On the afternoon of September 10th, an area of disturbed weather was spotted in the eastern tropical Atlantic. The system
strengthened, becoming a hurricane by the time reconnaisance aircraft investegated the system on the 12th to the west-
northwest of the Cape Verde Islands. The system continued moving to the west-northwest, and maintained the strength of
a major hurricane as it made its way across the Atlantic. Passing well north of Puerto Rico, Esther turned more to the northwest
in the direction of the Mid-Atlantic States. The system continued to recurve offshore the East coast of the United States on 19th,
passing south of Cape Cod. As the storm moved into cooler waters, it began to weaken. By the afternoon of the 21st, Esther was
moving slowly southeastward and has regained tropical storm status. Completing its anticyclonic/clockwise loop offshore New
England, Esther turned back to the north and moved through eastern New England as a minimal tropical storm before moving
northward into Atlantic Canada. Below are the graphics showing the storm total rainfall. Moderate rains fell along the Mid-
Atlantic coast as the large hurricane moved by to the east. Two bouts of heavy rainfall fell across New England during Esther's
times of closest approach.
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