Tropical Storm Earl was the fifth tropical storm of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It was a short-lived storm in mid-August 2004 that formed near the Windward Islands and remained weak throughout its short lifespan. It crossed over the Lesser Antilles on August 14 while a modest tropical storm, resulting in minor damage on several Caribbean islands, including Grenada. One person was killed by the storm and 19 others were listed as missing.
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Tropical Storm Earl was the fifth tropical storm of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It was a short-lived storm in mid-August 2004 that formed near the Windward Islands and remained weak throughout its short lifespan. It crossed over the Lesser Antilles on August 14 while a modest tropical storm, resulting in minor damage on several Caribbean islands, including Grenada. One person was killed by the storm and 19 others were listed as missing.
The system that became Earl formed at an unusually low latitude (at around 8.9°N). It remained around 9°N latitude up to its formation on the evening of August 13, when it was declared Tropical Depression Five. The depression gradually organized while moving rapidly westward and became Tropical Storm Earl on the afternoon of August 14, east of the Windward Islands. Earl slowly became more organized, but moderate shear hindered the development and the low-level circulation remained poorly defined despite solid organization on satellite. It...
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