Alex has become a hurricane near the Azores in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
It marks the first Atlantic hurricane to form in the month of January since 1938 and is the first Atlantic hurricane to exist during January since Alice in 1955.
Alex formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, making it one of the earliest tropical systems to form in the Atlantic Hurricane Basin since records began in 1851.
“A subtropical storm has both tropical and non-tropical characteristics and has a large wind field,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Kottlowski.
A small eye formed in the system during early Thursday.
Alex has made the transition from a part tropical and non-tropical system to a full-featured tropical system.
Alex is located well in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and doesn’t pose a threat to the United States; however, it will affect the Azores.
According to Kottlowski, Alex will bring damaging winds and the risk of flooding to the Azores with the worst conditions late Thursday night through Friday morning, local time.
Alex is the first tropical system to form over the Atlantic Ocean in January since Subtropical Storm One in 1978. The earliest tropical storm to form in January was Storm One on Jan. 3, 1939.
Climate Change.
They are never sure where wind and rain will go.
This is early. I guess this occurs in almost one hundred years. As surprising as it is, this is not unusual.
Alex, just stay where you are. OK! Do not venture out. If only we could tie you up.
Erika saga finish because people think hurricane season is over. So no more reuniting and all I reading about is controversy, Dominicans go back to their old same habits and attitude.fighting each other. Their love and caring for each other end. No more trying to save Dominica. no more working together for a common goal. That is just showing you all that a storm can come at any time. Natural disasters can happen at any time. Stop the fussing and fighting and start the praying.