Tropical Storm Arlene was the first named storm of the 1993 Atlantic hurricane season. It formed on June 18 where it moved west-northwest and made landfall on the Texas coast between June 19 and 21, 1993. Arlene killed 29 people (20 of them while a tropical wave) and caused $55 million dollars (1993 USD) damage.
A tropical wave was detected in the Caribbean Sea over Central America on June 9. The system moved westward, bringing heavy rains that k...
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Tropical Storm Arlene was the first named storm of the 1993 Atlantic hurricane season. It formed on June 18 where it moved west-northwest and made landfall on the Texas coast between June 19 and 21, 1993. Arlene killed 29 people (20 of them while a tropical wave) and caused $55 million dollars (1993 USD) damage.
A tropical wave was detected in the Caribbean Sea over Central America on June 9. The system moved westward, bringing heavy rains that killed 20 people in El Salvador. Strong wind shear prohibited the system from strengthening as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico. On June 16 the tropical wave interacted with an upper-level low which caused some inaccuracies in the forecast. The data produced by the National Hurricane Center indicates that an 1008 mbar low formed over the Yucatán Peninsula. But when hurricane hunter aircraft flew in, they only found a broad area of low pressure, despite the fact that satellite photo shows the system developing very well and it was declared a...
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