Cloudiness and showers covered the Gulf of Mexico and the northwest Caribbean on May 19th and 20th due to
an interaction between an upper level trough and a stationary front. By the 21st, surface observations indicated
the development of a low in the central Gulf of Mexico. The system strengthened as it drifted northwest. Meanwhile,
an upper level trough to its northwest approached the cyclone, strengthening the system into a subtropical storm.
The storm accelerated northeast at 23 mph on May 23rd, crossing northern Florida and southeast Georgia that
afternoon. The cyclone continued east-northeast, becoming a frontal wave on the 25th. The graphics below
show the storm total rainfall for the cyclone, which used data compiled by the National Climatic Data Center in
Asheville North Carolina.
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