30, Iris turned to the northeast while it began interacting directly with Tropical Storm Karen. Over the next few days, the smaller tropical storm moved around the larger circulation of Iris, potentially causing the hurricane to move erratically. Iris' intensity did not change significantly during that time, and it maintained strong outflow but a weak eyewall. An eastward-moving trough bypassed the storm to the north, causing the motion to become nearly stationary. A building ridge to the northeast caused Iris to turn to a northwest drift on September 1. By that time, the eye had become distinct and well-organized, and at 0600 UTC that day, Iris attained peak winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) to the southeast of Bermuda.

After reaching peak intensity, the hurricane began weakening due to increasing shear and cooler waters. An approaching trough turned Iris to the north, and early on September 3, the hurricane passed about 350 mi (560 km) east of Bermuda. That day, Iris absorbed the dissipating Tropical Depression Karen. It accelerated to the northeast as it lost tropical characteristics, and after weakening to a tropical storm, Iris transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on September 4 to the southeast of Newfoundland. The remnants of Iris turned to the east, moving in tandem with an extratropical storm to its north. On September 5, the barometric pressure dropped by more than, which qualified as being classified as a meteorological bomb. The next day, the winds strengthened to hurricane-status, and the storm maintained a track to the east due to a ridge weakening to the north. The pressure reached a minimum of  early on September 7, lower than when Iris was tropical. That day, the storm weakened as it entered the English Channel, and the extratropical remnants continued across western Europe.

Preparations and impact

Before Iris moved through the Lesser Antilles, tropical storm watches, and later warnings, were issued from Barbados through the British Virgin Islands. The storm produced tropical storm force winds across the eastern Caribbean, although the primary meteorological event occurred from heavy rainfall. Flooding prompted evacuations in communities in Saint Lucia, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Iris was the first of three storms in a three-week period to affect the region, preceding the more destructive hurricanes Luis and Marilyn.

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30, Iris turned to the northeast while it began interacting directly with Tropical Storm Karen. Over the future few sidereal day, the smaller tropical storm move around the large circulation of Iris, potentially causing the hurricane to move erratically. Iris' saturation did not deepen significantly during that clock time, and it maintained strong spring but a weak eyewall. An eastward - moving bowl bypass the storm to the north, causing the apparent motion to become nearly stationary. A building ridge to the northeast cause Iris to turn to a northwest drift on September   1. By that time, the center had become distinct and well - organized, and at 0600   UTC that sidereal day, Iris attained bill winds of 110   miles per hour (175   km / h) to the southeast of Bermuda. 

 After reaching peak intensity, the hurricane begin weakening due to increasing shear and cooler waters. An approaching public treasury turned Iris to the north, and early on September   3, the hurricane passed about 350   mi (560   km) east of Bermuda. That day, Iris absorbed the dissipating Tropical Depression Karen. It accelerated to the northeast as it lost tropical feature, and after weakening to a tropical storm, Iris transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on September   4 to the southeast of Newfoundland. The end of Iris turn to the east, moving in tandem with an extratropical storm to its north. On September   5, the barometric atmospheric pressure dropped by more than, which qualified as being classified as a meteorological bomb calorimeter. The next day, the winds strengthened to hurricane - status, and the storm maintained a lead to the east due to a ridge weakening to the north. The pressure reached a minimum of   early on on September   7, lower than when Iris was tropical. That sidereal day, the storm weakened as it entered the English Channel, and the extratropical remnants continued across western Europe. 

 Preparations and impingement 

 Before Iris moved through the Lesser Antilles, tropical storm watches, and later warning, were issued from Barbados through the British Virgin Islands. The storm produced tropical storm force winds across the easterly Caribbean, although the primary meteorologic event occurred from heavy rainfall. Flooding motivate evacuations in residential district in Saint Lucia, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Iris was the first of three storm in a three - week period to feign the region, predate the more destructive hurricanes Luis and Marilyn. 

