2005 Azores subtropical storm

2005 Azores subtropical storm

The 2005 Azores subtropical storm was the 19th nameable storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was not officially named by the US National Hurricane Center as it was operationally classified as a non-tropical low. It is the earliest forming 19th Atlantic tropical or subtropial storm on records dating back to the 1930s.

About 2005 Azores subtropical storm in brief

Summary 2005 Azores subtropical stormThe 2005 Azores subtropical storm was the 19th nameable storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was not officially named by the US National Hurricane Center as it was operationally classified as a non-tropical low. The storm developed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean out of a low-pressure area that gained subtropicals characteristics on October 4. After being absorbed into a cold front, the system went on to become Hurricane Vince, which affected the Iberian Peninsula.

No damages or fatalities were reported during that time. The record by Hurricane Teddy, which attained tropical storm strength on September 14, 2020, is now held by an unnamed tropical storm that developed on October 26, 1933. It is the earliest forming 19th Atlantic tropical or subtropial storm on records dating back to the 1930s. The 2005 Azores storm was not classified as subtropical until April 2006, after a reassessment by the National Hurricane center.