Preliminary Report
Tropical Storm Ana
30 June - 05 July 1997

1997 PRELIMINARY REPORTS

Tropical Storm Ana (TS)
Hurricane Bill (1)
Tropical Storm Claudette (TS)
Hurricane Danny (1)
Hurricane Erika (3)
Tropical Storm Fabian (TS)
Tropical Storm Grace (TS)

a. Synoptic History

Ana formed as a tropical depression from a frontal low pressure system just off the coast of South Carolina on 30 June. It moved slowly eastward and became a tropical storm with 46-mph sustained winds on the next day even as vertical wind shear limited convective development near the center of the low-level circulation. A deepening short-wave trough moved to eastern North America and accelerated the storm toward the northeast on the 2nd and 3rd. On 4 June, Ana became extra-tropical while moving over colder water and then dissipated. Ana did not affect land.

b. Meteorological Statistics

A USAF Reserve reconnaissance aircraft flew into Ana on the afternoon of 1 July and measured a 62-mph wind speed in the northeast quadrant at 1500 feet and a minimum surface pressure of 1000 millibars. These values are the basis for the maximum 1-minute surface wind speed of 46 mph and the minimum sea level.

c. Casualty and Damage Statistics

There were none.