the north and northeast of the center". It became elongated, and dissipated at 06:00 UTC on August 24. Hurricane Flossie A tropical wave emerged into the Atlantic Ocean on August 11 and spawned Atlantic Tropical Storm Chantal three days later. After tracking westward toward the Yucatán Peninsula, the southern portion of the tropical wave split. The southern part crossed Central American and entered the Pacific Ocean on August 21. The system initially struggled to organize; however, a closed circulation developed on August 23. The low-level circulation began to become well-defined as it moved away from Mexico on August 26, while convection consolidated near the center. Later that day, it was classified as Tropical Depression Seven-E. Under conditions very favorable for development, and after banding features increased, the system was upgraded to Tropical Storm Flossie later on August 26. While steering currents weakened, Flossie began to develop a cloud-filled eye on August 27, and was upgraded to a hurricane based on that and wind estimates of . By early on August 29, further intensification was not expected, but Flossie suddenly deepened to a Category 2 hurricane. After peaking with winds of and a minimum barometric pressure of , Flossie entered a region with sea surface temperatures less than . Flossie weakened quickly, and weakened to a minimal hurricane 24 hours after peak intensity; the National Hurricane Center noted an ill-defined eye at the time. Early on August 30, Flossie weakened to a tropical storm. On September 1, Flossie was downgraded to a tropical depression, and after becoming devoid of deep convection, the system degenerated into a remnant low on September 2. The remnants of Flossie moved inland over Baja California, eventually entering the southwestern region of the United States and dissipating. Flossie's remnants caused flash flooding in San Diego and Riverside counties in California, dropping of rain in one hour. A strong downdraft knocked a tree onto a house. In addition, four people were struck by lightning, two of them fatally. The total cost of damage caused by Flossie's remnants was $35,000 (2001 USD). Hurricane Gil A tropical wave emerged into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa between August 14 and August 15. The northern part of the wave developed into Tropical Storm Dean on August 22, while the remaining portion entered the Pacific on August 24. The wave organized slowly and did not develop into a tropical depression