Hurricane Floyd (2016)

Hurricane Floyd was a category 5 hurricane with a peculiar track

Meteorological history
A trough that extended from a upper-level-low produced 2 areas of convection, the latter developing into Gertrude. Moving west due to weak steering currents, the area became a tropical depression on May 17. Shortly after forming, the depression became a named storm. Floyd then moved north as the steering currents collapsed again, intensifying into a hurricane in the process. Floyd rapidly intensified into a major hurricane just 12 hours after becoming a hurricane. Floyd moved, this time south as the steering currents collapsed for the second time. Floyd became a category 5 hurricane with winds of 165mph and pressure of 912 milibars on May 20. Stong shear affected Floyd as it made a sharp turn south-east. Floyd weakened to a category 3 hurricane as it slowly moved south-east, Operationally, Floyd peaked as a weak category 4 hurricane. Floyd then weakened further into a category 2 hurricane as shear affected Floyd, before weakening into a category 1 hurricane. Floyd would operationally peak for the 3rd time as a category 4 hurricane, very strong shear from a incoming trough sheared Floyd from its convection apart and thus making it a remnant low.

Impact
As Floyd never approached land, no warnings or watches were issued.

Unusual Track
Floyd's track is regarded as the strangest of the strangest as it was shaped like the + symbol.