Tropical Storm Danny formed this morning east of the Bahamas and could pose a threat to the southeast United States. At 10 a.m., Danny was located about 445 miles east of Nassau, Bahamas and about 775 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. The storm, the fourth of the Atlantic hurricane season, has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and is moving west-northwest near 18 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Danny is forecast to move northwest with a decrease in forward speed expected today and Thursday, with a turn to the north-northwest expected on Friday. The storm is forecast to brush past the Outer Banks of North Carolina as a strong tropical storm or Category 1 hurricane late Friday or early Saturday. For more information on Danny, click here for the National Hurricane Center’s Web site.
Tropical Storm Danny forms near the Bahamas
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