Tropical storm Fiona just formed in the Atlantic Ocean
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A red hurricane warning flag.
According to meteorologist Brian McNoldy, writing for the Washington Post earlier today when the storm was still a depression, Fiona is not likely to strike land.
The storm is still well over 1600 miles east of the Lesser Antilles - the farthest reach of the Caribbean - and likely to veer into the North Atlantic, according to weather models.
It's not unheard-of for such far-flung storms to strike land, McNoldy notes. Of the 69 that have formed in the last 30 years, five have made landfall: Gloria in 1985, Hugo in 1989, Georges in 1998, Ivan in 2004, and Ike in 2008.
JUST IN: Tropical Storm Fiona forms in central Atlantic, additional strengthening expected https://t.co/WXO1ZqIFJe pic.twitter.com/eiiXLJuqZz
The NOAA advisory reports that the storm has maximum wind speeds of 50 miles per hour right now, and could strengthen significantly in the next few days.
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