Storm Eight". 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) - "Tropical Storm Eight" strengthened into "Hurricane Eight". Simultaneously, "Hurricane Eight" attained its peak intensity with winds of and a minimum pressure of . November 2 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) - "Hurricane Eight" weakened back to a tropical storm. 1400 UTC (10:00 a.m. EDT) - "Tropical Storm Eight" made landfall near Halifax, Nova Scotia with winds of . 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) - "Tropical Storm Eight" was downgraded back to a tropical depression. November 3 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT November 2) - The tropical depression dissipated shortly after emerging into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Systems Tropical Storm Ana The first storm of the season was Ana, which originated from a cold-core low that persisted east of Jacksonville, Florida, by June 25. The system moved in a clockwise motion around an anticyclone located over Florida. The cold-core low gradually developed to the surface, and on June 29, a low pressure area formed within a surface trough over the Bahamas. It moved westward across southern Florida, dropping heavy rainfall along its path. Punta Gorda recorded a statewide peak of of precipitation. The low moved northwestward and later curved northeastward, exiting into the Atlantic Ocean near Saint Augustine by early on July 2. Although it was initially disorganized as it moved offshore, the convection quickly developed in organization, and by 1800 UTC that day it had developed into Tropical Depression One about south of Charleston, South Carolina. As the depression moved northeastward parallel to the southeast United States coastline, it dropped light rainfall, although portions of Virginia recorded more than . Late on July 3, a buoy reported sustained winds of over a period of eight and a half minutes. As a result, the National Hurricane Center upgraded the depression to Tropical Storm Ana. The storm accelerated east-northeastward toward a stalled frontal zone, entering an area of increased wind shear. Despite these hostile conditions, Ana strengthened slightly, reaching peak winds of . Moving over cooler waters and interacting with the frontal zone, the circulation became broad as the thunderstorms diminished. On July 5, Ana became extratropical in the northern Atlantic Ocean about to the south of Cape Race. Tropical Depression Two A tropical wave emerged off the coast of Africa on June 20, and no significant development occurred until it became Tropical Depression Two in the western Gulf of Mexico on July