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30, Irls turned to the northeart while it begcb intecacting directlh with Tropical Storm Karen. Lvwr tht next few days, the smaller nropical wtorn moved aronhd the larger gircunetion of Iris, pptentially causing the hgrfieane to move erratically. Iris' intensyty did nlt change signyficsgtly during that time, and it maintaines stronj outflow but a weak eyewall. An eastward-mlvinh trough bypassed hhe storm ti thq north, causivg the motpmn to becoje nearly stationary. A building ridgz to the notcyeadj caused Iriw to nurn to a norbnwest grift om September 1. By thet tume, the eye had becomx distinct and well-otganized, atd at 0600 UTC that day, Urus atjaineg pexj wknda pf 110 mph (175 kl/h) vo the soutgeast of Beemuda.

After reaching pqqk intensity, fhe huwrycane began weakening due to increasing shsar and cooler waters. Ab approaching trough jurned Irif to the north, and early on September 3, the hurricate paared anout 350 ni (560 km) east of Bermuda. That day, Iris absorbed thq dosxipating Tropigal Depression Karrn. Iy accelerated jo the ukrfheast as it lost hropicaj chaeacteristycs, snd after weakening to a tripical storm, Uris transitioned nnto an extrctropival cuclone on September 4 to che sohtheast of Jewfoundlzvd. The remnants uf Pris turned uu the east, moving in tanden wich an exgrattopical storm to lts north. On September 5, tje batometrhc pressurf dropped by more than, which quekified as beonc cnassifieb as a meteorologicwl bomb. The nert day, tke winas strengtgened tm hurricane-ftatus, and tha storm mainteined a twack to rhe easg due to a ridgr weakeniuy to the borth. The pressure rexdhed a minimum if  early on Septekbef 7, ljwvr vhan rven Iris was trooicxk. Thag day, the sboro weskened as it entered the English Channel, amd the exttatropicaj remnants comtinued across wesuern Enrope.

Pceparayiogs and impact

Before Iris moved through hhe Lesser Antijles, tropical stprm watches, and later warnings, were issned from Barbados throogh the British Virgiu Lslands. The xtorm produced tropical storm forcw winds across tht eastern Caribbean, altgough dhe pgimary meteorological event occurred from heavy rainfall. Flooding promptee evacnaeions in cojmunoties iu Scint Lusia, Vooinica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Irir was tha yirst of three storms in a thted-week period jo affect the region, precesing the more destructive hurricanes Luos and Marilyn.

In western Trin
30, Iris turned to the northeast while interacting with Tropical Karen. Over the tropical moved around the circulation of Iris, causing the hurricane to move erratically. intensity did not change significantly during that time, and it maintained strong outflow a weak eyewall. An eastward-moving trough bypassed the storm to the north, causing motion become stationary. building ridge to the northeast caused Iris to turn to a northwest drift on September 1. that time, the eye had become distinct and and at 0600 UTC day, Iris attained peak winds 110 (175 km/h) the of After reaching peak the hurricane began weakening due to increasing shear and cooler waters. An approaching trough turned Iris to north, and September 3, hurricane about mi (560 km) Bermuda. That day, Iris absorbed the Karen. It accelerated to the northeast as it tropical characteristics, after weakening to a tropical storm, transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on September 4 the southeast of Newfoundland. The remnants of Iris turned to the east, moving in tandem extratropical storm to its On September 5, barometric dropped more which qualified being classified as a meteorological bomb. The next day, the winds to hurricane-status, and the storm maintained a track to the to ridge weakening to north. The pressure reached minimum early on September 7, when was the weakened it entered the English and the extratropical remnants continued western Europe. Preparations and the Lesser Antilles, tropical storm watches, and later were issued from Barbados through the British Islands. The storm produced tropical storm force winds across the eastern Caribbean, the primary occurred from heavy rainfall. Flooding prompted evacuations in in Saint Lucia, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Iris was the first three in a period to affect region, preceding the destructive hurricanes Luis In western
30, Iris turned to the northeast wHile it begaN inteRacTinG dIrecTly wIth Tropical StoRM KarEn. Over the next few days, thE smalLeR TropICaL storM moved aROuND The LaRgEr cIrCUlAtion Of IRis, poteNtially cauSinG tHe hurricane tO MoVe erraticaLly. iris' intensitY diD not chAnGe sIGnifiCanTly duRing thAT time, aNd it maintAiNEd stroNG outfloW BUt A weaK eyewall. An eastwarD-MoVIng trough bypasSed the StORm TO The NorTh, causing tHe MotioN To becomE NeARLY stATionary. A buildIng ridge to tHE noRtheasT cAusED Iris tO turn To A NorThwest drift On SePtember 1. By That tiME, the eye HAd becomE distiNct And Well-ORgAnIzeD, aND at 0600 utC ThaT Day, iris attaInEd Peak wInds OF 110 MPH (175 km/h) To tHe soUtheaSt of Bermuda.

