 Shortly after peaking in strength , Cindy began to interact with the mountains of nearby Hispaniola . The high terrain disrupted its circulation , causing it to weaken to a tropical depression around 2100 UTC on August 16 . The depression made landfall near Barahona , Dominican Republic , with winds of 35 mph ( 55 km / h ) . It became increasingly disorganized over land , prompting the NHC to declassify it as a tropical cyclone on August 17 . The remnants proceeded inland near the border with Haiti and emerged into the Atlantic , where they spread across the Bahamas before eventually dissipating the next day . 
