Vince not alone anymore?

[Hurricanehink]

Based on a preliminary reanalysis of the early reconnaissance period - http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/divs/mpo/About_MPO/Seminars/2009/Hagen-Abstract.pdf - there were 7 new tropical cyclones, 3 more hurricanes, 1 new MH, and 3 downgraded MH's in the period from 1944 to 1948. The link I provided included a map of the 1944 season, and showed this storm.



It formed on October 11th in the eastern Atlantic, and quickly attained hurricane status while moving slowly northward. It turned and accelerated to the east-northeast, passing north of the Azores, then turning east-southeast, striking Portugal late on October 15. It continued through Spain, dissipating on October 17 near the Mediterranean Sea.

Granted, it is preliminary, and as far as I know has not been approved by HURDAT, but I thought I should share it. If approved, it will be the only known tropical storm to make landfall on Europe, as well as the only tropical cyclone to strike Portugal. Vince made landfall on extreme southwestern Spain as a tropical depression, exactly over five years and one week ago.

[pepeavilenho]

Some kind of transition from extratropical system in the previous days...



But one day later......Where is it?

[Hurricanehink]

Not sure about those maps, but you look closely at the track map, the system made it all the way across Spain, making it the first Mediterranean tropical cyclone on record! (provided HURDAT approves).

[DanieleItalyRm]

Boy, I have found one other possible tropical cyclone over Spain and the Mediterranean! I not remember day, this evening for pics.

[Cyclone1]

Ah, reanalysis gets me excited. This is really cool. I knew we would find storms like this (er... provided HURDAT approves). Thanks for sharing Hink!