What was the first Atlantic hurricane in 2000?
2000 Atlantic hurricane season
Upon becoming a tropical storm, Chris attained its peak intensity with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,008mbar (29.8inHg).[29] Because wind shear was believed to be weak, further intensification seemed very likely.[32] Unexpectedly, Chris weakened back to a tropical depression by 1800 UTC on August 18, after having been a tropical storm for only six hours.[29] However, the National Hurricane Center operationally held Chris at tropical storm intensity until early on the following day. Convection was nearly non-existent early on August 19, though there were a few small bursts in convection.[33] Later that day, a reconnaissance aircraft flight into the storm found no circulation, while a QuikSCAT pass indicated an open wave.[34] As a result, Chris dissipated while east of the northernmost Leeward Islands at 1200 UTC on August 19.[29]