tropical storm tropical storm long lived tropical cyclone days tropical wave mph tropical storm twelfth tropical cyclone eighth tropical storm atlantic hurricane season forming september east windward_islands tropical wave system produced flooding mudslides puerto_rico reformed tropical depression september south cuba crossed western portion island day verge dissipation intensified tropical storm gulf_of_mexico reaching peak intensity approaching northern gulf_coast storm rapidly weakened moving ashore near florida september produced heavy rainfall florida panhandle reached rains flooded hundreds houses caused river reach record crest gusty winds left people power rains drought conditions south_carolina spawned tornado killed person injured heavy rainfall state led death driver tree rainfall extended northeastward delaware overall damage united_states estimated million emerged north_carolina tropical storm intensified near hurricane strength absorbed cold september meteorological history tropical wave moved african coast september shortly lost atmospheric convection initially showed signs development moved westward september convection reformed near center system continued organize day national_hurricane_center nhc classified tropical depression point located east leeward_islands point depression weak circulation ragged convection anticyclone north caused depression generally west upper level conditions forecast favorable intensification circulation moved away main area convection hurricane hunters flight indicated depression degenerated tropical wave september closed circulation flight observed flight level winds mph north east system remnants depression continued westward moving lesser antilles september despite favorable conditions redevelopment including low wind shear warm ocean temperatures system remained tropical wave moved caribbean_sea late september reconnaissance plane discovered closed circulation northwest minimal convection near center organized classified tropical depression depression moved west northwestward large anticyclone east florida circulation broad nhc anticipated strengthening conditions remained favorable intensification instead depression weakened approached cuba utc september moved western tip cuba gulf_of_mexico minimal thunderstorms near center hours later nhc noted cyclone verge breaking open east west oriented trough agency advisories increase convection near center intensification expected system circulation convection better organized early september nhc upgraded depression tropical storm tropical storm gradually turned north rounding anticyclone east rapidly intensified upgrade reached peak intensity mph late september storm small wind field wind shear displaced circulation deep convection increasing wind shear prevented attaining hurricane status storm began weakening september approached northern gulf_coast utc day strong wind shear moved convection away center north northeast prompted nhc remark reconnaissance plane area know tropical cyclone observing satellite imagery storm landfall near florida utc september weakening peak intensity winds mph moving ashore area convection redeveloped center circulation defined radar imagery storm accelerated northeast hours following landfall weakened tropical depression status crossing southeastern alabama hours later nhc issued advisory system transferred warnings hurricane forecast models anticipated forecast track north nhc predicted intensification extratropical cyclone agency noted tropical storm intensified region tropical cyclone despite strong wind shear convection increased center storm moved north_carolina stations reported sustained winds mph satellite imagery data indicated intensified tropical storm inland north_carolina storm emerged virginia coast area wind shear conditions favorable strengthening storm compact northern atlantic_ocean diameter strong convection developed center september following day attained peak intensity mph southeast nova scotia wind estimate based observations neptune nearby ship recorded mph winds barometric pressure mbar inhg ship located south center storm minimum pressure estimated mbar inhg continued moving rapidly east northeast late september dissipated absorbed cold preparations impact caribbean tropical depression formed governments lesser antilles issued tropical storm watch including islands antigua watch discontinued depression degenerated tropical wave tropical wave moved lesser antilles strong winds gusts guadeloupe reached mph system produced heavy rainfall reaching antigua wave passed south puerto_rico september southern eastern portion island system produced rainfall resulted flash flooding mudslides house destroyed houses affected forcing families evacuate flooding destroyed bridge roads impassable damage island estimated usd system redeveloped tropical depression government cuba issued tropical storm warning provinces havana city havana united_states hours landfall nhc issued tropical storm warning border louisiana mississippi mouth florida panhandle hours later agency issued hurricane watch border florida alabama mouth day storm moved ashore local chapters emergency shelters standby house storm shelter opened people evacuated shelters western portion florida panhandle planes evacuated military bases region government buildings closed schools closed counties despite weak tropical cyclone landfall tropical storm caused million damage usd alabama wind gusts reached mph mobile station recorded highest rainfall state total storm caused minor beach erosion coastal damage neighboring florida storm dropped heavy rainfall panhandle peaking rains caused flooding notably franklin counties closed schools public buildings flood warnings issued areas affected tropical storm gordon days prior high rainfall caused exceed banks reach record crest breaking previous record set homes nearby roads flooded near river homes flooded streets flooded portions highway flooded port joe near people evacuate homes flooding flooding minimal western florida panhandle drought conditions previous summer sustained winds state peaked mph gusts reached mph cape san location road damage beach loss winds combined heavy rainfall caused trees fall power lines leaving people electricity storm spawned tornadoes panhandle destroyed mobile homes storm moved ashore tides normal high cause minor beach erosion storm destroyed homes mobile homes damaged homes moved georgia sustained winds mph higher gusts dropped heavy rainfall path statewide peak rainfall persistent drought conditions state combination winds rainfall downed trees power lines falling tree damaged car northwest georgia rainfall spread tennessee reaching moved south_carolina spawned tornado martin killed person injured damaged houses highest rainfall united_states associated total weather radar images estimated totals rains caused flooding highway near woman died driving car tree rainfall north_carolina peaked jacksonville precipitation caused street flooding shore north_carolina station reported wind gusts mph intensifying tropical storm coast highest gusts mph reported cape duck rainfall storm extended virginia delaware canada intensifying tropical storm second time passed southeast atlantic_canada strongest winds remained offshore outer rainbands dropped light precipitation peaking eastern nova scotia southeastern newfoundland aftermath october united_states president bill_clinton declared florida counties disaster areas allocated federal funding debris removal emergency services restoration damaged public facilities residents water consumption contaminated water wells result local red_cross chapter provided water bottles affected residents red_cross deployed mobile feeding vehicles total meals ultimately distributed
Tropical Storm Helene (2000)