On Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, Melissa began as a "subtropical storm," a sort of hybrid between a tropical and mid-latitude storm system. Over time, it developed a tighter core of convection (thunderstorms) close to its center, which led to Melissa's transition into a fully tropical storm on Wednesday Nov. 20, despite being centered north of 35 degrees North latitude—about the same latitude as Charlotte, N.C.
On Thursday, Nov. 21, Melissa became a post-tropical low. Although it was never a serious threat to land, Melissa did cause some gusty winds over the Azores.
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