Meteorological History
The system was first detected just to the north of the Virgin Islands as a minimal tropical storm on August 30. The storm moved generally west-northwest, passing to the north of the Greater Antilles. It reached hurricane status as it passed near the Turks and Caicos Islands, and began a period of rapid strengthening shortly thereafter. The storm passed just to the east of the main islands and Nassau while continuing to strengthen. A gradual turn to the northwest and north began soon, and the storm peaked at Category 5 status with estimated sustained winds of around 160 mph (260 km/h) at this time. Maintaining strength, the storm passed over Great Abaco on September 5 and gradually began to curve northeast away from the mainland United States. It continued northeast while weakening in intensity, delivering sea swells to the northeastern United States and winds of 56 mph (90 km/h) to Nantucket as the storm bypassed New England. The storm became extratropical around September 9 and eventually passed near Iceland and Jan Mayen Island. It dissipated on September 13.
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