&sq=&lang=&file=File:Hermine_1998-09-19_1901Z.png) Tropical Storm Hermine on September 19, 1998 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 17, 1998 |
| Dissipated | September 20, 1998 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 45 mph (75 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 999 mbar (hPa); 29.50 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | ~2 indirect[note 1] |
| Damage | $85,000 (1998 USD) |
| Areas affected | Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Tropical Storm Hermine was the eighth tropical cyclone and named storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. Hermine developed from a tropical wave that emerged from the west coast of Africa on September 5. The wave moved westward across the Atlantic Ocean, and on entering the northwest Caribbean interacted with other weather systems. The resultant system was declared a tropical depression on September 17 in the central Gulf of Mexico. The storm meandered north slowly, and after being upgraded to a tropical storm made landfall on Louisiana, where it quickly deteriorated into a tropical depression again on September 20.
Before the storm's arrival, residents of Grand Isle, Louisiana, were evacuated. As a weak tropical storm, damages from Hermine were light. Rainfall spread from Louisiana through Georgia, causing isolated flash flooding. In some areas, the storm tide prolonged the coastal flooding from a tropical cyclone. Gusty winds were reported. Associated tornadoes in Mississippi damaged mobile homes and vehicles, and inflicted one injury. While Hermine was not of itself a particularly damaging storm, its effects combined with those of other tropical cyclones, and resulted in agricultural damage.
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