tropical storm tropical storm ninth tropical cyclone fourth named storm atlantic hurricane season precursor formed gulf_of_mexico august organized tropical depression august storm drifted east peaking moderate tropical storm accelerated northeastward landfall florida emerging atlantic turned northward moved ashore near charleston south_carolina damage storm primarily insignificant limited gusty winds heavy rainfall high tides fishing boat capsized bahamas resulting deaths people meteorological history originated area low pressure formed august northwest florida center disturbance soon began consolidate barometric pressure fell mbar hours declared tropical depression utc august depression drifted east northeastward day began accelerate august cyclone intensified tropical storm status utc operationally named later day having landfall southwestern florida quickly proceeded northeastward emerging atlantic_ocean high pressure building north storm indicated turn west moved nearly northward cyclone attained peak intensity winds mph utc august subsequently began weaken time landfall charleston south_carolina later evening barely tropical storm intensity deteriorated tropical depression august dissipated shortly remnant low pressure system turned southward entered atlantic turning westward crossing florida peninsula preparations impact response storm gale warnings issued august jacksonville florida virginia hurricane watch posted savannah georgia cape north_carolina hurricane watch later extended jacksonville conditions appeared favorable storm intensification soon discontinued flooding rains anticipated carolinas contrast compared mere thunderstorm local officials prior upgraded tropical storm depression spawned heavy precipitation high winds southern florida portions bahamas storm dropped rainfall miami area hour rainfall totals reached heavy rainfall caused street flooding region highest recorded wind gusts mph city winds damaged roof winds downed trees left roughly neighborhoods southern florida power passage wind gusts mph recorded northern florida keys grand near location fishing boat capsized storm occupants drowned southeastern coast tides generally ran normal peaking north_carolina moderate heavy rainfall reported carolinas causing flooding deep north_carolina overall damage light primarily limited coastal beach erosion areas helped relieve drought conditions
Tropical Storm Dottie