What is Tropical Storm Ana (2009)?
{{dablink|This article is about the Atlantic tropical storm of 2009; for other storms with this name, see [[Tropical Storm Ana]].}} {{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Tropical Storm Ana | Type=Tropical storm | Year=2009 | Basin=Atl | Image location=Ana aug 12 2009 1335Z.jpg | Image name=Ana as a tropical storm on August&nbsp;12 | Formed=August 11, 2009 | Dissipated=August 17, 2009 | 1-min winds=35 | Pressure=1004 | Damages=Minimal | Fatalities=None reported | Areas=[[Lesser Antilles]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Haiti]], [[Cuba]] and [[The Bahamas]] | Hurricane season=[[2009 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''Tropical Storm Ana''' was the first [[tropical storm]] of the [[2009 Atlantic hurricane season]]. It was also the first tropical cyclone to affect the [[Caribbean]] during 2009. The storm formed on August 11, but strong [[wind shear]] weakened it on August 13. Ana later reformed and became a tropical storm on August 15 before wind shear tore apart the storm again. The storm finally died on August 17. Between August 15 and 17, the [[National Hurricane Center]] (NHC) gave out [[tropical storm watch]]es to some Caribbean islands like the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. Some people took a few precautions. Most of the damage from Ana was in the form of rain. ==Storm history== {{storm path|Ana 2009 track.png|left|200px}} A [[tropical wave]] formed over the [[Cape Verde]] islands on August 9.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 9, 2009|accessdate=August 16, 2009|title=Tropical Weather Outlook|url=ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Outlook-A/2009080905.ABNT20}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Robbie Berg and Richard Pasch|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=August 9, 2009|accessdate=August 17, 2009|title=Tropical Weather Outlook|url=ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Outlook-A/2009080917.ABNT20}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBo