High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Hurricane Alma was one of only four Atlantic tropical cyclones to reach hurricane status in May. It developed on May 17 north of Panama, and rapidly intensified on May 20 to peak winds of 80 mph (130 km/h), near Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. It stalled south of Cuba and deteriorated due to wind shear, and by May 22 it weakened to tropical depression status. After progressing northwestward and crossing western Cuba, Alma reorganized in the Gulf of Mexico, although continued shear prevented strengthening. It moved across Florida on May 25, and on May 27 it dissipated off the coast of Virginia.