🌀 Cindy · Tropical Storm · 60 mph

Monday, June 19, 2017 · 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM

Tropical Storm Cindy was a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin which became the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in Louisiana since Hurricane Isaac in 2012. The third named storm of the extremely active 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Cindy formed out of a broad area of low pressure that developed in the northwestern Caribbean Sea near the Yucatán Peninsula in mid-June 2017. The disturbance gradually organized as it drifted northwards into the Gulf of Mexico, and was first designated as a potential tropical cyclone by the National Hurricane Center on June 19, before organizing into a tropical storm the next day. While slowly moving to the northwest, Cindy's intensification was slow due to the effects of dry air and moderate to strong wind shear. After peaking with sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) on June 21, Cindy weakened slightly prior to making landfall in southwestern Louisiana on June 22. The storm quickly weakened after moving inland and degenerated into a remnant low on June 23, dissipating over the Mid-Atlantic on the following day. Tropical Storm: peak winds of 60 mph (50 knots), lowest pressure 991 mb. June 19 – June 24, 2017. Landfall: June 22 at 50 mph, 29.8°N 93.7°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 1.8. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL032017 (public domain).

🌀 Cindy · Tropical Storm · 60 mph