On July 23rd, 2010 Tropical Storm Bonnie became the second named, and second landfalling, storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. Between July 20th and 21st an area of disturbed weather associated with a tropical wave, interacting with a large upper-level low, moved west-northwest over the northeastern Caribbean and southeast Bahamas producing very heavy rainfall and extensive flooding over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. On July 22nd, the strong shear, that had been preventing development, relaxed as the upper-low moved far enough west of the disturbance. By morning, visible satellite imagery indicated that a low-level center had formed over the central Bahamas and by 11am, the system was classified Tropical Depression Three, while moving west-northwest towards Southeast Florida. By early evening on the 22nd, the depression reached Tropical Storm strength and was named Bonnie. In response to strong southeasterly winds on the east side of the upper-low, Bonnie moved more towards the northwest before bending back towards the west-northwest on the morning of the 23rd. These strong upper-level winds also prevented strengthening and Bonnie struggled to maintain deep convection near the center while remaining a weak tropical storm as it rapidly approached southeast Florida. Between 9am and 11am on July 23rd, the center of Tropical Storm Bonnie moved rapidly west-northwest at 18 mph (16 kts) across Biscayne Bay, making landfall near Cutler Bay, Florida (just south <b>...</b>
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