TheAustinMan wrote:panamatropicwatch wrote:Just for some perspective, Hurricane Issaac 2012 had a minimum pressure of 976mb and still was classified as a tropical storm at that point.
Some recent storms with similar pressures to Arthur but peaked as tropical storms -
Tropical Storm Fay (2009): 70 mph, 986 mbar
Tropical Storm Helene (2000): 70 mph, 986 mbar
Tropical Storm Grace (2009): 65 mph, 986 mbar
Subtropical Storm Nicole (2004): 50 mph, 986 mbar
Tropical Storm Gabrielle (1995): 70 mph, 988 mbar
Tropical Storm Arlene (2005): 70 mph, 989 mbar
Tropical Storm Barry (2001): 70 mph, 990 mbar
Tropical Storm Nicholas (2003): 70 mph, 990 mbar
Tropical Storm Peter (2003): 70 mph, 990 mbar
Tropical Storm Frances (1998): 65 mph, 990 mbar
Tropical Storm Arthur (1996): 50 mph, 990 mbar
Funny to see Arthur on this list from 96 shows he likes to be known