the hurricane continued to weaken whilst traveling northeastward through the bahamas on august 22. the center of the storm passed directly over crooked island, bahamas. from august 23, a ridge of high pressure situated off the southeast coast of the united states prevented the, now category 1, storm recurving to the north. instead, it passed over the florida peninsula as a tropical storm, making landfall near homestead on august 24. subsequently, it moved into the gulf of mexico, where it dissipated on august 25.