Danielle becomes first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic season. Tropical Storm Earl forms
Tropical Storm Danielle strengthened into the first hurricane of the season on Friday.
The hurricane, which is not a threat to Florida or the rest of the United States, could potentially strengthen into a Category 2 storm by early next week in the northern Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 5 p.m. advisory.
On Friday afternoon, Hurricane Danielle was nearly stationary about 895 miles west of the Azores and had maximum sustained winds near 75 mph with higher gusts. It’s expected to meander over the Atlantic’s open waters during the next couple of days.
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Tropical Storm Earl forms in the Atlantic
Another disturbance in the Atlantic became Tropical Storm Earl Friday night. Earl, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mpg, is a couple of hundred miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. A hurricane hunter aircraft had earlier reported the disturbance had become better defined..
The storm is expected to bring heavy rains over the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the National Hurricane Center said.
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The hurricane center also noted that a disturbance it’s watching northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands is no longer expected to develop.
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