On August 26, an area of showers and thunderstorms developed in association with a low pressure system just south of Bermuda that had originated from a stalled frontal boundary. While the atmosphere was fairly dry, organization increased over the next day as the low moved toward the west-northwest. By the evening of August 27, the system had developed a roughly circular area of convection with the center of circulation on the eastern edge. The next morning, it was well-defined enough to be classified Tropical Depression Eight. Over the next day, shower activity blossomed only intermittently, leaving the circulation bare a majority of the time. Thus the system remained a tropical depression into August 29 as it turned toward the northwest. Its forward speed also decreased as it moved toward a break in the subtropical ridge to its north. As a result, it stalled off the coast, missing the Outer Banks of North Carolina by less than 100 miles. As a result, scattered showers and gusty winds affected portions of eastern North Carolina on August 30.
Later that day, Eight began to move slowly northeast away from the U.S. east coast. At the same time, the depression lost organization as it began to interact with a frontal boundary just off of the U.S. east coast. Convection became well displaced from the remaining circulation, and the system opened up into a trough early on August 31.
The above image shows Tropical Depression Eight near the coast of the Carolinas.
Tropical Depression Eight faced marginal conditions at best for development throughout its short lifetime.
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