hurricane hurricane caused minor damage greater lesser antilles august seventh tropical cyclone fourth named storm second hurricane annual season developed tropical wave east lesser antilles august favorable conditions allowed depression tropical storm early august strengthening hurricane occurred hours later sustained winds peaked mph august august entering atlantic north puerto_rico moved parallel north coast hispaniola late august weakened tropical storm storm tracked westward weakened instead approaching florida strengthening major hurricane south eastern cuba august downgraded tropical depression hours completely dissipating light rainfall gusty winds caused minor damage trinidad brief damage reaching usd reported effects severe puerto_rico isolated locations experienced inches rainfall heavy precipitation resulted mudslides flooding turn damaged roads bridges houses homes island flooded suffered moderate severe damage additionally car accidents san_juan slick roads indirectly fatality reported man fell roof attempting remove satellite dish damage island puerto_rico reached dominican_republic reported severe flooding northern portions country caused evacuation people overall storm caused roughly damage island impact lesser haiti tore tin roofs numerous homes subsequently flooded additionally rainfall cuba brought relief month long drought region meteorological history strong tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa august following day area low pressure noted near dvorak classifications initiated insignificant convective banding utc august indicated low level circulation system considered weak classify released initial classification later day utc convective banding increased system poorly organized began gradually organize moving westward approximately mph late august convection consolidated defined center circulation result estimated tropical depression seven developed utc located miles east windward_islands initial advisory national_hurricane_center agency noted large area convection weak vertical wind shear warm sea surface temperatures produced favorable environment intensification depression strengthened tropical storm utc august operationally upgraded tropical storm hours later classification center circulation difficult locate organization convection circulation remained relatively disorganized central dense overcast associated large symmetrical cold cloud tops utc august strengthened category hurricane despite reconnaissance aircraft flight reports sustained winds ranging mph upgraded hurricane hours later storm reached maximum sustained wind speed mph additionally attained minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg early august operationally upgraded hurricane utc august poorly defined circulation hurricane force winds concentrated extending miles storm center circulation utc august landfall winds mph hours later storm struck intensity landfall winds mph utc august advisory issued later day national_hurricane_center noted agency anticipated strengthening significant short term rapid movement west northwestward potential land interaction hispaniola late august storm passed miles north puerto_rico early august computer models varied extensively model regarded national_hurricane_center extreme depicting mbar inhg low pressure area florida keys august increasing southwesterly wind shear began weaken downgraded tropical storm utc august situated north dominican_republic beginning late august predicted strengthen storm anticipated resume original west northwest movement reducing land interaction curved westward continued increasingly disorganized low level circulation displaced west main deep convective area early august storm entered began passing south cuba national_hurricane_center continued predict intensification noted potential tropical wave days advisory utc august persistent wind shear hours later downgraded tropical depression storm degenerated tropical wave utc august located south cuba preparations storm warnings issued greater lesser antilles warn residents approaching storm shops downtown area boarded prepare approach range cyclone predicted path homes businesses boarded families buried emergency supplies ground united_states navy ships submarines temporarily abandoned training exercises moved miles south puerto_rico storm predicted path antigua electricity prevent storm damage island infrastructure hurricane moved coastal waters oil shut result gas prices rose people cuba evacuated avoid oncoming hurricane shelters opened people sought refuge shelters ready use nassau bahamas affected island total people northern coastal plains evacuated placed shelters path shelters opened coming total number people shelters reached additional people took refuge unknown number shelters addition tropical cyclone warnings watches posted greater lesser antilles utc august hurricane watch issued tropical storm watch antigua early august hurricane watch expanded include puerto_rico additionally tropical storm watch extended guadeloupe hurricane warning issued guadeloupe puerto_rico late august tropical storm warning hurricane watch reported tropical storm watch effect dominican_republic utc august hurricane watch issued haiti north port prince tropical storm warning dominican_republic hour later tropical storm watch effect southeastern bahamas turks islands utc august dominican_republic entire north coast hurricane warning additionally tropical storm watch southeastern bahamas turks islands upgraded hurricane watch hurricane warning discontinued utc august tropical storm warning hours later hurricane warning issued southeastern bahamas turks islands hurricane watch posted central bahamas additionally hurricane warning discontinued utc august hurricane watch issued cuba provinces tropical storm warning issued haiti north port prince hurricane warning puerto_rico lowered tropical storm warning canceled early august additionally watches warning east discontinued august hurricane warning issued central bahamas cuba provinces hurricane watch effect northwestern bahamas cuba north coast south coast utc august remaining tropical cyclone watches warnings cancelled hurricane situated far florida state emergency declared non residents forced leave causing significant reduction tourism year period time forecasters predicted approach florida keys category hurricane predicted intense near florida keys category hurricane minimum central pressure mbar inhg impact relatively weak disorganized nature storm impact path widespread particularly severe puerto_rico bore storm followed dominican_republic attributed damage indirect fatality occurred puerto_rico man fell roof attempting remove satellite dish lesser antilles leeward_islands gusty winds damaged fruit trees downed power lines wind gusts estimated reached mph trees destroyed electrical poles power lines downed antigua downed utility poles trees spotted precipitation totals antigua peaked inches rainfall island reached inches caused moderate roof damage structures destroyed sheds fruit trees reported little rainfall storm passed island causing minor flooding vegetation damage losses reached entirely cruise ship closed businesses damage nearly remarked weakest hurricane experienced years wind gusts strong mph reported wind damage minor limited downed trees power poles rainfall totals light ranging inches tides island reached feet normal similar wave heights reported precipitation slightly higher ranging inches impact minimal guadeloupe wave heights reached approximately feet rainfall light guadeloupe inches inches rose inches inches inches bands affected countries far south trinidad heavy rainfall resulted flooding region united_states territories losses reached approximately inches rain recorded sustained winds reached mph gusts mph reported washed ashore sustained winds mph gusts mph caused brief power outages additionally inches rain fell minor landscape damage occurred dropped inches rainfall puerto_rico hours causing mudslides damage bridges roads island territory received inches precipitation maximum rainfall island inches puerto_rico additionally inches precipitation recorded near unofficial reports inches interior mountains region hurricane dropped inches rain san_juan producing slick roads resulted minor car accidents homes affected flooding moderately severely damaged losses puerto_rico reached primarily municipality storm indirectly responsible death year old man fell trying remove satellite dish roof home dominican_republic northern coast dominican_republic waves rainfall caused light moderate damage storm surge damaged homes dozens families evacuated san_juan districts left drinking water electricity gusts blew power cables large trees trees uprooted ground houses slightly damaged wind gusts nearby town bridges collapsed heavy rainfall flooding southern flooding districts forced dozens families leave houses heavy rainfall caused flooding low lying districts people affected coastal portion province town lost approximately km2 damage estimated reached approximately country stated people northern coast forced homes severe flooding wedding delayed beach resort flooding left alter area suitable ducks greater antilles residents living northern haiti fled homes storm strong winds tore tin roofs flooded homes small coastal village experienced high winds sunk boats storm surge swept away home reports injury death cuba remnants brought rainfall eastern portion country particularly hour precipitation totals inches san_antonio del sur inches inches inches separate locations severe month drought accumulated rainfall largely beneficial precaution potential flooding people thousands cattle residing low lying areas evacuated higher ground locations reported gusty winds sustained winds mph reported gusts mph additionally tides caused coastal flooding
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