the Cape Verde Islands as a depression. August 28, 1953: Hurricane Carol passed through the Cape Verde Islands before as a depression. September 3, 1957: Hurricane Carrie passed south of the Cape Verde Islands as a depression causing no damage. August 8, 1958: Tropical Storm Becky passed through the Cape Verde Islands before reaching tropical storm strength. There were no reports of damage. September 5, 1964: Tropical Storm Florence brushed the Cape Verde Islands before reaching tropical storm strength. The storm caused no known damage. September 5, 1967: Hurricane Chloe passed through the Cape Verde Islands as a depression. October 5, 1967: Tropical Storm Ginger formed east of the Cape Verde Islands on October 5. The storm reached a peak intensity of 50 mph before dissipating two days later. Ginger's formation was the farthest east on record for an Atlantic tropical cyclone. September 12, 1968: Tropical Storm Edna brushed the Cape Verde Islands before reaching tropical storm strength. August 25, 1973: Tropical Storm Christine formed over western Africa at 10°N-15°W before reaching tropical storm strength. September 15, 1973: Hurricane Ellen brushed the Cape Verde Islands as a 45 mph (72 km/h) tropical storm, before becoming a hurricane. September 4, 1979: Hurricane Gloria brushed the northern Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression. September 4, 1980: Hurricane Earl brushed the northern Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression. August 29, 1982: Tropical Storm Beryl of 1982 passed south of the Cape Verde Islands, killing 3 people and injuring 112 people. September 16, 1984: Tropical Storm Fran bypassed the Cape Verde Islands to the south whilst strengthening. The storm killed 31 people, mainly from landslides and flooding. September 8, 1988: An unnamed tropical storm formed extremely close to western Africa on September 6 where it moved slightly northwestward and dissipated. It was not named because of its extreme location at the time, and it was originally thought to be a tropical depression. However, post storm analysis revealed that the system had maintained tropical storm strength for at least 48 hours. The storm produced heavy rain but caused no reported damage. September 18, 1989: Hurricane Erin passed through the Cape Verde Islands as a tropical depression, causing no damage. September 21, 1998: Hurricane Jeanne of 1998 passed south of the Cape Verde Islands as a Category 1 hurricane. Because of Jeanne's rapid formation, forecasters predicted that the storm will bring tropical storm conditions