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Hurricane Joyce was the fourteenth tropical cyclone, tenth named storm, and sixth hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. A Cape Verde-type storm forming from a tropical wave in late September, Joyce headed generally westward and eventually intensified into a hurricane. As it neared the southern Windward Islands, it entrained dry air and weakened as it passed over the island chain. It then degenerated into an open wave, which was not anticipated by the National Hurricane Center.

While weakening, Joyce passed over the southern Windward Islands. It brought winds below gale-force to Barbados and Tobago without significant effects. Its remnants brought rain to the ABC Islands and then the Dominican Republic, causing minor damage. No fatalities were reported.

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