tropical storm tropical storm caribbean_sea short lived cyclone developed september east southern lesser antilles strengthening peak winds mph storm moved moved main island hurricane force gusts continuing westward absorbed dry air northern south_america dissipated september threat prompted gale warnings barbados island wind gusts reached mph winds caused major power heavy rainfall left crop damage rain system affected country weeks later combined monetary damage totaled million usd million usd people seek shelter homes destroyed total dwellings impacted degree trinidad outer rainbands produced flooding mudslides west briefly threatened jamaica dissipated affecting island meteorological history september tropical wave moved western coast africa progressed westward tropical atlantic_ocean initially moderate speed accelerating mph september tropical depression developed tropical wave early september satellite imagery indicated quickly intensified tropical storm east southeast island lesser antilles september hurricane hunters flew tropical storm reported maximum sustained winds mph pressure inhg initially forecasters anticipated strengthen storm moved north center contained winds near hurricane force moved island maintaining peak winds hours began weakening eastern caribbean_sea dry air northern south_america paralleling northern coast continent circulation convection late september system weakened tropical depression status day dissipated western caribbean tropical cyclone caribbean_sea preparations impact tropical storm moved small craft advisory issued later gale warnings posted barbados threat storm forced closure main commercial airport schools businesses stores west briefly posed threat jamaica prompting officials country issue tropical storm watch months earlier precursor tropical storm andrew killed people island avoid jamaican government worked evacuate fishermen small islands precaution moved struck island wind gusts near hurricane force winds caused major power island destroyed roofs houses country combination winds heavy rains caused heavy crop damage days struck severe affected combined disasters produced damage total million usd million usd majority crop damage banana crop destroyed unfit cultivation acres km2 crops seriously affected storms caused deaths animals human fatalities addition crop damage combined impact storms left houses destroyed total dwellings damaged forced people seek emergency shelter country heavy rainfall caused mudslides flooding disrupted transportation utility network passage produced mph wind gust airport barbados coast guard ship barbados ran aground reef southern rescued south rainbands swept trinidad producing feet flooding flooding caused landslides destroyed bridges damage country estimated million million usd
Tropical Storm Danielle (1986)