Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: It struggled to develop until August 30 , when gale-force winds and better organization resulted in the development of Tropical Storm Fiona , skipping tropical depression status .
Simplified: On August 30 , an area of bad weather that had come from Africa gained enough strength to be named as Tropical Storm Fiona , skipping the status of being a tropical depression .