hurricane hurricane tropical cyclone atlantic hurricane season sixth tropical storm hurricane season developed tropical wave august eastern caribbean_sea affected northern caribbean reaching minimal hurricane status near haiti weakening moving eastern cuba tropical storm despite initial predictions track major hurricane moved eastern florida weak tropical storm turning northeast intensified landfall august north_carolina coast hurricane status late day extratropical entering southern virginia remnants spread moisture northeastern united_states dissipating eastern canada september deaths people attributed dumped heavy rains path especially mid-atlantic region united_states moving caribbean affected countries initially posed threat gulf_coast united_states year anniversary hurricane katrina damage virginia estimated million usd prompting declaration federal disaster area total damage united_states estimated million usd meteorological history august tropical wave moved coast africa tracked westward convection began organizing concentrating august day convection increased wave axis dvorak classifications national_hurricane_center began utc august approached lesser antilles surface low developed confirmation closed low level circulation hurricane_hunters estimated system developed august north northwest located south ridge southwestern atlantic_ocean depression tracked west northwestward area dry air westerly wind shear despite shear convection intensified near center banding features improved august depression intensified tropical storm convection deepened expanded wind shear displaced low level center west convection august structure better defined days forecast located south gulf_coast united_states powerful hurricane center reformed deepest convection wind shear decreased time outflow increased turning northwestward small eye formed early august attained hurricane status south southwest border haiti dominican_republic hurricane believed undergoing rapid intensification small inner core deteriorated circulation interacted mountainous terrain southwest haiti quickly weakened tropical storm status center broad ill defined forecast intensify hurricane status striking cuba continued weaken land interaction early august passed offshore southwestern tip haiti winds mph hindered increased wind shear upper level low bahamas storm weakened striking west cuba minimal tropical storm warm water temperatures favorable upper level environment forecast remarked possibility strengthening greatly straits florida hit western florida major hurricane remained land minimal tropical storm hours reaching straits florida convection gradually increased warm waters failed strengthen significantly disrupted inner core eastward moving high pressure system southeastern united_states allowed continued northwest movement utc august storm struck upper florida keys winds mph hours later landfall florida mainland southwestern moving weakness subtropical ridge storm turned north state operationally national_hurricane_center downgraded tropical depression status state post analysis indicated system maintained tropical storm status retained organized cloud pattern land emerging atlantic_ocean near convection increased began wrapping circulation reaching atlantic_ocean accelerated north northeastward ahead approaching deep layer trough convection increased storm strengthened warm waters late august attained intensity mph located south southwest wilmington north_carolina shortly prior moving ashore eye began develop early september storm landfall north_carolina near threshold tropical storm hurricane status national_hurricane_center remarked possibility hurricane landfall possibility strongest maximum wind sampled landfall storm rapidly weakened hours moving ashore deteriorated tropical depression status interacting pre existing frontal zone extended eastward virginia quickly lost tropical characteristics late september transitioned extratropical cyclone intensified gale mid-atlantic states weaken extratropical depression near pennsylvania large high pressure area east remnants turned north northwest reaching southern ontario september turning northeastward extratropical remnants absorbed larger storm quebec september preparations caribbean hours tropical storm government haiti issued tropical storm watch border dominican_republic southwestern tip country storm strengthened watch replaced tropical storm warning hours prior closest approach warning replaced hurricane warning low lying citizens evacuated local anticipated inches rain mountainous areas additionally authorities advised residents near ocean evacuate emergency shelters jamaican officials issued radio television advisories residents low lying areas urging ready evacuate necessary jamaican government opened shelters island placed armed forces standby long lines storm supplies reported local businesses ahead storm residents rushed obtain supplies preparation onslaught tropical storm warning effect jamaica central bahamas cruise ship companies indicated liners avoid storm hurricane warnings effect provinces southeastern cuba significant precipitation ranging inches mountainous south expected center tracked slowly cuba cuban officials evacuated people brought fishing fleet cuban state television broadcast extensive warnings storm urging precautions cattle moved higher ground tourists evacuated hotels southeastern province baseball games scheduled evening august havana played earlier day threat storm caused domestic flights canceled united_states august days prior striking state government florida activated national_guard placed standby following warning order commanders august governor florida issued state emergency high risk impact state officials issued mandatory evacuation order visitors non residents florida keys days storm passed area mandatory evacuations later issued mobile homes low lying areas monroe martin counties voluntary evacuations issued barrier islands counties august forecasters issued hurricane watch southern florida downgraded tropical storm status governor urged florida residents continue preparations wait regained hurricane status forecast national_hurricane_center shelters opened tolls lifted schools closed southern florida threat storm caused nasa postpone launch kennedy space center avoid damage storm storm initially expected gulf_of_mexico affect people recovering hurricanes katrina previous year caused hundreds billion damage left thousands houses damaged destroyed initial fears landfall days hurricane katrina year anniversary new_orleans able withstand strong storm surge officials new_orleans prepared buses trains event