Tropical Storm Helene was a weak tropical storm which affected the southern Caribbean and Central America in mid-August 2012. The seventh tropical depression and eighth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Helene was monitored as a tropical wave that exited the west coast of the African continent on August 5. It gradually moved westward and became a tropical depression east of the Lesser Antilles four days later. However, unfavorable conditions initially prevented it from developing, which led to its initial degeneration to a remnant low as it traversed the Caribbean Sea. Tropical Storm: peak winds of 45 mph (40 knots), lowest pressure 1004 mb. August 9 – August 19, 2012. Landfall: August 18 at 35 mph, 21.9°N 97.7°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 0.3. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL072012 (public domain).