Video above: A look at your latest forecast Tropical Strom Earl is set to become the first major hurricane of the season by Friday.The National Hurricane Center confirmed that Tropical Storm Earl formed hundreds of miles east of the northern Leeward Islands.The storm is moving west-northwest at 10 mph, passing near or just north of the northern islands Saturday, according to the NHC. It has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.This comes as Tropical Storm Danielle, formerly Hurricane Danielle, is meandering in the Atlantic, west of the Azores.It was declared the first hurricane of the season Friday morning. Tropical Storm Earl:Showers and thunderstorms are connected to the storm 75 miles north of the northern Leeward Islands. Some slow strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days.According to the NHC, data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft showed that the system became better defined Friday. Sister station WPBF 25 News meteorologists say Earl is not expected to directly impact land, limited flooding impacts are possible across the Leeward Islands, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend.
Video above: A look at your latest forecast
Tropical Strom Earl is set to become the first major hurricane of the season by Friday.
The National Hurricane Center confirmed that Tropical Storm Earl formed hundreds of miles east of the northern Leeward Islands.
The storm is moving west-northwest at 10 mph, passing near or just north of the northern islands Saturday, according to the NHC. It has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.
This comes as Tropical Storm Danielle, formerly Hurricane Danielle, is meandering in the Atlantic, west of the Azores.
It was declared the first hurricane of the season Friday morning.
Tropical Storm Earl:
Showers and thunderstorms are connected to the storm 75 miles north of the northern Leeward Islands. Some slow strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days.
According to the NHC, data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft showed that the system became better defined Friday.
Sister station WPBF 25 News meteorologists say Earl is not expected to directly impact land, limited flooding impacts are possible across the Leeward Islands, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend.
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