tropical storm tropical storm large short lived tropical cyclone developed north central atlantic_ocean late september atlantic hurricane season 12th named storm season formed large extratropical area low pressure located miles west azores september slowly developed tropical characteristics day moved warmer waters afternoon september acquired tropical characteristics designated tropical storm shortly declared tropical began undergo extratropical transition fully place morning october degenerated post tropical cyclone later morning final advisory national_hurricane_center issued remnants contributed heavy rainfall power outages british isles netherlands norway october meteorological history september extratropical area low pressure developed quasi stationary frontal system miles west azores low intensified equivalent category hurricane winds mph utc september following days low began lose frontal features began transition subtropical cyclone traveled general westward direction september low developed sufficient convection declared subtropical upgraded cold cloud tops began wrap center consolidate near center circulation convection organized center quickly satellite pass storm revealed intensifying later satellite pass disregarded possibility intensification intensity confirmed mph overall structure remained subtropical indications acquiring tropical characteristics afternoon satellites revealed developed deep warm core characteristic tropical cyclone wind field remained subtropical nature nighttime hours radius strongest winds contracted smaller typical subtropical cyclone influence upper level low cloud tops remained shallow cloud tops colder overnight verge tropical cyclone morning september strong interaction upper level low meant subtropical despite moving colder waters water satellite image determined separated upper level low signifying developed tropical cyclone classified tropical storm relatively high latitude long declared tropical early signs extratropical transition appeared cold air began enter storm west forecast models showed extratropical morning non tropical later day overnight convection associated began diminish lose tropical characteristics retained status early october extratropical transition fully apparent remained tropical cloud pattern frontal little convection center system minimal shower thunderstorm activity remaining center storm degenerated remnant low pressure area october producing tropical storm force winds day remnant system transitioned extratropical cyclone began intensify rapidly tracked north early october system slowed turned east strengthened hurricane force cyclone winds mph accelerating east large extratropical cyclone absorbed remnants located miles west british isles october impact tropical cyclone approached land damages fatalities occurred storm remained open waters life ships oil platforms recorded tropical storm force winds highest recorded winds oil platform sign utc october winds recorded knots mph despite lack impact storm remnants caught upper level jet stream steered europe contributed heavy rainfall portions britain october causing localized accumulation flood waters result england closed directions road old previously saturated soil combined overwhelmed storm drains resulted localized flooding traffic slowed poor driving conditions person rescued car driving flooded street environment agency issued flood watches severe flood warnings result rainfall october remnants reached netherlands time rain bands began interacting cold associated developed low west norway dropping precipitation northwestern netherlands consequently streets homes village reportedly inundated large amounts precipitation broke daily monthly rainfall records october previously set gradually passing norway remnants storm caused significant damage electric utilities result people lost power southern parts country
Tropical Storm Laura (2008)