Tropical Storm Don didn't last long,but did manage to become a relatively early fourth named storm and did lead to some flash flooding in a few areas.
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Don became the fourth named storm of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season on July 17,as it was about 500 miles east of Barbados,after a hurricane hunter mission found a small low pressure circulation with winds of tropical storm force.
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This occurred almost five weeks ahead of the average fourth named Atlantic storm date,according to National Hurricane Center statistics.
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Less than 24 hours later,Don was already weakening,thanks to the twin nemeses of wind shear – the change in wind speed and/or direction with height – and dry air.
Just 36 hours after first being named,Tropical Storm Don degenerated into a tropical wave just before midnight EDT on July 18.
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Flash flooding was reported in a few spots in Trinidad and Tobago on July 18,even as Don's circulation was weakening.
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