Hurricane Lenny was the strongest November Atlantic hurricane since the 1932 Cuba hurricane. It was the sixteenth tropical cyclone, twelfth named storm, eighth hurricane, and record-breaking fifth Category 4 hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Lenny formed on November 13 in the western Caribbean Sea at around 18:00 UTC and went on to form and maintain an unusual and unprecedented easterly track for its entire duration, which gave it the common nickname, "Wrong Way Lenny". It attained hurricane status south of Jamaica on November 15 and passed south of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico over the next few days. Lenny rapidly intensified over the northeastern Caribbean on November 17, attaining peak winds of 155 mph (249 km/h) about 21 mi (34 km) south of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. It gradually weakened while moving through the Leeward Islands, eventually dissipating on November 23 over the open Atlantic Ocean. Category 4 hurricane: peak winds of 155 mph (135 knots), lowest pressure 933 mb. November 13 – November 23, 1999. Landfalls: November 17 at 155 mph, 17.4°N 64.8°W; November 18 at 125 mph, 18.0°N 63.3°W; November 19 at 100 mph, 18.1°N 63.1°W; November 19 at 85 mph, 18.0°N 62.9°W; November 20 at 65 mph, 17.3°N 61.8°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 19.9. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL161999 (public domain).