Tropical Storm Danielle formed on Sept. 1 and is the first named storm in nearly two months, reported The New York Times.
According to the National Hurricane Center, right before 11 a.m. Eastern time, the storm was about 960 miles west of the Azores in the North Atlantic, slowly drifting east, with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour.
However, the NHC says the storm does not present an immediate threat to land.
Tropical Storm Danielle is expected to “meander,” state forecasters, right before becoming a hurricane in the following days, making it the first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic season.
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect, according to the NHC.
At 3:00 PM GMT, "the center of Tropical Storm Danielle was located near latitude 38.1 North, longitude 44.7 West. Danielle is moving toward the east near 2 mph (4 km/h)...Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1012 mb (29.89 inches)."
“It has been surprisingly and freakishly quiet in the Atlantic,” said University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy to AP News.
Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach told AP News that this will be the first time since 1941 that the Atlantic has gone from July 3 to the end of August with no named storm. According to Klotzbach, since 1950, only 1997 and 1961 had no named storms in August.
Previously, NOAA predicted an above-normal 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
