Tropical Storm Arlene (2005)

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Tropical Storm Arlene

Tropical Storm Arlene approaching Florida on June 11
Meteorological history
Formed	June 8, 2005
Extratropical	June 13, 2005
Dissipated	June 14, 2005
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds	70 mph (110 km/h)
Lowest pressure	989 mbar (hPa); 29.21 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	2 direct
Damage	$11.8 million (2005 USD)
Areas affected	Yucatán Peninsula, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Eastern United States, Eastern Canada
IBTrACS
Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season

Tropical Storm Arlene was an unusually large and early-forming tropical storm, being the first of twenty-eight different storms during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which would become the second most active season on record. Tropical Storm Arlene formed near Honduras on June 8 and moved northwards. It crossed western Cuba on June 10 and strengthened to just under hurricane strength before making its final landfall on the Florida Panhandle the next day. The storm weakened as it continued to move north over the United States, becoming extratropical on June 13. Arlene was responsible for two deaths and minor damage.