ATL: DON - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[Sciencerocks]

[abajan]

Don has been quite the surprisingly impressive July system, after two consecutive seasons with zero activity after early July. It’ll likely finish with about 7 ACE. IMO, it probably peaked at 75 kt and was a hurricane for longer, so its actual ACE total could be around 8-9 after post-season revisions.

He's a fighter, that's for sure. The 11 AM advisory still has the MSW at 65 mph.

[Sciencerocks]

[cycloneye]

Don is in the history books

The storm is moving up the list of longest-lasting tropical cyclones
on record for July (including subtropical stages). Preliminary,
Don is tied for 10th, and the cyclone could make the top 5
longest-lasting for July if it lasts through early Monday.

[Sciencerocks]

[cycloneye]

AL, 05, 2023072400, , BEST, 0, 459N, 457W, 45, 1002, TS

[Category5Kaiju]

I'm genuinely impressed by this storm. I definitely did not think it was going to become a hurricane when it first formed, let alone last this long, but here we are.

The tropics always have a way of shocking you.

[Sciencerocks]

[cycloneye]

Let's say bye to Don, but it was a history making cyclone.

Don has been a very long-lasting tropical cyclone (including
subtropical stages) for the month of July. Preliminary data
indicate that the storm is the 5th longest-lasting system on record
for the month, just behind Emily of 2005.

[cycloneye]

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