High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tropical Storm Emily was a weak Atlantic tropical cyclone that brought torrential rains to much of the northern Caribbean in 2011. The fifth named storm of the annual hurricane season, Emily developed from a strong but poorly organized tropical wave that tracked the open Atlantic for several days in late July. On August 1, it approached the Lesser Antilles and became better defined, producing inclement weather over much of the area. Two days later, the disturbance developed a closed wind circulation center, marking the formation of Tropical Storm Emily. The storm remained fairly disorganized as it proceeded into the Caribbean, though it generated strong thunderstorms and gusty winds along its path. On August 4, Emily was declassified as a tropical cyclone, after the mountainous areas of Hispaniola disrupted its weak circulation. Upon exiting the northeastern Caribbean on August 6, its remnants regenerated into a tropical storm, ultimately dissipating the next day.