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![]() Bret at peak intensity approaching the Windward Islands on June 22 | |
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | June 19, 2023 |
Dissipated | June 24, 2023 |
Tropical storm | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Highest winds | 70 mph (110 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 996 mbar (hPa); 29.41 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | None |
Damage | Minimal |
Areas affected | Windward Islands (mainly Barbados), Aruba, Colombia |
Part of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season |
Tropical Storm Bret was a moderate tropical storm that brought gusty conditions and impacts to the Windward Islands and parts of Northern South America. The third named storm[a] of the very active 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, Bret developed from a tropical wave that moved away from the coast of West Africa and formed east of Barbados on June 19. Slow development occured and the system intensified into a tropical storm. Bret continued to drift west and passed directly over Saint Vincent as it continued to move into the Caribbean. As it entered the Windward Islands, Hurricane hunters found that Bret had sustained winds tof 70 mph (110 km/h) and a central pressure of 996 mbar (29.4 inHg). For the remainder of the day on June 23, Bret left the islands and passed north of Aruba on June 24. As the storm passed Aruba, it began to weaken, and it opened into a trough near Colombia and dissipated.
Before the storm reached the Caribbean, Bret was initially expected to become a hurricane, however vertical shear stopped the storm from reaching this intensity.[1][2]
As Bret passed through the Windward Islands, many impacts were reported in some of the islands in the area. Many houses and buildings were damaged in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, and Barbados. In Saint Lucia, much of the electrical grid was knocked out by Bret. Overall, damage from Bret was minimal.
On June 15, the NHC started to monitor a tropical wave that was about to move off the coast of West Africa.[3] The disturbance became better organized due to warm sea surface temperatures and favorable atmospheric conditions as it drifted westward towards the Caribbean.[4][5][6] On the morning of June 19, the system organized into Tropical Depression Three,[7] and it would strengthen into Tropical Storm Bret later that day, about 1,295 mi (2,085 km) east of the southern Windward Islands.[8][9] The next day, the NHC determined that convection was in all of Bret's quadrants, and the storm continued to strengthen.[10][11] Slow but notable intensification continued to occur throughout the next couple of days as it headed west towards the Lesser Antilles.[12] As it neared the Lesser Antilles, shear affected the storm, and intenstification slowed.[13][14] Hurricane hunters investigated Bret early on June 22 and found sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a central pressure of 996 mbar (29.4 inHg).[15] Soon after, Bret moved into an area of increased vertical wind shear, causing it to gradually weaken as it moved across the Lesser Antilles.[16] Overnight on June 22–23, it passed just north of Barbados and directly over St. Vincent as it continued to weaken.[17] Next, during the early hours of June 24, Bret passed just to the north of Aruba as a quickly weakening storm with only minimal convection occurring near its center,[18] and opened into a trough later that day, near the Guajira Peninsula of Colombia.[19] After dissipation, Bret reached Central America and the NHC stopped tracking the system.[20][21]
Tropical storm warnings were issued in the Lesser Antilles in preparation for Bret.[22][23] Multiple of InterCaribbean Airways and LIAT's flights were cancelled due to Bret.[24] Schools and nursuries were shut down in preparation for Bret,[25] and people across Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were urged to go to shelters to stay safe.[26]
Both Martinique and Saint Lucia both reported gusty conditions and flooding as Bret passed by. Life-threatening rip currents struck multiple different islands in the region, and heavy wind and rainfall knocked down trees and powerlines. Grantley Adams International Airport on Barbados reported a sustained wind of 44 mph (70 km/h) and a gust to 56 mph (91 km/h) in thunderstorm activity well to the east of Bret’s center.[27] Multiple inches of rain fell onto the islands as Bret passed.[28] Hewanorra International Airport on Saint Lucia reported a wind gust of 69 mph (111 km/h) at 05:00 UTC on June 23, and officials reported that much of the island's electrical grid had been knocked out by the storm. The same conditions were also reported in Vieux Fort.[29] Many homes were also damaged in Saint Vincent.[17] Buildings in Barbados were also damaged, and high waves battered the coast of the island, damaging many things set up along the island's coast.[30][31] In Martinique, four people were hospitalized after their catamaran sank during the storm, while in Saint Lucia, one house was completely swept away and others were severely damaged. Over 130 people on Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent alone needed shelter due to the damage caused on homes by the storm.[32][33][34] The southern half of the island of Dominica saw gusty winds, but other than scattered floods, no damage was reported in the country.[35]
Colombia saw lots of rain as the remnants of Bret persisted off the northern coast of the country.[36][37] All maritime activities were canceled or postponed as Bret neared, and the country saw lots of flooding due to the remnants of the storm. Waves along the coast reached up to 4.0 meters in height.[38] In Aruba, the village of Arashi Beach was hit by the storm as it struck the island. Power outages and flooding in many parts of the island resulted from Bret, and impacts in Aruba were generally minimal.[39]