Tropical Storm Hanna forms in Atlantic as Tropical Depression Fay on track to dissipate
Tropical Storm Hanna forms in Atlantic
FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Hannah, which formed on Monday morning and Fay, which is a Tropical Depression. Weber said Hanna will likely stay a tropical storm for several days before being downgraded due to cooler waters and wind shear. Weber does not expect either system to impact Florida. Meanwhile, Hurricanes Nolo and Polo as well as Tropical Storm Rachel are swirling in the Pacific.
TAMPA, Fla. - Tropical Storm Hanna formed Monday hundreds of miles east-northeast of Bermuda, becoming the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Atlantic storm tracking
What we know:
Tropical Storm Hanna is moving east at roughly 17 mph in the Atlantic Ocean with sustained winds of 45 mph.
Forecasters expect the system to maintain tropical storm strength for a few days before weakening later this week. Wind shear and dry air along its path are expected to limit significant development.
Meanwhile, Tropical Depression Fay continues drifting far out at sea and will likely dissipate this week. A third Atlantic disturbance sits in the middle of the ocean, but meteorologists say it will be a non-factor even if it develops.
Pacific hurricane impacts
What we don't know:
Officials have not yet determined how much rainfall remnants of Hurricane Polo will dump on the Southwestern U.S.
Current forecasts show Hurricane Polo weakening as it moves across Baja California and through the mountains of Mexico toward Southwest Texas and New Mexico.
Farther west, Hawaii avoided major impacts as storm Nolo, a near-Category 5 hurricane, passed well west of the islands and spared the Big Island from heavy rains.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from official forecast updates provided by meteorologists tracking systems in the Atlantic and Pacific basins.