 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into 2009 Atlantic hurricane season. (Discuss) Proposed since February 2024. |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Danny_A2009238_1730_1km.jpg) Tropical Storm Danny intensifying off the Bahamas on August 26 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 26, 2009 |
| Dissipated | August 29, 2009 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 60 mph (95 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 1006 mbar (hPa); 29.71 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1 direct |
| Damage | Minimal |
| Areas affected | North Carolina, Northeastern United States and Atlantic Canada |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Tropical Storm Danny was a weak and disorganized tropical cyclone that formed in August 2009. The fifth tropical depression and fourth named storm of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, Danny developed on August 26 from the interaction between a westward-moving tropical wave and an upper-level trough while situated east of the Bahamas. The storm never fully matured, and resembled a subtropical cyclone. It meandered generally northwestward before being absorbed into another weather system on August 29.
Danny had only minor effects on land. However, it triggered high surf and rip currents from Florida through the Mid-Atlantic states, leading to the death of a 12-year-old boy in North Carolina. The cyclone's remnants contributed to widespread rainfall in the northeast United States. At one point, some weather forecasts predicted Danny to rapidly strengthen, and hit Nantucket as a Category 1 hurricane, although this never occurred. Localized flooding was reported, particularly in Pennsylvania. It later caused heavy precipitation and power outages in Atlantic Canada.