Timeline of events
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July 15
July 16
2:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression One intensifies into a tropical storm and is named "Ana".[1]
July 18
8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC; July 19) – Tropical Storm Ana reaches its peak one-minute sustained wind speeds of 70 mph (115 km/h).[1]
July 19
2:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Ana becomes extratropical .
July 21
1:00 a.m. CDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two forms in the Gulf of Mexico .[2]
2:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two intensifies into a tropical storm and is named "Bob".[2]
July 23
8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Storm Bob makes landfall near Bonita Springs, Florida with winds of 45 mph (70 km/h).
July 24
2:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Bob emerges off the eastern coast of Florida with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h).[2]
2:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Bob intensifies into a category one hurricane. Simultaneously, it reaches its peak intensity of 75 mph (120 km/h).[2]
11:00 p.m. EDT (0300 UTC, July 25) – Hurricane Bob makes landfall near Hilton Head Island, South Carolina with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).[2]
July 25
2:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Hurricane Bob weakens into a tropical storm.[2]
2:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Bob weakens into a tropical depression.[2]
8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, July 26) – Tropical Depression Bob dissipates near the Virginia -West Virginia border.[2]
August 9
2:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Subtropical Depression One[A 1] forms near the Florida–Georgia border.[3]
August 10
8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 11) – Subtropical Depression One transitions into a tropical storm and is named "Claudette".[3]
August 12
August 13
7:00 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC, August 14) – Tropical Depression Four intensifies into a tropical storm and is named "Danny".[4]
August 14
2:00 p.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Claudette intensifies into a category one hurricane.[3]
7:00 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC, August 15) – Tropical Storm Danny intensifies into a category one hurricane.[4]
August 15
8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Claudette reaches its peak one-minute sustained wind speeds of 85 mph (135 km/h).[3]
7:00 a.m. CDT (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Danny reaches its peak one-minute sustained wind speeds of 90 mph (145 km/h).[4]
11:30 a.m. CDT (1630 UTC) – Hurricane Danny makes landfall near Lake Charles, Louisiana with winds of 90 mph (145 km/h).[4]
8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 16) – Hurricane Claudette weakens into a tropical storm.[3]
7:00 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC, August 16) – Hurricane Danny weakens into a tropical storm.[4]
August 16
2:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Claudette makes landfall on the island of Flores in the Azores with winds of 50 mph (80 km/h).[3]
7:00 a.m. CDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Storm Danny weakens into a tropical depression.[4]
8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 17) – Tropical Storm Claudette becomes extratropical.[3]
August 18
8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 19) – Tropical Depression Danny becomes extratropical near the North Carolina–Virginia border.[4]
August 27
8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 28) – Tropical Depression Five forms and makes landfall near Cajobabo, Cuba with winds of 35 mph (55 km/h).[5]
August 28
2:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Five intensifies into a tropical storm and is named "Elena" while still over Cuba .[5]
August 29
8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Storm Elena intensifies into a category one hurricane.[5]
August 30
7:00 a.m. CDT (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Elena intensifies into a category two hurricane.[5]
September
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Image of Hurricane Elena on September 2, 1985
September 1
2:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Hurricane Elena intensifies into a category three major hurricane.[5]
2:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Elena reaches its peak one-minute sustained wind speeds of 125 mph (200 km/h).[5]
September 2
8:00 a.m. CDT (1300 UTC) – Hurricane Elena makes landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).[5]
1:00 p.m. CDT (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Elena weakens into a tropical storm.[5]
September 3
1:00 a.m. CDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Elena weakens into a tropical depression.[5]
September 4
1:00 p.m. CDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Elena dissipates over Missouri .[5]
November
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See Also
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^ Prior to 2001, subtropical systems were numbered separately from tropical systems.
References
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