Tropical Storm Franklin (2005)

Infobox Hurricane
Name=Tropical Storm Franklin
Type=Tropical storm
Year=2005
Basin=Atl
Image location=TS Franklin 23 july 2005 1545Z.jpg


Formed=July 21, 2005
Dissipated=July 29, 2005
1-min winds=60
Pressure=997
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Inflated=
Fatalities=None reported
Areas=Bahamas, Bermuda, Newfoundland
Hurricane season=2005 Atlantic hurricane season

Tropical Storm Franklin was a tropical storm over the western Atlantic Ocean during July of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the sixth named storm of the season and twice approached hurricane strength.

The storm formed over the Bahamas on July 21 then moved north erratically, approaching Bermuda on July 26. Franklin eventually became extratropical near Newfoundland on July 30, before being absorbed by a larger system. The National Hurricane Center struggled to predict Tropical Storm Franklin mainly due to difficulties in predicting the effects of wind shear. There were only minor effects on land from Tropical Storm Franklin and no damages were caused.

Meteorological history

A tropical wave emerged from the African coast late on July 10. The wave entered the Bahamas on July 21 and organized into Tropical Depression Six while 70 miles (110 km) east of Eleuthera.cite web|author=National Hurricane Center|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Franklin|publisher=NOAA|accessdate=April 27|accessyear=2006|format=PDF|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL062005_Franklin.pdf] Initially the storm was predicted to execute a clockwise loop and drift to the west in response to a high pressure system. Several models indicated the possibility of the storm to drift westward into central Florida.Tropical Storm Gert, which led the forecasters at the National Hurricane Center to say that Franklin could be torn apart in the next few days.Bermuda.

Franklin moved erratically to the east weakening as shear increased again. The NHC predicted that would dissipate, but the weakening trend stopped on July 25 with Franklin a minimal tropical storm.

Impact

As Tropical Storm Franklin was forming, a tropical storm warning was issued for the northwest Bahamas, but it was canceled as Franklin moved north and away from the islands. A tropical storm watch was issued for Bermuda on July 25 but was canceled a day later when Franklin turned away.

Tropical Storm Franklin developed very close to land in the Bahamas and passed near Bermuda, but there were no reports of tropical storm force winds overland, with the strongest gust recorded on Bermuda being 37 mph (60 km/h). After Franklin became extratropical, it brushed southeastern Newfoundland, bringing about 1 inch (25 mm) of rain to the area.cite web|author=Canadian Hurricane Centre|title=Bulletin on Post-Tropical Storm Franklin, 12:30 p.m. NDT, July 30 2005|publisher=Environment Canada|accessdate=April 27|accessyear=2006|url=http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/weather/hurricane/bulletins/20050730143826.Franklin.txt.en] There were no damages or fatalities as a result of Tropical Storm Franklin.

Naming and records

When Franklin formed on July 21, it was the earliest ever in a season that the sixth tropical storm formed, beating the previous record held by Storm 6 of the 1936 season by 14 days. This was the first use of Franklin to name a tropical storm following the retirement of Hurricane Floyd of the 1999 season. Due to the lack of any major impact from Tropical Storm Franklin, the name was not retired by the World Meteorological Organization and will be on the list of names for the 2011 season.

ee also

* List of 2005 Atlantic hurricane season storms
* List of Atlantic hurricanes

References

External links

* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL062005_Franklin.pdf NHC's Tropical Cyclone Report on Tropical Storm Franklin]
* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/FRANKLIN.shtml NHC's archive on Tropical Storm Franklin]