decreased across the region, allowing the convection to increase and organize, and it is estimated the system developed into a tropical depression on July 11 about 330 mi (530 km) southwest of Bermuda.
By midday on July 12, an eye feature was observed on satellite images, which suggested that Bill intensified into hurricane status at a relatively high latitude.
Bill had in fact intensified into a hurricane, and the storm had attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 986 mbar (29.1 inHg).
[23] The frontal system that influenced the track of Hurricane Bill spawned a non-tropical low off the southeast United States on July 11.
The low remained nearly stationary as the front dissipated, and it developed into Tropical Depression Three on July 13 about 325 mi (525 km) south-southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina.
[21] Some residents of coastal North Carolina were even disappointed that Claudette was to remain offshore, as the region was suffering from dry conditions.
Danny re-emerged into the Gulf of Mexico, and strengthened slightly making two landfalls in Alabama as a low-end Category 1 hurricane on July 19.
[27][28] In Mississippi, Danny dropped heavy rainfall on the southern portion of the state, resulting in minor street and house flooding.
[32] Further north in South Carolina and Virginia, Danny spawned several tornadoes; some of them caused significant damage.
Danny eventually affected Massachusetts, bring light rainfall[29] and tropical storm-force winds to the southeastern portions of the state.
The wave moved westward across the tropical Atlantic, and finally began to show consistent evidence of a cloud system center.
Deep convection associated with the wave became concentrated on satellite images on July 17, and it is estimated that the disturbance became Tropical Depression Five around 0600 UTC on that day while centered about 547 mi (880 km) east of Barbados.
[12] The passage of Erika brought a cloud of ash to Antigua from the eruption of the Soufrière Hills Volcano on Montserrat, a rare occurrence.
Strong waves from the hurricane produced beach erosion and coastal flooding in northern Puerto Rico, and killed two surfers.
[12] Moderate wind gusts in Puerto Rico left thousands without power,[36] and the hurricane resulted in $10 million in damage to the Caribbean territory of the United States.
[12] Erika was the only tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin in the month of September in this year, the first such occurrence in a hurricane season since 1929.
[38] At 1800 UTC October 4, it is estimated that system developed into Tropical Depression Seven, while 410 mi (660 km) north of Puerto Rico.
[40] The precursor disturbance of Grace dropped moderate to heavy rainfall across Puerto Rico, peaking at 12.69 in (320 mm) in Aibonito.
[41] As a result, flash flooding occurred throughout the island of Puerto Rico, while landslides caused damage to roads and bridges.
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