Tropical Storm Edouard (2002)

Tropical Storm Edouard

Tropical Storm Edouard at peak intensity on September 3
Meteorological history
Formed	September 1, 2002
Dissipated	September 6, 2002
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds	65 mph (100 km/h)
Lowest pressure	1002 mbar (hPa); 29.59 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	None
Areas affected	Florida
IBTrACS
Part of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season

Tropical Storm Edouard was the first of eight named storms to form in September 2002, the most such storms in the North Atlantic for any month at the time.^[1] The fifth tropical storm of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Edouard developed into a tropical cyclone on September 1 from an area of atmospheric convection associated with a cold front east of Florida. Under weak steering currents, Edouard drifted to the north and executed a clockwise loop to the west. Despite moderate to strong levels of wind shear, the storm reached a peak intensity of 65 mph (105 km/h) on September 3, but quickly weakened as it tracked westward. Edouard made landfall on northeastern Florida on September 5, and after crossing the state it dissipated on September 6 while becoming absorbed into the larger circulation of Tropical Storm Fay.^[2]

Florida received moderate rainfall from Edouard, with floods exceeding 7 inches (180 mm) in the western portion of the state. Though Edouard was a tropical storm at landfall, wind speeds along the storm's path over land were light. The rain flooded several roads; however, there were no casualties, and damage was minimal.