Hurricane Anthony (Gift For Sassmaster15)

Meteorological History
What would become Anthony formed from a tropical wave half way to the Cape Verde Islands. Tropical Depression One quickly strengthened into a tropical storm and it was named Anthony just six hours after it first became a tropical depression. Anthony after passing the Cape Verde Islands quickly strengthened into a hurricane after an eye formed as noted on satellite imagery on July 4. Over near 90 degree Fahrenheit sea surface temperatures and little wind shear it explosively intensified to a monster Category 6 hurricane in just 12 hours and its pressure dropped by more than 100 millibars from 982 millibars to 871 millibars. Anthony continued to explosively while passing and after passing the Leeward Islands on July 7. On July 10 after passing south of Jamaica, it passed over a small patch of 97 degree Fahrenheit sea surface temperatures and intensified into a monster Category 9 hurricane as it made its way to the Yucatan peninsula and then the Gulf Coast. It finally peaked out as it was turning for the Gulf Coast as a 400 mph Category 9 hurricane on July 13. Finally on July 15 after its outer bands dumped more than 41 inches of rain in the region it made landfall in Louisana as a slightly weaker 385 mph Category 9 hurricane. It slowly weakened over land, weakening below Category 5 hurricane status near Tennessee. It finally weakened below major hurricane status while in Ohio on July 14. Finally on July 15 it weakened below hurricane status and was absorbed into a cold front in Canada.