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Tropical Storm Danielle was the fourth named storm and the only storm of the 1986 Atlantic hurricane season to form from a tropical wave moving off the coast of Africa.

Storm history
On September 1, a tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa and headed westward. The disturbance was below the 10 degree lattitude as it strengthened into a tropical depression on September 7 and then a tropical storm later that day. Danielle reached maximum strength with a 1002 millibar pressure reading and sustained winds between 50 to 60 mph (45-50 knots). As the storm passed though the Windward Islands, hurricane hunter aircraft reported wind gusts up to hurricane force. By September 9, Danielle encountered wind shear and began to disspate, by the 10th the hurricane hunter planes could not find any further circulation.

However the remnants continued westward where it crossed Central America and entered the Eastern Pacific basin, the remiants restrengthened back into Tropical Depression 18-E on September 13 and then Tropical Storm Lester on September 14. Now renamed Lester, the storm moved westward before dissapating in the Central Pacific on September 16.

Preparations
Emergency shelters housed 142 persons during the storm.

Windward Islands
Danielle caused $9.282 million (1986 USD) of damage when it passed though the Windward Islands. The damage was mainly to crops. There were no known deaths from the storm. The islands of St. Vincent and Grendindes experienced wind gusts up to hurricane force. The winds caused severe power outages and many buildings sustained roof damage. The storm also driven a coast guard ship aground in the Grenadines. In the Grenadine Islands, about five people were injured over a hundred homes were destroyed. Another 336 homes were damaged. The storms heavy rainfall produced several mudslides that damaged roads and briges and severely disrupted water and electricity. The banana industry suffered considerable damage; 40% of cultivation was was completely destroyed or seriously affected. Agricultaral crops other than banana, covering a total of 2,050 acres also suffered relatively severe damage. More than 120 domestic animals also perished during the storm. Danielle also destroyed twelve homes on the island of Barbados.

Trinidad and Tobago
Danielle produced flooding up to four feet in Trinidad and Tobago and caused 27 landslides that destroyed four bridges. The storm left $8 million dollars in damage in Tobago

Lack of retirement
The name Danielle was not retired, so it was used again in 1992, 1998 and 2004 and may be used again in 2010.