Tropical Storm Leslie was a weak, short-lived tropical cyclone in October 2000 that had significant impacts in its developmental stage. The 12th named storm of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Leslie formed on October 4 over eastern Florida as a subtropical cyclone. It originated from a tropical wave that interacted with a stalled cold front over southern Florida. Their interaction produced intense rainbands across the Miami metropolitan area, with the heaviest rainfall on October 3. After moving away from the state, the weather system became more organized and evolved into a tropical cyclone. Leslie briefly threatened the island of Bermuda while moving northeastward, but it passed northwest of the island. On October 7, the storm transitioned into an extratropical cyclone over the open Atlantic Ocean, later moving over southeastern Newfoundland. The storm that was formerly Leslie intensified before merging with another larger extratropical storm near the British Isles on October 10. Tropical Storm: peak winds of 70 mph (60 knots), lowest pressure 973 mb. October 4 – October 10, 2000. Accumulated cyclone energy: 1.3. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL162000 (public domain).