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Tropical Storm Chantal has formed in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the third named storm of the 2019 hurricane season. As of the 5:00 AM update, Chantal was a minimal tropical storm with winds of 40 mph. The storm was located 445 miles south of Newfoundland and heading East at 22 mph.
Chantal is not expected to strengthen and should weaken into a tropical depression in the coming days. It is not expected to affect land.
We are close to the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, which occurs on September 10th. We will not be out of the woods after that date though, as strong storms have hit as late as November. As always, keep an eye on our local weather stations and the Weather Channel to stay up to date on the tropics.