Keywords: Hurricane Arthur 2014 United States rainfall.gif en A convective system moving across the northwest Gulf of Mexico sent a mid- level shortwave through the southeast United States As the shortwave interacted with a frontal zone across the Carolinas a surface low formed on June 27 The low moved southeast into the Atlantic though its convection was minimal towards the end of June On June 30 the low had a well-defined circulation Late in the day convection became better organized and the system became a tropical depression that night Development continued with Arthur becoming a tropical storm during the morning of July 1 while looping offshore Florida On July 2 Arthur moved north in the direction of the Carolinas Hurricane status was acheived early on July 3 Arthur turned north-northeast as an upper-level trough deepened across the East Becoming a category two hurricane Arthur moved ashore eastern North Carolina late on July 4 with a well-defined eye The cyclone weakened after moving back into the Atlantic with its eye becoming obscured on July 5 while moving south of New England Vertical wind shear became an increasing issue with Arthur evolving into an extratropical low on July 7 2014-12-09 http //www hpc ncep noaa gov/tropical/rain/arthur2014 html David M Roth other versions PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Hurricane Arthur 2014 Tropical cyclone rainfall |