Tropical Storm Alex was the first named storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. Alex formed relatively late in the season, forming on July 27, and becoming a tropical storm on July 29. Alex peaked as a 50 mph tropical storm with a pressure of 1002 mb, but it dissipated on August 2, because of strong upper-level wind shear. Alex caused no damage, and no reported fatalities.
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| - Tropical Storm Alex was the first named storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. Alex formed relatively late in the season, forming on July 27, and becoming a tropical storm on July 29. Alex peaked as a 50 mph tropical storm with a pressure of 1002 mb, but it dissipated on August 2, because of strong upper-level wind shear. Alex caused no damage, and no reported fatalities.
- Tropical Storm Alex was the first named storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. Alex formed on July 27 from a tropical wave the moved off the coast of Africa. The storm was initially classified as Tropical Depression One before it was upgraded to a tropical storm on July 28. Tropical Storm Alex slowly strengthened and reached peak intensity as a 50 mph (85 km/h) tropical storm on July 31. Wind shear had prohibited any further development of Tropical Storm Alex. Alex had slowly weakened back over the next two days, weakening to a minimal tropical storm by August 1. Persistent wind shear cause Tropical Storm Alex to weaken back to a tropical depression and ultimately dissipate on August 2. Tropical Storm Alex remained at sea for its entire duration, as a result, the storm did not have a
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| - Tropical Storm Alex was the first named storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. Alex formed relatively late in the season, forming on July 27, and becoming a tropical storm on July 29. Alex peaked as a 50 mph tropical storm with a pressure of 1002 mb, but it dissipated on August 2, because of strong upper-level wind shear. Alex caused no damage, and no reported fatalities.
- Tropical Storm Alex was the first named storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. Alex formed on July 27 from a tropical wave the moved off the coast of Africa. The storm was initially classified as Tropical Depression One before it was upgraded to a tropical storm on July 28. Tropical Storm Alex slowly strengthened and reached peak intensity as a 50 mph (85 km/h) tropical storm on July 31. Wind shear had prohibited any further development of Tropical Storm Alex. Alex had slowly weakened back over the next two days, weakening to a minimal tropical storm by August 1. Persistent wind shear cause Tropical Storm Alex to weaken back to a tropical depression and ultimately dissipate on August 2. Tropical Storm Alex remained at sea for its entire duration, as a result, the storm did not have any affect on land.
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