tropical storm tropical storm weak short lived tropical cyclone organized precursor tropical cyclone atlantic hurricane season twelfth named storm season formed october eastern florida subtropical cyclone trough low pressure strengthening open waters attained tropical characteristics reclassified tropical storm october storm reached peak winds mph wind shear weakened october transitioned extratropical cyclone open atlantic_ocean lasted days losing identity precursor produced torrential rainfall florida peaking flooding damaged thousands houses caused indirect deaths damage southern florida totaled million usd half agricultural damage flooding portions south florida declared disaster area limited impact tropical cyclone retired spring meteorological history september tropical wave entered eastern caribbean_sea believed spawned hurricane moved generally westward remained weak sporadic thunderstorm activity wave traversed periphery hurricane keith october system produced mid level circulation south western cuba continued organize prompting reconnaissance aircraft investigate area system lacked surface circulation center remained elongated trough low pressure tropical wave interacted approaching frontal trough mid level center turned northeast landfall near florida october land surface circulation developed near orlando national_hurricane_center designated system subtropical depression subtropical designation convection far removed center additionally upper level trough provided outflow instead anticyclone found tropical cyclones subtropical depression moved east northeast steadily organized deep convection developed closer center initially strongest winds center morning october distance decreased based organization winds mph system designated tropical storm national_hurricane_center initially forecast intensification mph agency noted circulation dissipate fast forward motion east northeast ultimately wind shear prohibited significant strengthening attained peak winds mph storm interacted approaching cold extratropical october north bermuda accelerated northeast passed newfoundland october remnants turned east southeast strengthening near hurricane force winds losing identity near ireland october preparations national_hurricane_center predicted trough low pressure drop heavy rainfall western cuba florida national_weather_service miami issued flood watch southern florida stating system produce flooding roads low lying areas general little warning flooding south florida moving east northeastward posed threat bermuda prompting officials issue tropical storm watch utc october hours later tropical storm watch upgraded tropical storm warning storm passed west warnings dropped late october impact precursor disturbance dropped heavy rainfall central western cuba peaking province havana numerous areas reported southern florida disturbance produced torrential rainfall maximum areas south lake miami area received rain torrential rainfall described similar hurricane year prior system produced weak tornadoes tore roof fire station torrential rainfall florida flooded homes affecting residents incomplete damage survey indicated flooding destroyed houses severely damaged caused minor damage flood waters deep places stranded houses forcing use higher grounds schools miami area closed non essential employees asked stay home numerous flights canceled delayed airport remained opened flooding greatest park lasted week areas extreme flooding damaged electrical stations leaving power flooding indirectly killed people drowning result driving vehicles deep water man fell tall building trying roof drain property damage totaled million flood waters covered acres farmland damage worsened flooding occurred beginning planting period winter season flooded fields resulted million agricultural damage including million tropical fruit million ornamental crops declared florida counties including primary disaster areas flooding making farmers families eligible emergency farm loans agency counties including eligible loans proximity disaster areas extratropical storm produced winds mph making landfall newfoundland caused waves height brought rain overall impact region minor aftermath immediate aftermath cleanup workers work flood waters addition abandoned cars blocked path utility workers following storm president bill_clinton declared disaster areas allowing use federal funds disaster victims addition declared eligible provided debris removal cost repairing replacement public roads buildings parks treatment plants days storm government agencies distributed meals gal water ice thousands visited information disaster related issues given months flooding people applied federal aid assistance totaling million
Tropical Storm Leslie (2000)