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ILI ARL,F;NF:: Tropical Storni with maximum sustained winds of60mph. Tropical Storm Arlene developers approximately 500 miles southeast of Bermuda. The system moved north for several days before fuming to the west-northwest. Arlene slowly moved west- northwest because of a frontal boundary blocking any movement.. Eventually. the system moved due north. A Tropical Storm Watch was issued for the island of Bermuda but, no tropical storm force winds were recorded on the island. The storm dissipated as it was absorbed by the frontal boundary approximately 600 miles northeast of Bermuda, This tropical storm was never a threat to the United States and never made landfall in the Western Ilernisphere. The duration of this tropical storm wits seven bays. lune; I 1 to June 17. CINDY: Catrgrity IV Hurricane with mnxtmum sustained :sinds of IAtrrnph. Cindy was the season's first Cape Verde hurricane. Cindy developed from a low pressure area ofl'the coast of Africa The system moved west-northwest for several days Upper level winds did not allow Windy to intensify any further than Category I winds of 75mph- After several days. Cindy began to move northwest lOr 36 hours and then north-northeast. During this period. Cindy moved away from wind shcar and intensified as it moved north. Cindy becairic a Category IV hurricane a few hundred miles southeast of Hermuda. The system in(w id northeast and eventually became rrtra-tropical when it was adsorbed by a cold front moving east in the North Atlantic. Ibis hurricane was never a threat to the United States and never made landfall in the Westcm Hcatisphert. ihr duration of this hurricane was fourteen clays. August Ili to August 31. DENNIS: Category 11 Hurricane with maximum sustained winds of I05mph. Dennis developed approximately 100 miles north of Puerto Rico. "is was almost the exact location as the origin of Humcane Erin in 1915. Bennis became the first system to threaten the Florida and the east coast of the Untied States. Dennis moved west- northwest for 4H hours beforc making a gradual turn to the northwest. The National Hurricane Center issued numerous watches and warnings for the Bahamas and the US east coast including Florida. As Dennis moved passed Jacksonville. 150 miles offshore. the; system began proving northeast. It appeared that Dennis would not make landfall anywhere in the United States. However. just offshore of North Carolina, Ilcisnis stalled quid icenained in the carne location for 2 days. North Carolina received almost 12 inches of rain during the time Dennis remained offshore. Hurricane force gusts were reported on the outer banks but, no sustained hurricane winds were experienced. finally, as a tropical storm, Dennis made landfall in North Carolina with winds of 70mph. Again, mote rain was experienced by North Carolina and slates to the north. With Dennis. wind was not a focal point of damagc. The iaiin caused widespread flooding and was responsible for most of the damage experienced. Statistical inforinaiion on Dennis is as follows.