hurricane kyle hurricane kyle eleventh tropical storm sixth hurricane atlantic hurricane season formed strong tropical disturbance tracked northeastern caribbean_sea week september low pressure area moved slowly puerto_rico hispaniola dumping torrential rains islands september began track northward away islands developed strong thunderstorm activity near center defined circulation deemed tropical storm september strengthened hurricane september west bermuda landfall nova scotia category hurricane late september extratropical shortly afterward precursor kyle produced torrential rainfall puerto_rico resulting fatalities million damages little impact recorded bermuda system tracked northward eastern united_states rough seas resulted fatalities storm landfall canada heavy rains fell eastern maine canada kyle relatively little impact leaving million damages fatalities meteorological history hurricane kyle began weak area low pressure associated tropical wave moved west coast africa september system tracked general westward direction little convective development tracked leeward_islands september upper level trough situated eastern caribbean_sea interacted wave resulting increase shower thunderstorm activity following day larger surface circulation developed low moved northwest wave later separated low wave continuing west low tracking northwest national_hurricane_center nhc time anticipating significant development low strong wind shear deep convection forming utc september tropical cyclone formation alert issued system convection developed center circulation utc september disturbance sufficiently organized declared tropical depression shortly nhc issued advisory system intensified tropical storm assigning kyle center storm slightly elongated moderate wind shear continued impact circulation kyle track northward response area high pressure east bermuda area low pressure eastern united_states structure storm led problems recording intensity storm day hurricane hunters continuously flew storm record information estimates considered high storm disorganized late september shear began relax deep convection redeveloped center circulation forward motion storm began increase hours later storm sudden northwest jump passing trough time kyle hurricane status sustained winds mph continued organization led storm attaining hurricane intensity utc september located west bermuda attaining intensity storm embedded area strong upper level winds increasing forward motion center kyle located southwestern edge deep convection september storm began struggle maintaining intensity increasing shear cooling sea surface temperatures utc day nhc assessed kyle reached peak intensity winds mph mph hours later barometric pressure storm decreased mbar hpa inhg lowest existence time hurricane began undergo extratropical transition approached nova scotia end september little deep convection remained center kyle nearby storm recorded seas excess hurricane force winds neared landfall estimated kyle landfall near nova scotia utc september winds mph marked time hurricane juan hurricane landfall canada exactly years day prior shortly landfall storm weakened hurricane status completed transition extratropical cyclone september remnants slowed system attained frontal features following day system moved absorbed large extratropical cyclone preparations puerto_rico haiti september days system formed tropical storm significant rainfall eastern caribbean prompted flash flood warnings puerto_rico dominican_republic green alert issued provinces eastern nation day yellow issued provinces red evacuations began vulnerable system moved westward september threatening haiti rains prompted issuance heavy rain warnings red alert warning nation government bermuda early september tropical storm kyle deemed threat bermuda tropical storm watch issued islands later day watch upgraded tropical storm warning storm neared island following day warning discontinued hurricane kyle bypassed island september state maine issued hurricane watch seventeen years predicted path approach eastern state hurricane watch issued maine associated hurricane bob power company prepared potential outages planned additional crews duty system turned missed state issued watches warnings parts nova scotia new_brunswick september concurrent maine warnings indicated repair crews standby neighbouring utilities called assist needed red_cross new_brunswick checking equipment supplies meet need arise hours landfall hurricane warning issued portions nova scotia hurricane warning canada tropical storm hurricane advisories issued canada prior policy changed hurricane juan impact puerto_rico precursor kyle produced record breaking rains puerto_rico september isolated excess inches rivers breached flood walls flooded low lying areas year hour rainfall event took place falling september september rivers rose hours leading severe flooding deaths directly blamed system result floods mudslides deaths indirectly related stress induced heart attacks mudslides triggered torrential rain closed highways schools damage agriculture island estimated million structural damage estimated million total million addition system rainfall winds waves island southern coast heavy rains september produced tropical wave eventually kyle caused renewed flooding flood stricken areas dominican_republic haiti river overflowed banks flooding parts severely damaging homes september flash flooding impacted areas recovering previous floods dominican_republic rainfall totals eastern parts dominican_republic exceeded bermuda september outer bands kyle brought sustained winds mph heavy rains amounted day span bermuda heaviest rainfall fell western coast island narrow band moderate rainfall tracked structural damage injuries resulted passage kyle bermuda kyle produced high waves coast rhode_island moved northward newly married couple killed high waves knocked wife rocky shores husband jumped save overcome waves bodies couple found days later large swells produced kyle enhanced strong onshore flow caused significant beach erosion new_jersey coastline cuts beach dunes recorded heavy rains kyle caused flash flooding connecticut flooding cars numerous total damages estimated rainfall massachusetts caused river somerset overflow banks flooding nearby areas feet water large formed county street cars stranded people rescued boat car overcome addition numerous flooded damages estimated mobile home park inundated water causing home shift foundation damages homes estimated storm landfall nova scotia outer bands produced heavy rains strong winds eastern maine wind gusts recorded mph coastal strong winds toppled trees leaving customers power rainfall generally amounted maximum heavy rains flooded roads causing traffic delays road southeastern maine people killed damages estimated canada making landfall kyle produced storm surge combination high tide new moon southwestern nova_scotia high winds downed numerous trees power lines ship reported wind gust mph near boat reported nearby highest rainfall recorded new_brunswick light rainfall fell nova scotia recorded wind gust mph according height storm winds knocked power customers new_brunswick strong winds heavy rainfall strong knock power approximately customers province winds resulted confederation bridge linking new_brunswick closed high sided vehicles hours fatalities reported canada damages minor totaling million aftermath october president declared puerto_rico major disaster area declaration allowed federal assistance reach affected communities residents met requirements receive federal aid eligible funding temporary housing people lost jobs flooding eligible unemployment grants weeks starting day disaster declaration residents able receive home damages personal possession losses million business losses october million disaster aid approved residences community relations teams visited people small business loans applications submitted time october funds nearly doubled reaching million time residents applied disaster loans survey teams checked homes flood related damages time funding reached million november people requesting federal assistance december funding residents reached million time deadline federal assistance requests set january january funding small businesses provided million contributed grants residents reached million flooded rivers began clearing mud covered streets
Hurricane Kyle (2008)