&sq=&lang=&file=File:05L_2010-08-10_1840Z.jpg) Tropical Depression Five over the eastern Gulf of Mexico | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 10, 2010 |
| Remnant low | August 11, 2010 |
| Dissipated | August 18, 2010 |
| Tropical depression | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 35 mph (55 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 1008 mbar (hPa); 29.77 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 2 total |
| Damage | >$1 million (2010 USD) |
| Areas affected | Gulf Coast of the United States |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Tropical Depression Five was an Atlantic tropical cyclone that lasted for 12 hours, although its remnants persisted for almost another week. Its precursor was from a non-tropical trough east of Florida, and on August 10 it developed in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. It was the fifth depression of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. The system was declassified as a tropical cyclone the following day, a remnant circulation later moved over Louisiana and Mississippi, producing heavy rainfall and causing flooding. Along the Florida coast, the system produced heavy waves that contributed to two deaths. Moving inland, the remnants of the depression reached central Alabama before turning southward. The system nearly redeveloped into a tropical cyclone on August 16 after it again reached the Gulf of Mexico, but it became disorganized and turned northward into Mississippi. The depression twice caused BP to delay work in building a relief well to combat the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.