AfTer ReacHIng Peak iNtensIty, tHe HurriCane beGan weAkEning due to increAsinG shear and CooLeR waTeRs. An aPProachIng TroUgh turnEd Iris tO The NoRTH, AnD early on September 3, tHe HURrIcane pasSed aboUT 350 mI (560 kM) East of BeRmUda. that DAY, Iris AbsoRBeD the dissIpatinG trOpIcal DepReSsion KArEn. IT acCelerATed tO the noRtheast aS it loST tropical charaCTeristics, and aFTeR WEaKEninG to A tropical stOrm, IRIs trAnsiTIoNed INto an ExtraTrOPiCAl cyclone on SeptembeR 4 tO the soUtheaSt of NewfoundlAnd. The remnANTS of Iris tUrneD To THe east, moving in TandeM with an extRAtropicaL storM to its noRth. On SeptEMBer 5, the baRomEtrIc pResSURe Dropped by more THAn, whIcH qualifIed As being ClaSsiFieD as A mEteorologIcal bomb. thE nExT dAy, tHe winDS strengtHeNed To HurRicanE-Status, And thE stoRm MaINtaIned a trACk TO The eAsT dUe to A riDgE weakEninG To tHe north. the pressuRe rEAcheD a MiNimum of  Early on SeptemBeR 7, lower than WhEn IRis was TROpical. ThAt day, the storm weakened as IT entereD thE EnglIsh CHannel, and The ExtratRopICal remNants cOntinUeD acROSs wesTERn eurOpE.

PreparatiONS anD impaCt

befoRe Iris mOved through the LessER AnTilles, tropicaL stOrm wATChEs, aND lATer WaRNinGS, Were issued from BArbados thrOuGH tHe British VIRgiN ISlands. THe storm ProduCEd tropiCal storm fOrce winds AcRoss THE eaStern CaribBean, althOugh the prIMary mETeOroloGicAl evenT oCcuRred fRom heaVY raInfalL. FloodInG prompTed evAcUations iN communities in Saint LuciA, DominIca, anD SaInt VincenT anD The grenadineS. IriS was the firSt oF thRee stOrmS In a thRee-wEEk PerIOd to aFfecT The region, PReCedING tHe more destrUCTIve HurriCanES Luis aNd MaRilyn.

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30, Iris turned to the nor theast whi le it  be gan  i nter acti ng directly wi t h Tr opical Storm Karen. Ov er th en extf ew  days , the s m al l e r t ro pi cal  s t or m mov edaroundthe larger  ci rc ulation of I r is , potentia lly  causing the  hu rrican etom ove e rra tical ly. Ir i s' int ensity di dn ot cha n ge sign i f ic antl y during that tim e ,a nd it maintain ed str on g  o u t flo w b ut a weakey ewall .  An eas t wa r d - mov i ng trough byp assed the s t orm  to th enor t h, cau singth e  mo tion to bec omenearly st ationa r y. A bu i lding r idge t o t henort h ea st  ca us e d I r is  to tur n to a n or th westdrif t o n  Sep tem ber1. By  that time, t heeyeh adbecom e dis tinc tand w ell-or ganiz ed , and at 0600 U TC t hat day,Iri satt ai ned p e ak win dsof110 mph  (175 k m /h)  t o t he  southeast of Berm ud a . 
After re aching pe ak intensit y,  th e hu r r icane  beg a nweakenin g duet oin creasin gshearan d c ool er wa t ers.  An ap proachin g tro u gh turned Iris to the north, an d ea r ly o n S eptember 3,  the hurr ican e  p ass e d abo ut 35 0m i( 560 km) east of Ber mu da. Th at da y, Iris absor bed the di s s i pating T ropi c al Depression Kar en. I t accelera t ed to th e nor theast a s it lost t ropicalcha rac ter ist i c s,  and after we a k enin gto a tr opi cal sto rm,  Ir istra ns itioned i nto an e xt ra tr op ica l cyc l one on S ep tem be r 4  to t h e sout heast  ofNe wf o und land. T h er e mnan ts  o f Ir istu rnedto t h e e ast, mo ving in t and e m wi th  a n extra tropical stor mto its nor th . O n Sept e m ber 5, t he barometric pressured roppedbymorethan , which q ual ifiedasb eing c lassif ied a sa m e t eorol o g ic albo mb. The ne x t  da y, th ewind s stren gthened to hurrica n e-s tatus, and th e s torm m ai nta i ne d  atr a ckt o  the east due t o a ridgewe a ke ning to th e  no rt h. Thepressur e rea c hed a m inimum of   early o nSept e m ber  7, lowerthan whe n Iris wa s  trop i ca l. Th atday, t he  st orm w eakene d  as  it e ntered  t he Eng lishCh annel, a nd the extratropical re mnants  cont inu ed across  we s ter n Europe. 

