Tropical Storm Beryl was the strongest storm outside of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season that landed in the United States in history. The second tropical cyclone of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Beryl developed on May 26, 2012 from a low pressure system near the east coast of the United States. Initially subtropical, the storm gradually acquired tropical characteristics, as it traced through warmer sea surface temperatures and within an environment of declining vertical wind shear. Late May 27, Beryl transitioned to a tropical cyclone, while less than 120 miles (190 kilometers) north of Florida. Early on May 28, the storm was moving land near Jacksonville Beach, Florida, with top winds of 70 mph (110 km / h). It soon weakened to a tropical depression, and dropped heavy rains as it moved slowly through the southeastern United States. A cold front turned the storm toward the northeast, and Beryl became extratropical on May 30.
Beryl produced heavy rains in Cuba, where floods caused landslides and two deaths. High amounts of precipitation also affected South Florida and the Bahamas. Beryl produced strong waves in the southeastern United States, one person was reported missing in Folly Beach, South Carolina. When landed in Florida, the storm produced strong winds that left 38,000 people without electricity. Heavy rains were favorable to alleviate drought conditions and extinguish forest fires along the storm's path. A fallen tree killed a man driving in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. In northeastern North Carolina, Beryl led to a tornado that ripped off EF1 trees and dozens of damaged homes near the town of Peletier. Meteorological history Beryl shortly after being classified as a subtropical storm on May 25. Career of Beryl
On May 23, an elongated area of low pressure and unorganized thunderstorms formed over the northwest Caribbean Sea and began to move northeast. Passing through the Island of Cuba from the Isle of Youth, a center for exhibition of circulation and transient convection was noted, due to the effects of high wind shear across the region. The next day, the system spread to both sides of the Florida Strait, and the National Hurricane Center noted the possibility of increasingly favorable conditions in the next two days. The low is best defined in the Florida Keys as its cloud pattern of consolidation, and moved more in the western Atlantic in the next 24 hours, where a convection band extends across the Bahamas and Cuba wrapped around the shore southwest of the circulation. After continuing to the northeast, a well defined circulation with organized convection developed, which is below its lowest point of upper level. Based on this, the National Hurricane Center (CNH) initiated warnings about subtropical Beryl storm at 0300 UTC on May 26, while the cyclone was 305 miles (490 km) east of Charleston, South Carolina . After the formation of Beryl, there was a recession through New England which at first created a weak steering environment. Warm water marginally and dry air was expected to avoid significant intensification, and convection was minimal to 26 May. Later that day, a ridge building caused Beryl to begin a constant movement to the southwest. The environment near the center of the storm became more humid and the system began to pass over the warmer sea surface temperatures, which
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