▁r idge , ▁the ▁de pression ▁organized ▁as ▁extremely ▁deep ▁con ve ction ▁burst ▁over ▁its ▁center ; ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁an ▁eye - like ▁feature ▁on ▁mic row ave ▁imag ery , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁the ▁de pression ▁briefly ▁att ained ▁tropical ▁storm ▁intensity . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁however , ▁e aster ly ▁wind ▁she ar ▁exposed ▁the ▁low - level ▁center , ▁and ▁the ▁de pression ▁deg ener ated ▁to ▁a ▁rem nant ▁low ▁by ▁ 0 0 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁September   1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁rem nant ▁low ▁continued ▁west ward , ▁now ▁ste ered ▁by ▁low - level ▁e aster ly ▁flow ▁across ▁the ▁bas in . ▁Early ▁on ▁October   1 9 , ▁deep ▁con ve ction ▁began ▁to ▁reform ▁near ▁the ▁circul ation , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁re - design ation ▁of ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁by ▁ 1 2 : 0 0   UTC ▁that ▁day . ▁Like ▁its ▁previous ▁inc arn ation , ▁however , ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁dry ▁air ▁and ▁sout he aster ly ▁wind ▁she ar ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁cy clone ▁from ▁intens ifying ▁to ▁tropical ▁storm ▁status , ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁cur ved ▁band ▁in ▁its ▁northern ▁sem ic irc le . ▁Ste ady ▁weak ening ▁occurred ▁until ▁the ▁de pression ▁deg ener ated ▁to ▁a ▁rem nant ▁low ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁around ▁ 0 0 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁October   2 1 . ▁The ▁rem