people needed evacuate possible path gulf_of_mexico oil fields tension iran caused price oil increase prices threat storm august hurricane watch issued mouth georgia cape fear north_carolina day watch replaced tropical storm warning later extended light north_carolina storm moved ashore south_carolina voluntary evacuations occurred charleston counties august storm arrival virginia governor declared state emergency putting state agencies alert opening state new suburban richmond north_carolina governor activated national_guard troops emergency teams standby washington parts maryland delaware coastal flood watch flash flood watch national_weather_service preparation impact caribbean shortly developed tropical cyclone precursor tropical wave produced sustained winds mph barbados association convective island winds downed trees flooding reported strong winds rough seas damaged fishing boats southern portion island trinidad left people injured winds destroyed tents trinidad system produced widespread flooding resulted crop damage puerto_rico experienced peripheral rainfall cyclone tracked eastern caribbean_sea day storm total inches occurred dominican_republic heavy rainfall caused river flooding mudslides resulting damage houses highest rainfall report noted inches rainfall downed trees caused flooding enter houses near santo domingo forced evacuation people haiti storm caused heavy rainfall inches strong winds causing flooding destroying homes island port prince rainfall severely damaged bridge southern portion region country homes damaged destroyed total deaths reported produced heavy rainfall eastern cuba reporting inches hours gusty winds left towns power overall damage minor reports cuba deaths injuries major damage attributed storm florida keys produced tropical storm force wind gusts light rainfall causing minor flooding making landfall southern florida storm produced storm tide foot astronomical tide levels beach erosion reported winds fairly minor state reaching mph station lake dropped heavy rainfall southwest florida state maximum inches recorded rainfall caused creek overflow flooding occurred portions entered homes storm resulted canceled flights orlando international airport travelers moving state spawned tornadoes person died counties traffic accidents deaths considered indirectly related overall damage state minor passing east georgia storm produced light winds rainfall near coast south_carolina storm brought inches precipitation caused roadways winds generally light peaking mph caused isolated power outages people state lost power near charleston passage storm caused moderate flooding left roads closed significant damage reported state tropical storm landfall southern portion north_carolina producing moderate storm surge forced evacuations storm surge reached feet flooding homes businesses east moved ashore storm dropped inches rainfall highest rainfall total associated united_states eastern portion state received inches precipitation northeastern portion state precipitation caused flash flooding rainfall caused freshwater flooding low lying areas major minor roadways left portion interstate closed subsequent storm passage rainfall caused severe river flooding streams rivers banks days remained major flood stage week flooding homes storm moved ashore hurricane strength wind gusts near coast generally mph gusts peaked mph wilmington strong winds downed trees power lines coastal region people left power minor property damage caused tornadoes spawned storm eastern north_carolina passage storm caused traffic fatality state overall damage estimated million usd million crop damage canada transitioned extratropical cyclone entered southern virginia bringing heavy rainfall peaked inches precipitation caused flash flooding closed roads cause damage interaction strong ridge western atlantic produced tight pressure gradient resulting strong winds state wind gusts peaked mph station near mouth strong winds downed numerous trees including gloucester people died tree hit home winds caused widespread power outages reported customers losing power time storm storm produced storm tide feet near chesapeake_bay tidal flooding combination strong waves damaged boats piers left homes flooded storm surge flooding occurred heavy beach erosion light property damage flooded roadways reported alexandria state storm damaged destroyed houses damage totaling million usd seven people killed state directly storm deaths traffic accidents person died carbon poisoning operating power generator inside power washington storm produced wind gusts mph combination heavy rainfall resulted downed tree branches power lines high tides left moderate damage maryland million usd damage trees power lines considered worse impact hurricane neighboring storm surge flooding forced evacuations houses waterfront interaction high pressure area eastern canada produced high winds heavy rainfall tidal flooding high waves mid atlantic new_england delaware winds left people power adverse conditions canceled labor day weekend events recorded record high wave height southern new_jersey mph winds left buildings power high waves flooded closed roads bridges north inches rain fell pennsylvania new_york pennsylvania deaths seven year old boy died hospital tree limb fell man trying rescue golden drainage steam outflow pipe found dead pulled rain new_york caused delays play open washed day play extratropical remnants moved southern ontario dropping moderate rainfall inches wind gusts reached mph near toronto winds combination rainfall caused power outages lines snapped hundreds left power outages quickly restored aftermath september following request virginia governor president declared counties virginia disaster areas cities richmond declaration allocated federal funding assist paying debris removal rebuilding public infrastructure damaged flooding including roads parks government buildings city additional counties added later areas eligible federal funding provided million usd assistance state virginia applied individual assistance federal government denied request debris waste carried waterways flooding virginia officials closed chesapeake_bay days mouth richmond officials condemned homes prompting city workers establish temporary homes days storm passage state people experienced power outages electricity restored area affected requiring days restore areas days storm moved area major roadways opened secondary roadways took longer cleared debris outside virginia pennsylvania delaware district_of_columbia closed power crews worked restore electricity affected areas region
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