Thundercane Caroline

Overview
Thundercane Caroline was a powerful and deadly storm that caused wildfires due to lightning.

Meteorological History
Caroline began as a group of thunderstorms moving off of the Cape Verde. As time went on, the thunderstorms merged and achieved a circulation. It was classified as a tropical depression on the 5th. Shortly after, it maintained winds high enough for an upgrade to a tropical storm. It then made a turn to the West-South-West, and hit the Bahamas as a Category 1 hurricane. It then passed extremely close to florida and cube, with south Miami and Havana being affected. It then made its way over the Gulf Loop, which made it grow into a category 5. It then proceeded to the Texan coast, where it made landfall at full intensity. By the time it was over the desert, it sucked up large amounts of dust and sand, caused lots of lightning to form. The parts of the storm that were over forests had dust carried over to them by the winds, where the lightning then caused widespread forest fires. The storm then died after its land interaction and dry air intrusion destroyed the storm.

The Bahamas
Damage was minimal, as the storm was so weak when it hit. However, rainfall did cause major flooding in some areas.

Cuba and Florida
Largely the same damage as in the Bahamas. Flooding was again caused by extreme rainfall.

Texas
Many coastal communities were devastated by the storm. Lightning strikes were frequent, and wind was also severe. Many wildfires were started in the non-desert areas of Texas.