tropical storm emily tropical storm emily weak atlantic tropical cyclone brought torrential rains northern caribbean fifth named storm annual hurricane season emily developed strong poorly organized tropical wave tracked open atlantic days late july august approached lesser antilles better defined producing weather area days later disturbance developed closed wind circulation center marking formation tropical storm emily storm remained fairly disorganized proceeded caribbean generated strong thunderstorms gusty winds path august emily tropical cyclone mountainous areas hispaniola disrupted weak circulation exiting northeastern caribbean august remnants tropical storm ultimately dissipating day despite poor organization emily wrought havoc caribbean nations gusty winds trees heavy rains triggered widespread flooding lesser antilles significant damage islands confined martinique fatality occurred puerto_rico similar floods affected residences roads losses territory estimated million dissipating remnants emily continued produce prolonged rainfall hispaniola extensive floods mudslides dominican_republic displaced residents people drowned capital santo domingo neighboring haiti hundreds homes flooded department prompting evacuations minor wind damage occurred country southern peninsula death reported region meteorological history cyclogenesis tropical storm emily complicated extending days late july early august easterly tropical wave trough low pressure exited west african coast fourth week july point largely embedded monsoon trough located south ride high pressure wave moved west northwestward open atlantic retained broad circulation little precipitation day time clusters convection increased broad system developed distinct centers circulation july morning july large low markedly gained organization national_hurricane_center nhc noted close tropical depression later day main circulation increasingly elongated westernmost component soon detached form separate tropical wave new disturbance featured widely scattered convection rainbands briefly affected lesser antilles day new area deep convection dominant center formed circulation better defined passed leeward_islands improvement structure surface winds rose near tropical storm force reconnaissance flight system revealed circulation center defined near deep convection system upgraded tropical storm status given emily utc august located south initial stages existence storm accelerated west northwest response strong high pressure north relatively dry environment projected path emily expected strengthen gradually predicted passage hours august cyclone fluctuated little intensity organization developed banding features emily appearance later improved satellite images developed ragged central dense overcast nhc estimated storm reached peak sustained winds mph utc august reconnaissance revealed circulation remained poorly organized time forecast models supported dissipation prior landfall hispaniola increase upper wind shear removed deepest convection circulation center remain rest storm duration august cloud pattern convective banding better organized near center upper outflow cyclone expanded emily proceeded track south dominican_republic weak circulation increasingly disrupted adjacent high terrain increasing vertical wind shear cyclone accelerated hispaniola degenerated open trough utc day remnant trough proceeded northwestward bahamas nhc assessed high chance redevelopment based upper wind shear couple days moved bahamas proceeded east southern florida late august trough developed new center circulation weak tropical depression utc near emily briefly tropical storm strength hours later dissipated remnant low day owing increasing wind shear low took accelerated east northeastward motion bypassing bermuda heading eastward open atlantic briefly retained broad area gale force winds deep convection prompted nhc system combination strong wind shear rapid forward speed significant development remnant dissipated utc august west azores preparations high potential tropical cyclone development declared yellow cyclone warning imminent weather presence emily state emergency declared puerto_rico officials ordered preparation storm shelters ensured adequate water supply morning storm government workers dismissed national remained closed united_states_coast_guard issued statement urging residents puerto_rico avoid recreational boating swimming emily passed waived fees flights dominican_republic weather conditions cruise ships oasis seas freedom seas carnival dream altered courses caribbean avoid storm haiti people living tents areas devastated january earthquake prior emily arrival lack structure ride storm fears arose fare tropical cyclone passing country emergency officials country set aside large buses evacuate thousands people risk flooding additionally residents urged conserve food safeguard belongings united_nations placed troops country standby assist recovery efforts necessitated emergency teams standby deliver food support addition people assisted advance storm authorities closed airports landing sites country impact lesser antilles intense rainbands produced gusty winds heavy precipitation totaling martinique causing street flooding homes roughly residences lost power height storm outages brief confined southeast island large landslide occurred capital fort france excessive soil prompting families evacuate area city deep flood waters affected houses man killed exposed wire flooded home guadeloupe damage storm limited potent gusts uprooted numerous trees blew debris streets road blocked traffic passage measure reopened soon winds downed electricity lines causing island wide outages storm enhanced moisture produce intermittent localized totals inch winds area limited highest gust experienced measuring mph puerto_rico moving little near puerto_rico emily brought prolonged tropical storm conditions parts island heaviest rainfall occurred southern regions recorded total rain storm high winds damaged electrical grid cutting power customers roughly people left drinking water storm dozens residents evacuated shelters particular living near risk zones torrential rains inches overflowed rivers resulted flooding subsequent closure highway intersection island multiple roads impassable landslides fallen objects damage million according preliminary estimates day suspension employees percent territory workforce affected local economy significantly capital losses estimated million families isolated bridge threatened collapse flooded homes streets reported residential gate collapsing municipality agricultural sector sustained losses storm heavy rains washed acres banana hispaniola albeit disorganized emily remnants dropped extensive precipitation dominican_republic maximum totals inches recorded consequences severe flooding isolated mudslides left communities isolated surrounding areas storm displaced people country sought refuge storm shelters consecutive hours rainfall resulted overflow rivers significant damage reported adjacent areas offshore generated rough waves briefly affected boating operations homes east santo domingo men drowned getting caught swollen river drowning fatality occurred capital flooding owing timing dissipation emily spared neighboring haiti devastation initially anticipated people prisoners required evacuation height storm civil protection teams evacuated roughly residents rainfall triggered floods damaged homes country cholera treatment centers destroyed risk new special distributed possibly contaminated waters body recovered near les exact cause death disputed person area sustained injuries hit fallen tree high winds caused property damage successor trough emily produced torrential rains eastern cuba causing rivers overflow damaging flood waters spread roads homes affected mud tropical depression emily dropped prolonged rainfall bahamas severe thunderstorm warning accordingly 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Tropical Storm Emily (2011)