tropical storm tropical storm documented tropical cyclone record transition subtropical cyclone formed october western caribbean_sea tropical wave strengthened reach peak winds mph striking cuba later moved slowly bahamas weakening tropical depression status october assistance cold coast eastern united_states transformed subtropical storm large strong storm later accelerated northeastward extratropical ultimately dissipating near greenland storm brought heavy rainfall jamaica causing deaths damage mudslides crossing cuba later bahamas storm caused little impact limited crop damage subtropical storm brought gusty winds high waves east coast united_states causing minor beach erosion coastal property damage storm history tropical wave moved west coast africa october tracked westward reaching caribbean_sea october october large area convection persisted hispaniola southwestward panama days convection organized concentrated northwestern caribbean_sea anticyclone established near jamaica october created favorable upper level environment system reducing wind shear time low level trough emerged heading north coast nicaragua early october system developed broad tropical depression halfway central_america jamaica initial motion depression uncertain steering currents resulted motion west north northeast possibility western track storm remarked hurricane threat southern florida hurricane formation depression moved slowly north northeastward thunderstorm activity gradually better organized rainbands increased circulation utc october depression attained tropical storm status northwest named national_hurricane_center nhc storm quickly strengthened moved southern cuba reaching peak winds mph hours reaching tropical storm status shortly landfall near border present day cuban provinces tropical storm weakened slightly cuba crossing island hours emerging atlantic_ocean early october time anticyclone jamaica previously assisted cyclone instead remained caribbean increased shear storm caused convection gradually separate low level circulation early october passed southeast bahamas time hurricane hunters recorded atmospheric pressure mbar lowest recorded pressure association tropical cyclone gradually weakened wind shear resulting low level steering currents dominant moving island chain storm passed near late october nearly stationary east late october moving hour period weakened tropical depression tropical depression remained nearly stationary hours accelerating northeastward influence upper level trough exiting east coast united_states cold air trough interacted providing environment intensifying october storm transitioned subtropical storm halfway hispaniola north_carolina tropical storm record transition subtropical cyclone operationally tropical storm advisories issued subtropical need maintain consistency possibility tropical circulation storm large point stretching new_england bahamas eastward bermuda diameter october passed halfway bermuda cape reached peak winds mph subsequently turned northeastward october attained minimum pressure mbar lowest duration tropical subtropical later day extratropical cyclone southeast moved colder waters passing southeast newfoundland storm continued northeastward nearly stationary coast greenland dissipating october preparations impact records tropical storm affected jamaica bringing heavy rainfall day period highest measured hour period jamaica millimetres triggered landslides eastern sections island rains produced landslides particularly saint andrew parish houses destroyed island mudslides caused property damage left roads people killed country storm significant impact cuba station mountains known recorded winds mph city located northern coast cuba recorded inches rainfall hour period prior storm passing area damage minor limited crop damage eastern portion island power outages threat storm forced thousand people leave homes bahamas officials closed schools businesses closed early day storm moved country storm stationary motion caused days high tides heavy rains tropical storm force wind gusts reported gusts peaked mph golden passage left crop damage islands monetary losses country minor forecast near southeastern florida gale warnings issued rough seas affected florida coastline hours causing moderate coastal property damage beach erosion large subtropical cyclone gale warnings issued times cape_hatteras north_carolina mouth massachusetts high surf minor beach erosion reported coastline gale force winds observed north_carolina new_jersey western atlantic_ocean storm produced strong winds rough seas ship reported wave height significant marine losses reported time extratropical coast nova_scotia recorded wind gust mph tropical storm notable observed tropical cyclone transition subtropical cyclone subtropical cyclones undergone tropical cyclogenesis opposite storms accomplished feat tropical depression dissipated reformed subtropical depression later open atlantic_ocean year tropical storm subtropical near end duration subtropical storm western atlantic_ocean tropical storm causing devastating flooding texas subtropical storm gulf_of_mexico moved southeastern united_states tropical transitioned subtropical storm approaching louisiana
Tropical Storm Gilda (1973)