Tropical Storm Fiona kicked off the Cape Verde portion of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season in mid-August.

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However, in a way, Fiona became a "sacrificial lamb" for subsequent tropical disturbances, succumbing to the combination of wind shear and dry air.

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Fiona first was designated Tropical Depression Six late on August 16, over 700 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde islands.

It then became Tropical Storm Fiona just over 36 hours later.

The atmosphere's steering currents ultimately directed Fiona too far north to ever pose a threat to the Leeward Islands or Caribbean Sea. 

Wind shear and dry air ultimately spelled the demise of Fiona as a tropical cyclone between Bermuda and Puerto Rico.

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