caused moderate damage lesser antilles october fourteenth tropical cyclone tenth named storm eighth hurricane annual season developed tropical wave miles east windward_islands october depression intensified subsequently upgraded tropical storm october storm tracked northwestward upgraded hurricane following day approached northern leeward_islands briefly peaked category hurricane winds mph october wind shear weakened storm category hurricane struck antigua deterioration occurred weakened tropical storm landfall october located north puerto_rico october storm turned northward shortly curving north northeastward wind shear decreased allowing intensify hurricane passing east bermuda october following day wind shear increased sea surface temperatures decreased causing weaken quickly transition extratropical cyclone storm brought heavy rainfall lesser antilles areas experiencing inches precipitation despite inches rain minimal flooding occurred wind gusts mph uprooted trees making roads impassable damaging houses crops shipping facilities combination hurricane force winds flooding antigua destroyed homes left homes electricity experienced disrupted telephone service caused injuries fatality tropical storm force winds eastern puerto_rico toppled power lines trees streets signs overflow portions landslides caused minor damage mudslides flooding storm caused fatality impacted homes buildings flooding mudslides damaged houses roads especially low lying areas death reported overall caused fatalities damage amounted near million usd meteorological history tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa october system tracked westward develop midway africa october dvorak satellite classifications began utc october hours later system developed located miles east windward_islands initially depression defined upper level outflow low level circulation poorly defined depression continued organize satellite imagery indicating banding features defined result upper level anticyclone westerly jet estimated depression strengthened tropical storm utc october immediately identifiable strengthening intensity forecasts indicated reaching hurricane status late october later day computer models predicted anticyclone west northwestward causing storm potentially strengthen major hurricane national_hurricane_center questioned forecasts computer models predicted similar scenario tropical depression earlier month numbers dvorak scale reached reconnaissance aircraft flight reported winds mph estimated hurricane utc october early following day cloud tops reached temperatures low hurricane developed eye radius miles utc october attained minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg hours later storm strengthened category hurricane reached maximum sustained winds mph atmospheric conditions previously favorable significant strengthening water imagery indicated upper trough extending western caribbean_sea eastern bahamas turn induced wind shear weakened immediately category hurricane winds mph storm landfall antigua utc october national_hurricane_center noted weakening temporary predicted slow intensification instead continued weaken tropical storm landfall utc october influence large mid- upper trough curved northward early october located north puerto_rico later october storm began developing deep convection maintained system appearance storm fully northeast october initially significant change intensity occurred following day storm began slowly wind shear exposed center result national_hurricane_center longer noted possibility intensify hurricane began significantly organize october deep convection rapidly developing low level circulation despite national_hurricane_center noted deep convection poorly organized strengthening unlikely extratropical transition hours utc october storm attained hurricane intensity passed miles east bermuda hurricane intensification predicted sea surface temperatures soon decrease rapidly accelerated quickly weakened tropical storm early october utc day storm transitioned extratropical cyclone located south atlantic_canada hours later extratropical remnants merged large mid latitude low preparations national_hurricane_center began posting tropical cyclone watches warnings starting utc october hurricane watch barbados hours later tropical storm watch effect trinidad late october hurricane watch issued tropical storm watch warning extended include barbados respectively utc october tropical storm watch issued trinidad discontinued early october hurricane watch extended include martinique guadeloupe antigua martin shortly hurricane watch effect soon downgraded tropical storm watch simultaneously hurricane watch issued barbados canceled utc october hurricane watches effect martinique guadeloupe upgraded hurricane warning additionally tropical storm watch discontinued utc october hurricane watch antigua upgraded hurricane warning simultaneously hurricane watch went effect puerto_rico tropical storm warning issued tropical storm watch discontinued later october hurricane watch previously issued puerto_rico upgraded hurricane warning hurricane watch canceled utc october hurricane warning effect day hurricane warnings antigua discontinued utc october watches warnings effect discontinued shelters set antigua people shelters tourists forced ride storm airports began flights october shutting completely october deputy prime minister warned residents prepare worst governor issued effective october reported october shelters opened puerto_rico stocked thousands sleeping bags additionally police department activated officers assembled seven member ice water pre staged impact tropical storm force winds rainfall inches fell valley location wind gusts reached mph precipitation amounts inches result tropical cyclone record surpassed month later contributed october record winds island downed power telephone lines electricity shut storm approaching additionally trees uprooted winds caused roads impassable houses crops shipping facilities damaged rough seas caused significant erosion famed beaches island antigua antigua considerable flooding major roads people severely affected evacuated people housed emergency shelters island storm killed person injured left elderly blind man missing destroyed houses newly built church village crab hill houses seriously damaged destroyed hurricane disrupted telephone service homes left electricity wind gust mph reported antigua october puerto_rico areas puerto_rico experienced tropical storm force winds especially eastern island reported sustained winds mph gusts mph san_juan sustained winds speed mph gust mph recorded sustained wind speed mph gust mph measured strong winds knocked power lines trees street signs rainfall inches eastern puerto_rico peak inches rio lower overflowed landslides reported damage puerto_rico totaled tropical storm force winds measured islands sustained winds speed mph gust high mph reported sustained winds mph gust mph recorded strong winds caused extensive power outages trees power lines overall losses reached french island torrential rainfall recorded precipitation reached inches hours late october october sustained winds island slightly mph gusts mph storm coastal areas feet normal dutch portion island sustained winds mph gust mph reported rainfall total inches observed flooding mudslides caused heavy precipitation damaged roads homes especially low lying areas addition flood damage fatality reported rest caribbean rainfall caused flooding washed main roads resulted landslides reported buildings roads suffered damage person reported perished storm received little rain persistent morning rainfall exceeded inches hour period overall hour period precipitation amounts reached inches location rainfall reached inches hours capital city sustained winds speed mph gust mph later wind gust mph recorded failed shore tides reached feet normal storm brought winds mph small number trees caused power outages area electricity restored hour landslides occurred volcanic poured damage occurred aftermath immediately following storm emergency operation centre established week storm red_cross volunteers distributed blankets food parcels hurricane lamps residents effected communities york villa crab hill red_cross office distributed rice beans people national office provided plastic water bottles government antigua dispatched teams open roads clean debris restore utilities struck lesser antilles month later relief efforts slowed people significantly affected causing recovery
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