Hurricane Danielle resulted in Causation minor damage Damaging throughout its duration as a tropical cyclone in late August and early September 1998 .

The fourth named storm Catastrophe and second hurricane Catastrophe of the annual hurricane season , Danielle originated Coming_to_be from a tropical wave that emerged Coming_to_be off the western coast of Africa on August 21 .

By 0600 UTC the following day , Danielle reached Arriving an initial peak intensity of 105 mph ( 165 km/h ) , a Category 2 hurricane .

By 1200 UTC on August 27 , despite continued unfavorable conditions , Danielle reached Arriving a second peak intensity equal to the first .

Weakening Cause_change_of_strength once ensued Coming_to_be late on August 27 in addition to the days following , and Danielle was a low-end Category 1 hurricane by August 31 as its forward speed slowed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale .

Passing Motion_directional northwest of Bermuda , Danielle weakened Cause_change_of_strength to Category 1 hurricane strength , but for a final time intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a 105 mph ( 165 km/h ) tropical cyclone thereafter .

At 0000 UTC on September 4 , Danielle was no longer considered a tropical cyclone , despite retaining Preserving hurricane-force winds .

Several days later , the remnants of Danielle merged Cause_to_amalgamate with a larger extratropical low and became Becoming indistinguishable .

During Danielle 's transition to an extratropical cyclone , it produced Manufacturing light rain and led to Causation minor beach erosion in Newfoundland .