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Tropical Storm Hanna Forms in Central Subtropical Atlantic

A strong El Niño has boosted upper-level winds and kept the Atlantic unusually weak, so forecasters expect the new system to stay short-lived and pose no threat to land.

Hanna is expected to remain a disorganized tropical storm through Wednesday, as it gradually moves east to southeast. By Thursday, the storm is expected to weaken into a remnant low pressure system as it moves northeast.
A ragged Tropical Storm Hanna is shown on this weather satellite image using visible light late Monday morning. Hanna formed in the central Atlantic and is expected to weaken through Thursday.
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Overview

  • Hanna, which was named Monday, is about 870 miles east-northeast of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds near 45 mph and is moving east at about 17 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
  • The NHC forecasts little change in strength over the next few days and expects Hanna to weaken into a remnant low while no coastal watches or warnings are in effect.
  • This system is the eighth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic season and continues a rare pattern in which none of this season's named storms have reached hurricane strength.
  • Nearby Tropical Depression Fay has fluctuated and was reported back at tropical-storm strength in NHC discussions, though forecasters expect it to weaken to a post-tropical remnant low in the coming days.
  • Current impacts are marine only, with higher seas and hazards to shipping and island interests, and forecasters say continued monitoring is needed because late-season interactions can still change a system's behavior.