 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. (Discuss) Proposed since July 2024. |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Don_2011-07-29_0821Z.jpg) Tropical Storm Don shortly after peak intensity on July 29 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 27, 2011 |
| Dissipated | July 30, 2011 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 50 mph (85 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 997 mbar (hPa); 29.44 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | None reported |
| Areas affected | Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula, Northeastern Mexico, Texas |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Tropical Storm Don was the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in the United States during the 2011 season. The fourth named storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Don formed from an area of low pressure along a tropical wave, Don developed into a tropical depression on July 27, and on that same day, was upgraded to tropical storm intensity, based on data from a reconnaissance aircraft noted the presence of tropical-storm-force winds. It tracked across the Gulf of Mexico and reached a peak intensity of 50 mph (85 km/h) before moving ashore in Texas on July 30 as a tropical depression, dissipating shortly afterwards. Initially, Don was expected to provide relief to the state, which was suffering from a major drought. However, the system dissipated rapidly just before making landfall, providing very little in the way of help to the state; rainfall totals were less than 1 in (25 mm).