Tropical Storm Bonnie (2004)

Tropical Storm Bonnie was a small tropical storm that made landfall on Florida in August 2004. Bonnie, the second storm of the season, developed from a tropical wave on August 3 to the east of the Lesser Antilles. After moving through the islands, its fast forward motion caused it to dissipate; however, it later regenerated into a tropical storm near the Yucatán Peninsula. Bonnie reached peak winds of 65 mph (105 km/h) over the Gulf of Mexico, turned to the northeast, and hit Florida as a 45 mph (70 km) tropical storm. The storm accelerated to the northeast and became an extratropical cyclone to the east of New Jersey. Bonnie was the first of five tropical systems to make landfall on Florida in the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, and the second of a record eight disturbances to reach tropical storm strength during the month of August.

Bonnie's impact was minimal. Throughout the Caribbean Sea, the storm mainly caused light rainfall; and in Florida, rainfall caused flooding and minor damage. The tropical storm caused a tornado outbreak across the Southeastern United States, killing three and causing over $1 million (2004 USD) in damage. Bonnie is most notable for making landfall on Florida the day before Hurricane Charley struck.