Tropical Storm John (2012)

Tropical Storm John was a extremely weak tropical storm which impacted Florida and the Bahamas with winds up to 75 mph (120 km/h) and high waves.

Meteorological History
John formed from a disturbance in the Gulf Stream on January 7, 2012. It was an organised tropical wave and moved a bit south and entered a small circulation. Then, the next day, convection rose around it and made it develop into Subtropical Depression Three. On January 9, it moved north and became a tropical storm and impacted Miami with waves of 1.5 meters. It exited Miami a day later and entered another circulation which would become Hurricane Ivan and impact the Barbados. John exited the circulation an hour later and intensified. The National Hurricane Center got John classsified as a tropical depression on late January 9 because of being battered by a wind shear from the European Monsoon. As thunderstorm activity got larger and shear unexpectedly moved away, John was able to intensify into a tropical storm as it neared Bahamas. It collided with Nassau Beach unexpectedly on January 10, and produced waves of 2.25 meters. The storm moved inland on January 12, producing tornadoes and minor damage. It dissipated two days later. John's remnants were absorbed by Hurricane Travis on January 15.

The 2012 Nassau Tornado
Main article : 2012 Nassau Tornado

The 2012 Nassau Tornado formed on January 10 from an area of extremely stormy weather spawned by Tropical Storm John (2012). It was a powerful EF3 and it destroyed an apartament block just inland from Nassau Beach. 10 people were killed.