A low pressure area in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean slowly developed tropical characteristics. On September 27, at 11:00 PM, Tropical Depression Eleven formed. At 11:00 PM on September 28, Tropical Depression Eleven was upgraded into Tropical Storm Joaquin. Wind shear limited Joaquin's development, as the storm struggled to intensify. On September 30, Joaquin acquired its peak intensity with winds of 50 mph and a minimum pressure of 1001 mbar. Joaquin then weakened to a post-tropical storm on October 2 as it approached the Northeast. On October 3, Joaquin made landfall near Long Island, New York, as a post-tropical minimal tropical storm with gale-force winds of 40 mph. Joaquin caused one death and up to 3 inches of rain in New York City.