&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Odette_6_December_2003.jpg) Tropical Storm Odette approaching Hispaniola at peak intensity on December 6 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | December 4, 2003 |
| Extratropical | December 7 |
| Dissipated | December 9, 2003 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 65 mph (100 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 993 mbar (hPa); 29.32 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 8 direct, 2 indirect |
| Damage | $8 million (2003 USD) |
| Areas affected | Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Tropical Storm Odette was a rare off-season tropical cyclone that hit the island of Hispaniola in early December 2003. As the fifteenth named storm of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season, Odette formed near the coast of Panama a few days after the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season ended on November 30, and ultimately made landfall on the Dominican Republic as a moderate tropical storm, before becoming extratropical on December 7, dissipating two days later.
The storm caused heavy damage throughout the Dominican Republic from unusually heavy rainfall in December. Preparation preceding Odette's landfall resulted in only eight deaths and 14 injuries. Total damage is unknown, though crop damage in the Dominican Republic totaled to over $8 million (2003 USD, $13.3 million 2023 USD).