On July 3, a low pressure system formed along a stationary front northeast of the Bahamas. Though atmospheric conditions were only marginally favorable, the small system managed to organize quickly and become Tropical Depression Five the next morning. Sandwiched between a ridge to the south and a trough to the north, the depression was steered rapidly east-northeastward. Very early on July 5, Five passed Bermuda, making its closest approach just northeast of the island. Thunderstorm activity at the time was minimal, however, so the island experienced little more than gusty winds and showers.
There was a resurgence of deep convection that evening and winds increased to tropical storm force, prompting the naming of Tropical Storm Edouard. With this upgrade, Edouard became the earliest "E" storm ever in the Atlantic, surpassing 2005's Hurricane Emily, which was named on July 11. The cyclone did not have much time as a tropical storm, however, as it accelerated northeast and began extratropical transition on July 6. By late that afternoon, the still vigorous system had merged with a nearby frontal boundary roughly 500 miles southeast of Newfoundland.
Edouard was a fast-moving and short-lived storm that took a typical track northeastward across the subtropical Atlantic.
The above image shows the track of Edouard, including the progress of its extratropical remnant across the ocean toward Europe.
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