tropical storm chris tropical storm chris fourth tropical storm atlantic hurricane season forming july atlantic_ocean east leeward_islands tropical wave chris moved generally west northwest northern fringes caribbean islands chris relatively short lived storm reaching peak intensity winds mph august positioned north storm gradually weakened finally dissipating august near eastern cuba overall impact minimal amounting moderate amounts rainfall path deaths reported meteorological history tropical wave moved westward coast africa july initially convection persisted wave axis dry air greatly diminished convection july wind field remained defined continued westward deep convection increased days later northern end wave axis dvorak classifications began july response increase vertical depth organization convection july recorded change wind direction northeast west indicating small low pressure area formed convective organization rapidly increased turned northwest system developed tropical depression august located miles east southeast forecasters initially predicted wind shear upper level low prevent strengthening cause dissipation days depression continued organize deep convection continued develop near circulation despite moderate amounts wind shear system intensified tropical storm chris hours developing convection gradually consolidated system late 1st chris reached winds mph passing miles north northern leeward_islands structure chris continued improve symmetrical upper level eye feature developed early august outflow improved storm reached peak intensity mph shortly located miles east despite initial predictions chris intensifying hurricane ridge high pressure forced west northwestward upper level shear dissipated defined inner core storm chris started weaken early august strong wind shear chris detached deep convection low level circulation building ridge north turned storm west area drier air mid day 3rd circulation devoid convection miles deeper convection spread puerto_rico hispaniola late august deep convection developed center circulation persistent vertical shear weakened chris tropical depression august computer models predicting lesser amounts shear forecasters indicated possibility moderate strengthening gulf_of_mexico mph storm convection remained minimal chris degenerated remnant area low pressure late august late august convection increased remnants storm forecasters indicated potential slow development gulf_of_mexico marginally favorable conditions redevelopment occurred remnant circulation dissipated near havana cuba august preparations national_hurricane_center issued advisory tropical depression governments antigua issued tropical storm warning respective territories depression strengthened tropical storm chris tropical storm warnings issued cruise ships routed paths avoid storm representatives coordinated local emergency management officials determine preparation adequate hospital usage shelters sand bags august officials puerto_rico issued tropical storm warning island day approximately tourists evacuated islands august government bahamas issued hurricane watch turks islands islands response threat officials urged citizens stock hurricane supplies boat owners secured boats preparation storm response storm projected path gulf_of_mexico prices crude oil rose branch offices london natural gas prices rose considerably electronic trading august anticipation threat supply potential hurricane chris coupled high demand ongoing heat wave cited factors price new_orleans officials including mayor prepared possible evacuation city chris entered gulf_of_mexico hurricane evacuation plan included moving residents city worst case scenario intended avoid occurrence hurricane katrina year prior requested mobile recovery centers placed hospitals florida keys standby evacuation officials mississippi identified need assist evacuation process case possible landfall louisiana texas emergency operation centers monitored progress storm execute preparation action impact despite initial threat chris caused little impact overall damage chris minimal storm dropped light rainfall puerto_rico peaking inches rainfall storm caused overflow banks temporarily closed highway northeastern portion island rainfall reached inches portions hispaniola turks bahamas eastern cuba reached inches mountainous areas santo domingo dominican_republic heavy rainfall caused severe flooding reported inches rainfall chris people left temporarily homeless flooding entering households flooding left roads impassable near capital city resulted landslides flooding covered rice fields northeastern portion country issued flood warnings residents low lying areas near rivers northeast southeast portions country despite flooding overall damage minor casualties associated chris
Tropical Storm Chris (2006)