and Red Crescent deployed 105 volunteers to the impacted areas, primarily in the area of Monte Cristi. The organization provided food and hygiene kits to thousands of people, as well as mosquito nets. The Red Cross also gave a 5,000 liter water tank for the citizens in Monte Cristi, an area without clean water or sanitation. When Odette formed on December 4, it became the first tropical storm since the beginning of the modern tropical cyclone record to form in the Caribbean in the month of December; a documented December Caribbean hurricane occurred in 1822. However, Tropical Storm Karen, which formed in November 1989, persisted until December while located in the northwestern Caribbean Sea. In addition, Odette was the first Atlantic storm to form in the month of December since Hurricane Lili in 1984. The 2003 season was the first season since 1954 to have a pre-season storm and a post-season storm, with Ana in April and Odette. See also List of off-season Atlantic hurricanes List of tropical cyclones List of wettest tropical cyclones by country For other storms of the same name Hurricane Lenny Hurricane Omar References External links Odette Odette (2003) Odette (2003) Odette (2003) Odette