Tropical Storm Josephine breaks record for Atlantic storms, more likely on the way

Fortunately for the U.S., Josephine is turning away from us.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-josephine/tropical-storm-josephine-breaks-record-for-atlantic-storms-more-likely-on-the-way-idUSKCN25936V 

 

Rich McKay

August 13, 2020 / 6:41 PM

Tropical Storm Josephine formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, hitting the earliest benchmark of a J-named storm on record, another sign the Atlantic hurricane season is more active than usual, forecasters said.

“It’s the earliest 10th named storm on record. It means we’re in a busy time ahead,” said Daniel Brown, a hurricane specialist with the National Hurricane Center.

“Typically we’d have just three named storms at this time of year,” Brown said. “This is a lot.”

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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which began on June 1, has already produced two hurricanes, including Isaias that lashed the North American Atlantic coast in early August and Hanna that hit the southeast Texas coast in July.

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