the seventeenth tropical cyclone , sixteenth tropical storm Catastrophe , fifth hurricane Catastrophe , and third major hurricane Catastrophe , ophelia originated Coming_to_be in a tropical wave in the central atlantic , forming Coming_to_be approximately midway between the cape verde islands and the lesser antilles on september 17 .

Impact Influence was lesser in Haiti , where squalls Motion tore tin roofs off of numerous shanty homes and subsequently flooded a few .

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since dean was initially difficult to forecast Reporting , it posed Causation a possible threat to the lesser antilles , as a result , several evacuations Escaping occurred Coming_to_be , and many hurricane Catastrophe watches and warning Warning were issued Creating .

The hurricane wrought Causation havoc to property and the environment between southwestern Florida and eastern Louisiana , though lesser effects Influence were felt well beyond those areas .

The storm Catastrophe also affected Influence Burma ( Myanmar ) , Indonesia , Malaysia , and Cambodia to a lesser degree .

Some violence Violence , although of lesser scale , broke out Process_start also in Tbilisi .

Rain , fog and mud were a lesser problem for the Germans , who had to carry Sending supplies Supply forward over a much narrower beaten zone and were being forced Causation back onto undamaged ground .

The Pacific War saw Self_motion the Allies pitted Hostile_encounter against Japan , the latter aided Assistance by Thailand and to a lesser extent by the Axis allied Germany and Italy .

Meanwhile , the Ottomans had to contend Quarreling with the Persian Safavid Empire and to a lesser extent the Mamluk Sultanate , which was defeated Getting and fully incorporated Cause_to_amalgamate into the empire .

While the storm Catastrophe primarily impacted Influence the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama , lesser effects Influence were felt Perception_active throughout the Greater and Lesser Antilles , as well as inland North America .

one of three hurricanes Catastrophe to hit Attack north carolina during the 1955 atlantic hurricane season , it formed Coming_to_be on august 7 from a tropical wave between the lesser antilles and cape verde .

The northernmost portion of Delaware also saw freshwater flooding Motion , although to a much lesser extent than adjacent states .

Sweeping across the peninsula in September 2014 , Odile inflicted Causation widespread damage Damaging , particularly in the state of Baja California Sur , in addition to causing Causation lesser impacts on the Mexican mainland and Southwestern United States .

although effects Influence were lesser in vanuatu , the country 's northernmost islands experienced Confronting_problem heavy flooding Catastrophe and beaches destroyed Destroying by high waves .

Most of the banana crop was destroyed Destroying , and other crops sustained similar but lesser damage .

The collapse Earnings_and_losses of Italy necessitated German troops replacing Change_of_leadership the Italians in Italy and to a lesser Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale extent the Balkans , resulting in Causation one fifth of the entire German army being diverted Removing from the east to southern Europe , a proportion that would remain until near the end Process_end of the war Hostile_encounter .

although it passed Motion_directional through the windward islands and the lesser antilles , only minor effects Influence were reported Reporting .

though the effects from the hurricane were concentrated Aiming primarily on cuba , significant effects were also felt Change_sentiment in the cayman islands and the bahamas , with lesser effects felt Change_sentiment elsewhere .

Protests Protest , on a lesser scale , continued in University Square in Bucharest .

The Bosnian War Military_operation was characterised by bitter fighting , indiscriminate shelling of cities and towns , ethnic cleansing and systematic mass rape , mainly perpetrated Committing_crime by Serb , and to a lesser extent , Croat and Bosniak forces .

While the storm primarily affected areas of southern Florida and Louisiana , lesser effects were felt Perception_active in the Bahamas and as far inland in the United States as the Ohio River Valley .