A trough of low pressure formed over the central Atlantic on July 11, east-northeast of Bermuda. Though the system remained embedded within the trough and had not developed a compact wind field, a well-defined center of circulation developed along with persistent deep convection early on July 14, prompting the NHC to classify it as Subtropical Storm Don early that morning. Don's deep convection decreased later that day, and it weakened to a subtropical depression early on July 16. The next day, while beginning an anticyclonic loop over the central Atlantic, steered by a blocking ridge to its north, the system transitioned to a tropical depression. Not long after, Don was upgraded to a tropical storm based on satellite wind data. A few days later, while moving over the Gulf Stream on July 22, the storm quickly strengthened into the season's first hurricane. Don remained a minimal Category 1 hurricane for 12 hours before weakening to a tropical storm early on July 23, when its structure quickly deteriorated as it moved over increasingly cooler waters north of the Gulf Stream. Don continued to weaken due to cold waters and shear into the next day, transitioning to a post-tropical cyclone on July 24.
Music by npph5412, "Hurricane Warning" Icons by ME! Map was pulled from Wikipedia, but I changed it ( a lot) For those asking, this was a real hurricane that formed on July 11th, or July 14th if your going by when it was tropical. It died on the 24th, 10 days after it formed.
