Tropical Storm Arlene
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| Duration | June 8 – June 13 | ||
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) 989 mbar (hPa) | ||
Early in the season, a low-pressure area formed and persisted north of Honduras. Despite moderate wind shear, the low managed to organize, and was designated Tropical Depression One on June 8. The storm strengthened further, and it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Arlene on the following day. From this point, Arlene headed north, intensifying steadily as it spread tropical storm-force winds and heavy rains to the Cayman Islands and Cuba. Arlene made landfall in Cuba near Cabo Corrientes with 50 mph (80 km/h) winds. Wind shear weakened as the storm entered the Gulf of Mexico on the morning of June 10, and the storm intensified to just under hurricane strength with 70 mph (110 km/h) winds.
Arlene made landfall just west of Pensacola, Florida with 60 mph (95 km/h) winds on June 11. After moving inland, Arlene persisted as a dissipating tropical depression for two days, passing into Indiana and Michigan before being absorbed by a frontal system over southeastern Canada on June 14.
The only death attributed to Arlene was a female student caught in rip current in Miami Beach, Florida, far from the center of circulation. Damage from Arlene totaled to $11.8 million (2005 USD; $15.7 million 2013 USD).
- The National Hurricane Center (NHC)'s archive on Tropical Storm Arlene
- The Weather Prediction Center's archive on Tropical Storm Arlene
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