Tropical Depression Nine of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season was a weak tropical cyclone that lightly affected parts of the Gulf Coast. Developing on September 8 from the interaction of a persistent low-level trough and a cluster of convection associated with a tropical wave, the depression reached peak winds of 35 mph (56 km/h) that same day. The depression was short-lived, weakening just prior to landfall near Sabine Pass, Texas on September 9. Over land, it rapidly degenerated into a remnant low. Despite being a weak storm, squalls to the east of the center generated tropical storm-force gusts over open water, and dropped moderate to heavy rainfall throughout the western Gulf Coast. The origins of Tropical Depression Nine are traced back to the interaction of a persistent low-level trough and a cluster of convection associated with a tropical wave. The system moved north-northwestward from the Yucatan Peninsula, and on September 8 an ill-defined low-level center formed about 180 mi (290 km) south of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Surface observations estimate that a tropical depression formed at 1800 UTC that same day. With a broad circulation, the depression was then predicted to [ - ]

Tropical Depression Nine of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season was a weak tropical cyclone that... [ + ]