Tropical Storm Hermine was the eighth tropical cyclone and named storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. Hermine developed from a tropical wave that emerged from the west coast of Africa on September 5. The wave moved westward across the Atlantic Ocean, and on entering the northwest Caribbean interacted with other weather systems. The resultant system was declared a tropical depression on September 17 in the central Gulf of Mexico. The storm meandered north slowly, and after being upgraded to a tropical storm made landfall on Louisiana, where it quickly deteriorated into a tropical depression again on September 20. Tropical Storm: peak winds of 45 mph (40 knots), lowest pressure 999 mb. September 17 – September 20, 1998. Landfall: September 20 at 40 mph, 29.1°N 90.9°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 0.6. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL081998 (public domain).