What is Tropical Storm Alpha (2005)?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Tropical Storm Alpha | Type=Tropical storm | Year=2005 | Basin=Atl | Image location=Tropical_Storm_Alpha_Oct_23_2005.jpg | Image name=Tropical Storm Alpha making landfall on [[Hispaniola]] on October 23. | Formed=October 22, 2005 | Dissipated=October 24, 2005 | 1-min winds=45 | Pressure=998 | Damages= | Inflated= | Fatalities=26 direct, 17 indirect | Areas=[[Haiti]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Bahamas]] | Hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]] | nocategory=1 }} '''Tropical Storm Alpha''' was the twenty-third [[tropical cyclone|tropical]] or [[subtropical cyclone|subtropical storm]] of the [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]. Alpha was the first tropical cyclone to be named with [[Greek alphabet|Greek]] [[alphabet]]s after the season's list of names ran out. Tropical Storm Alpha formed in the eastern [[Caribbean Sea]] on October 22 where it steadily moved towards [[Hispaniola]], later making landfall on the island on October 23. Alpha then quickly weakened and dissipated over the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on the next day. Alpha caused a total of 43 deaths in the island (being the sixth deadliest storm of the season). ==Storm history== {{storm path|Alpha 2005 track.png|left|200px}} A tropical wave, which had formed off from the western [[Africa]]n coast on October 15, moved to the [[Caribbean Sea]]and reached the [[Windward Islands]] on October 19. The wave slowly strengthened and organized into a tropical depression about 180 miles southwest of [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]], on October 22. Later that day, despite [[wind shear]] from powerful [[Hurricane Wilma]] nearby, it strengthened into a tropical storm as it moved west-northwestward. On the morning of October 23, it made landfall on the [[Dominican Republic]] with 50 [[mph]] (85 [[km/h]]) winds, then moved over to [[Haiti]]. As it crossed [[Hispaniola]], Alpha was weakened to a tropical depression because of the island's tall [[mountains]]. A [[cold front]] pulled Alpha northward where it moved into the