tropical storm tropical storm short lived tropical storm atlantic hurricane season sixth named storm year formed northwest caribbean southwest cuba storm reached peak intensity mph shortly crossing cuba moved northeast past florida extratropical north bahamas day dissipated october caused light rainfall path reported fatalities damage meteorological history origins tropical wave cold entered northwestern caribbean_sea october systems interacted producing convection low atmospheric pressures anticyclone developed system aided organization thunderstorms utc october hurricane hunters flight observed sustained winds mph southwest based report system classified tropical storm development typical october storm western caribbean high pressure area north large pressure gradient produced tropical storm force winds area time developed circulation able classified tropical storm possible tropical depression hours hurricane hunters report tropical storm disorganized restricted outflow eastward moving upper level trough northeast motion unfavorable wind shear despite atmospheric conditions intensified slightly peak winds mph strongest winds located primarily east center late october storm moved crossing western cuba early october center difficult locate satellite imagery storm moved passing southeast florida mainland bahamas initial uncertainty absorbed approaching trough maintain separate identity late october transitioned extratropical cyclone absorbed trough preparations impact formed government cuba issued tropical storm warning havana province storm hit cuban mainland produced wind gusts mph del sur primary form impact heavy rainfall hour period peaking inches south coast cuba hour period del recorded concurrent advisory tropical storm watch issued florida keys bahamas watch bahamas later upgraded warning prior storm passage state parks closed florida keys florida storm shelters opened anticipation bring flooding rains passed east state dropped rainfall near coast peaked florida keys recorded sustained winds mph gusts mph isolated flooding happened precursor system south florida reported rainfall inches attributed precursor frontal system
Tropical Storm Fabian (1991)