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Hurricane
Danny formed Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean , the National Hurricane
Center reported. As of 11 a.m. ET, Danny had maximum sustained winds of
75 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane .
Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Hurricane Danny formed Thursday, becoming the first hurricane this year in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.
As of 11 a.m. ET, Danny had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane. It had been a tropical storm since Tuesday.
The hurricane is moving to the west-northwest at 12 mph and is located 1,090 miles east of the Caribbean's Windward Islands. It should hit the islands early Monday and potentially strike Puerto Rico by Tuesday.
The storm is currently quite small, with hurricane-force winds extending only 10 miles, the hurricane center said. It's so small that "you could fit 321 Dannys into Hurricane Sandy," Weather Channel meteorologist Nick Wiltgen tweeted.
Drought is plaguing many of the Caribbean islands, so rainfall from a tropical system would be welcome in many places, AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.
More than 63% of Puerto Rico is now in a drought, prompting the U.S. territory this month to enact severe water-rationing measures.
July was the fourth-driest month on record in the capital of San Juan since 1898, with only 1.6 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service.
Tropical storms Ana, Bill and Claudette formed earlier in the year but never reached hurricane strength.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Tropical Danny is expected to strengthen to a hurricane as early as Thursday evening.
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As of 11 a.m. ET, Danny had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane. It had been a tropical storm since Tuesday.
The hurricane is moving to the west-northwest at 12 mph and is located 1,090 miles east of the Caribbean's Windward Islands. It should hit the islands early Monday and potentially strike Puerto Rico by Tuesday.
The storm is currently quite small, with hurricane-force winds extending only 10 miles, the hurricane center said. It's so small that "you could fit 321 Dannys into Hurricane Sandy," Weather Channel meteorologist Nick Wiltgen tweeted.
Drought is plaguing many of the Caribbean islands, so rainfall from a tropical system would be welcome in many places, AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.
More than 63% of Puerto Rico is now in a drought, prompting the U.S. territory this month to enact severe water-rationing measures.
July was the fourth-driest month on record in the capital of San Juan since 1898, with only 1.6 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service.
Tropical storms Ana, Bill and Claudette formed earlier in the year but never reached hurricane strength.
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