winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 1000 mbar (hPa; 29.53 inHg). Not long after attaining this intensity, the storm moved over the far western Atlantic Ocean and began to weaken. Later that day, it began to undergo an extratropical transition, acquiring frontal features and elongated convection. The storm completed this transition within 12 hours before becoming poorly defined and dissipating off the North Carolina coastline early on June 26. Preparations and impact Following the formation of the system, the National Hurricane Center issued small craft advisories and gale warnings for most of the Florida coastline. Although it was relatively weak, the system brought torrential rainfall to parts of central Florida, with amounts of in St. Petersburg. The National Hurricane Center reported that up to fell near Tampa. In a 24-hour span, of rain fell in Inverness. Rainfall amounts exceeding covered a large area north of Tampa and totals between were common west of Lake Okeechobee. Two runways at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport were submerged in flood waters during the storm. Offshore, waves up to affected coastal areas. Several vessels became stranded in the storm, resulted in many Coast Guard rescues, many by towing the ships back to shore. A tornado was reported near Fort Myers. Additionally, two waterspouts touched down near Sarasota; however, both struck unpopulated areas and left no damage. One of the two waterspouts was later confirmed as an F0 tornado with a track length of roughly . Beach erosion was common along many beaches in southeastern states. The most significant erosion took place between Cedar Key and Naples where coastal flooding was reported. After moving through Florida, the subtropical storm brought gusty winds and light to moderate rainfall to Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Throughout Florida, three people were killed by the storm from drowning and floods left roughly $10 million (1974 USD, $ in 2009 USD) in damage. See also 1974 Atlantic hurricane season Timeline of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season List of Florida hurricanes (1950–1974) References External links National Hurricane Center Monthly Weather Review for 1974 1974 Atlantic hurricane season 01 1974 01 1974 1974 in Florida