Hurricane Catastrophe Joyce caused Causation minor impact Influence in the ABC and Windward islands during late September and early October 2000 .

Joyce continued to strengthen Cause_change_of_strength and became Becoming a hurricane Catastrophe by September 27 .

On the following day , Joyce peaked Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale with winds of on September 28 .

After peak Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale intensity on September 28 , unfavorable conditions caused Causation Joyce to become Becoming disorganized and weaken Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale .

Late on September 29 , Joyce was downgraded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a tropical storm Catastrophe while centered Placing well east of the Lesser Antilles .

In contrast with predictions , Joyce continued to weaken Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale and became Becoming a tropical depression on October 1 while crossing Motion_directional through the southern Windward Islands .

Early on the following day , Joyce degenerated Change into a tropical wave over the southeast Caribbean Sea .

Overall , impact Influence from Joyce was minimal , limited Limiting to mainly rainfall and near-tropical storm Catastrophe force winds in Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados .

The remnants of Joyce also caused Causation similar effects Influence on the ABC islands and Dominican Republic , which resulted in Causation minor damage Damaging .