New Hurricane Leads the Lineup of Atlantic Storms
One of three tropical storms swirling in the Atlantic mustered enough strength to become a hurricane Monday, and a new tropical depression joined the lineup of storms, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Humberto graduated to its new status when its maximum sustained winds topped 75 m.p.h., but the storm remained far from land and posed little danger, forecasters said.
At 2 p.m. PDT, Humberto was 1,425 miles southwest of the Azores and moving north at 10 m.p.h.
Tropical Storms Iris and Karen were also at sea, with winds of 70 m.p.h. and 40 m.p.h., respectively. Neither storm was expected to threaten land for several days.
Another tropical depression was born Monday afternoon 410 miles south of the Cape Verde islands with winds of 35 m.p.h.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Jerry pushed north along the East Coast, dropping as much as 15 inches of rain in the Carolinas.
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