2023 Atlantic hurricane season
On August 19, a tropical wave formed near the Windward Islands. The next day, the storm strengthened into Tropical Storm Franklin. For the next two days while it was in the Carribean, it was being affected by wind shear from the west, keeping it from getting much stronger. On August 23, Franklin slightly strengthened, and just before 12:00 UTC, it made landfall in Barahona, Dominican Republic, with winds of 50 mph.