on june 7, ships in the gulf of mexico reported a low pressure area with a closed circulation about southeast of port eads, louisiana. initially, the storm moved slowly southeastward, before turning west-southwestward late on june 8. strengthening slightly, the cyclone turned to the northwest by june 11. around 12:00 utc on the following day, a ship observed a barometric pressure of , the lowest known in relation to the storm. based on this, maximum sustained winds were estimated at 70 mph (110 km/h). early on june 13, the storm curved northeastward and made landfall near franklin, louisiana, around 05:00 utc. the system slowly weakened and emerged into the atlantic ocean from the outer banks of north carolina, while still at tropical storm intensity. by 12:00 utc on june 16, the cyclone weakened to a tropical depression. about 24 hours later, the depression dissipated about north of bermuda.