 The mountainous terrain of Hispaniola rapidly weakened the system to a tropical storm early on September 4 . Moving westward over the Caribbean Sea , the storm failed to re @-@ strengthen before making landfall in western Cuba with winds of 40 mph ( 65 km / h ) around midday on September 6 . Thereafter , the system entered the Gulf of Mexico and curved northeastward . At 09 : 00 UTC on September 9 , the storm again made landfall near Bradenton , Florida with winds of 45 mph ( 75 km / h ) . Later that day , the storm weakened to a tropical depression while crossing Florida . Upon emerging into the Atlantic Ocean on the next day , the system re @-@ intensified into a tropical storm . While located offshore South Carolina , the storm re @-@ attained hurricane status early on September 12 . The hurricane then brushed the Outer Banks of North Carolina before heading out to sea . The storm further strengthened to Category 2 intensity , heading eastward , but weakened to a tropical storm early on September 16 . The following day , the storm deteriorated further to a tropical depression , and late on September 17 , the depression dissipated southwest of the Azores . 
