hurricane article hurricane retired atlantic hurricane season north_atlantic hurricane hit leeward_islands west november atlantic hurricane season forming broad area low pressure november maintained northeast movement path making landfall extreme eastern puerto_rico passed north leeward_islands resulting strong southwesterly winds rough seas attained hurricane status reached peak winds mph extratropical cooler waters november storm dropped heavy rainfall puerto_rico causing minor flooding light damage caused heavy marine damage leeward_islands including ships experienced heavy damage meteorological history broad area low pressure gradually developed extreme southeastern caribbean_sea november moved slowly westward steadily organized november system stalled north followed turn northeast convection slowly organized surface circulation formed november system developed initially weak mph winds depression steadily organized moved northeastward mission confirmed existence cyclone november located midway puerto_rico late 6th depression strengthened located short distance south puerto_rico tropical storm continued northeastward landfall extreme eastern puerto_rico early november storm passed short distance north lesser antilles tropical cyclone recorded history affect islands west favorable conditions allowed storm continue strengthening attained hurricane status early november hurricane accelerated northeast reached peak intensity mph late november maintaining peak strength hours weakened slightly interaction upper level low turned hurricane westward november approaching trough low pressure turned hurricane northeast cold air cooler waters weakened convection center november degenerated subtropical storm accelerated northeast degenerated extratropical storm november located miles south southeast newfoundland hours later absorbed extratropical system preparations shortly forming gale warnings issued puerto_rico leeward_islands tropical cyclone record hit leeward_islands west result unprepared strong winds rough seas southwest impact moving past puerto_rico tropical storm dropped heavy rainfall peaking inches southeastern island southern half puerto_rico reported inches received inches precipitation experienced inches heavy rainfall resulted freshwater flooding strongest winds storm remained offshore wind gusts peaked mph winds rainfall island resulted downed trees power lines damage minimal struck island election day causing slight process reported inches rainfall association received inches rainfall remained inches tropical storm caused severe flooding extensive damage strong southwesterly winds resulted gale force winds rough seas southwestern portions leeward_islands rough waves caused considerable damage marine interests area ships wrecked mile rough seas wrecked cruise ship passengers crew members swam safely shore person hospitalized rough seas damaged local coral reefs people affected island storm caused million usd million usd damage resulted fatalities antigua strong waves hurricane produced severe beach erosion endangered highway eroded beach beach erosion reported nearby sustained moderate damage totaling million usd million usd saw coastal damage resulting storm worst impact destruction town port aftermath ships including wrecked hurricane intentionally sunk create artificial reef month storm passed president ronald_reagan declared major disaster area declaration permitted use federal funds recovery provided average relief fund usd usd affected person smallest return rate declared disaster damage significant retired year different hurricane retired replaced kyle
Hurricane Klaus (1984)