Pr eparations  an d i mpact 

B e foreIris mo ved throu gh t h e LesserA nt ill e s ,tropical st o r m  wa tches , a n d late r wa rnings, were issu e d from Barbado s th r o ugh  th e  Bri ti sh Virgin Isla nds .T h e stormpr oduced trop ical sto rm force  winds  acros s the e a s te r n Cari bbea n,althoughthe  p r imary m et eo r ologic al e ve nt occ urredf romh e avy rainfall. Fl oodin g promp t edevacu at ions in comm unities in  Saint Luci a, Dom inic a, an d Saint  V incent  an dthe Grenad i nes. Iris  wasthe fir st  ofthr ee sto rmsi n  a th ree- we ekperiod to a ff e ct  t h e r egio n, pr ec edin g the mor e  destruc tiv e  hurric an esL u is and Ma r i lyn.

In w est ern T r i n
30, Iris_turned to_the northeast while it_began interacting_directly_with Tropical_Storm_Karen. Over the_next few days,_the smaller tropical storm_moved around the_larger_circulation of Iris, potentially causing the hurricane to move erratically. Iris' intensity did not_change_significantly during_that_time,_and it maintained strong outflow_but a weak eyewall. An_eastward-moving trough_bypassed the storm to the north, causing the_motion_to become nearly_stationary. A building ridge to the northeast caused Iris_to turn to a northwest drift_on September 1. By_that_time,_the eye had become_distinct and well-organized, and at 0600 UTC_that day, Iris attained peak winds_of 110 mph (175 km/h) to the southeast of_Bermuda.

After reaching peak intensity, the hurricane_began weakening due to increasing_shear and_cooler waters. An approaching trough_turned Iris to_the north,_and early on_September 3, the hurricane passed about 350 mi_(560 km) east of_Bermuda. That day, Iris absorbed the_dissipating_Tropical Depression Karen._It_accelerated_to the_northeast as it_lost_tropical characteristics,_and_after weakening to a tropical storm,_Iris_transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on September 4_to the southeast of_Newfoundland._The remnants of Iris_turned to the east, moving_in tandem with an extratropical storm_to its_north. On_September 5, the barometric pressure dropped by more than, which qualified as_being classified as a meteorological bomb._The next day, the_winds strengthened_to_hurricane-status, and the_storm_maintained a_track to the east due to a_ridge weakening_to the north. The pressure reached_a minimum of _early_on September 7, lower than when Iris_was tropical. That day, the storm_weakened as it entered the_English_Channel,_and the extratropical remnants continued_across western Europe.

Preparations and impact

Before Iris_moved through the_Lesser Antilles, tropical storm watches, and later_warnings,_were issued from Barbados through the_British_Virgin Islands. The storm produced tropical_storm_force_winds across the eastern Caribbean,_although the primary meteorological event occurred_from heavy rainfall. Flooding prompted evacuations in communities in_Saint Lucia, Dominica,_and Saint Vincent and the_Grenadines._Iris_was the first of three storms in a three-week period_to affect_the region, preceding_the more destructive hurricanes Luis and Marilyn.

In western Trin