tropical storm tropical storm fifteenth named storm atlantic hurricane season second week december official end hurricane season low developed east northernmost lesser antilles slowly acquired tropical characteristics late december nhc declared north puerto_rico post season storm season making season activity official bounds hurricane season season tropical cyclones landfall storm landfall december eastern tip dominican_republic later evening transitioned tropical storm making landfall tracked hispaniola emerged caribbean_sea strong wind shear dry air caused weaken remnant low early december storm impacted areas affected month earlier puerto_rico moderate rainfall caused death fatalities confirmed dominican_republic including deaths release dam deaths reported haiti killed total people existence meteorological history week december westward moving upper level low led formation broad surface trough east northern lesser antilles strong ridge northeast trough tracked slowly westward producing scattered convection cyclonic turning december convection began persist association trough upper level low early december officials began classifying system technique tropical cyclone forecast models anticipated development tropical characteristics system consisted sharp trough area gale force winds north continued westward area moderately warm sea surface temperatures december low level circulation developed system convection disorganized removed center southerly wind shear left structure convection steadily increased closer center upper level low situated south center national_hurricane_center classified utc december located miles east san_juan puerto_rico classified subtropical cyclone maintained defined outflow located southeast strong ridge western atlantic_ocean cyclone tracked west southwestward storm strengthened slightly paralleling north coast puerto_rico increase convection near center landfall near dominican_republic utc december hurricane hunters flight storm reported wind gradient peak winds mph utc december national_hurricane_center reclassified tropical cyclone inland convection rapidly weakened storm crossed central hispaniola reaching caribbean_sea system lacked convection required classification tropical cyclone rainbands northeast maintained stronger winds center ill defined dry air strong wind shear late december convection increased slightly center time cyclone weakened tropical depression status significant convection failed persist national_hurricane_center discontinued advisories earlier december located miles northwest kingston remnants continued west northwestward clear low level circulation producing scattered thunderstorms cuba moisture extending northward southern florida small cluster deep convection developed east center low level circulation remained defined approached coast yucatán_peninsula remnants turned northward gulf_of_mexico cold approached center northwest late december early december low intensified approached west coast florida sustained winds tropical storm force gusts hurricane force reported ultimately approaching cold absorbed low moved florida peninsula cold associated powerful winter storm affected weekend killed states canadian provinces tapped moisture drawing northeastward mainly offshore east_coast preparations december issued gale warning waters north lesser antilles puerto_rico dominican_republic association precursor disturbance classified subtropical cyclone government dominican_republic issued tropical storm warning cabo north coast border haiti tropical storm watch issued southern coastline near santo domingo winds north center tropical storm warning issued puerto_rico prior moving ashore government haiti issued tropical storm warning northern coastline later tropical storm warning issued turks islands southeastern bahamas office issued flood watch puerto_rico including islands extended periods heavy rainfall resulted flash flood warnings portions island ferry service islands temporarily suspended passage storm dominican_republic officials opened shelters provinces citizens low lying areas recommended stay passage storm citizens communities evacuated impact cyclone dropped light moderate precipitation puerto_rico peaking inches near rainfall increased levels rivers island including reported feet flood stage passage left people power water northern portion island rainfall caused mudslides buried automobile killed driver heavy rainfall fell dominican_republic isolated totals inches expected rainfall caused flooding initially appeared threat dam river fail potentially killing thousands officials instead opted open utc december released million gallons million water river second created foot wave water caught guard time night minutes prepare according criticized decision flooding killed people left homes seven towns flooded deaths reported country people fled homes storm houses damaged damage country estimated billion million usd neighboring haiti deaths reported northern portion country december station turks recorded sustained winds mph moving western caribbean sea heavy rains fell trough northeast quadrant beginning december total inches falling florida remnant low intensified occasional convection forming near northeast center approached sunshine state recorded pressure low sustained winds reaching mph gusts mph morning december cold approached low pressure area ill defined dissipated reaching florida
Tropical Storm Olga (2007)