What is Tropical Storm Erika?
{{Infobox hurricane | Name=Tropical Storm Erika | Type=Tropical storm | Year=2015 | Basin=Atl | Image location=Erika 2015-08-27 1725Z.jpg | Image name=Tropical Storm Erika over the [[Leeward Islands]] on August&nbsp;27 | Formed=August 24, 2015 | Dissipated=August 28, 2015 | 1-min winds=45 | Pressure=1001 | Damages=509.1<!--$482.8 Dominica, $17.37m Puerto Rico, $8.9m Dom Rep--> | Fatalities=31 direct, 4 indirect<!--30 direct in Dominica, 1 direct and 4 indirect in Haiti--> | Areas=[[Antilles]] (<small>particularly [[Dominica]]</small>), [[The Bahamas]], [[Florida]] | Hurricane season=[[2015 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''Tropical Storm Erika''' in August 2015 was a very damaging and deadly [[tropical cyclone]]. The storm struck the [[Leeward Islands]] on August 27. More than [[United States Dollar|USD]]$500 million in damage was caused by the storm. More than 30 people died when the storm passed through the Caribbean. Resulting from Erika's impact over the northeast Caribbean, the name ''Erika'' was retired in April 2016. The name was replaced with ''Elsa'' for 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=WMO Retires Erika, Joaquin and Patricia|publisher=NOAA|url=http://www.noaa.gov/world-meteorological-organization-retires-storm-names-erika-joaquin-and-patricia|access-date=Apr 28, 2016}}</ref> Erika became the second storm name that was retired. [[Tropical Storm Allison|Allison]] was the first one. ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Erika}} [[Category:2015 in weather]] [[Category:Atlantic tropical storms]] [[Category:Hurricanes in the United States]] [[Category:August 2015 events]] [[Category:2015 in North America]] [[Category:2010s in Florida]] [[Category:2010s in the Bahamas]] [[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names]] {{weather-stub}}