In October, we’re distracted by all the trappings of fall – football and the race for the pennant, pumpkin spice everything, and maybe that first real cold front to kick off dry season. Anything but hurricanes. But like baseball and politics, October is a month of surprises when it comes to hurricane season.
Hurricane Lee formed from a tropical wave that left the coast of Africa on September 2nd. The system struggled to gain organization until it reached the central Atlantic and became Tropical Depression Thirteen. TD13 became a tropical storm and eventually a major hurricane with winds around 165 mph.