A late-season tropical wave entered the Atlantic ocean on October 6 and began to show signs of development. Waters in the eastern Atlantic were still fairly warm and shear was low, so organization proceeded fairly quickly. By October 8, convection had wrapped nearly around the disturbance, but it still lacked a closed circulation. The next day, it formed into Tropical Depression Fifteen. Within a few hours, satellite intensity estimates supported its upgrade into Tropical Storm Nadine. Nadine formed unusually late in the season for a system so far east in the tropical Atlantic.
The cyclone was fairly small, and hence prone to rapid changes in intensity. Over the next day, it took advantage of a favorable environment and strengthened quickly to its peak intensity as a strong tropical storm with 65 mph winds and a pressure of 997 mb on October 10. However, wind shear sharply increased that night and displaced all of Nadine's convection to the east of the center by October 11. As a result, the storm decayed rapidly as it moved northwest. The next day, Nadine dissipated over the central Atlantic.
Nadine was a small cyclone that quickly succumbed to unfavorable atmospheric conditions a few hours after formation.
The short-lived Nadine did not affect any land areas, but was an unusually late-season storm to form in the central tropical Atlantic.
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