 Tropical Storm Klaus continued northeastward , and made landfall on extreme eastern Puerto Rico early on November 7 . The storm passed a short distance north of the Lesser Antilles , and became the first tropical cyclone in recorded history to affect the islands from the west . Favorable conditions allowed the storm to continue strengthening , and Klaus attained hurricane status early on November 8 . The hurricane accelerated to the northeast , and reached its peak intensity of 90 mph ( 145 km / h ) late on November 8 . After maintaining its peak strength for 30 hours , Klaus weakened slightly . Interaction with an upper @-@ level low turned the hurricane westward on November 11 , though an approaching trough of low pressure turned Hurricane Klaus to the northeast . Cold air and cooler waters weakened the convection around the center on November 12 , and Klaus degenerated to a subtropical storm . It accelerated to the northeast and degenerated to an extratropical storm on November 13 while located about 440 miles ( 700 km ) south @-@ southeast of Cape Race , Newfoundland . Six hours later , it was absorbed by another extratropical system . 
