Tropical Storm Bill was a tropical storm that affected the Gulf Coast of the United States in the summer of 2003. The second storm of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season, Bill developed from a tropical wave on June 29 to the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. It slowly organized as it moved northward, and reached a peak of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) shortly before making landfall in south-central Louisiana. Bill quickly weakened over land, and as it accelerated to the northeast, moisture from the storm, combined with cold air from an approaching cold front, produced an outbreak of 34 tornadoes. Bill became extratropical on July 2, and was absorbed by the cold front later that day. Tropical Storm: peak winds of 60 mph (50 knots), lowest pressure 997 mb. June 28 – July 3, 2003. Landfall: June 30 at 60 mph, 29.3°N 91.0°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 1.4. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL032003 (public domain).