September 16, 2022
Tropical Storm Fiona has formed in the Atlantic, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said.
The storm, packing winds of 60 mph with even higher gusts, was about 495 miles east of the Leeward Islands late Thursday morning.
The tropical storm conditions (winds 39 mph or higher) which extend 140 miles from the center of the storm have prompted multiple governments across the northern Leeward Islands to issue tropical storm warnings.
The US National Hurricane Centre said that by Friday morning, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands could experience Tropical Storm effects.
Tropical storm warnings now cover Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Guadeloupe, St. Barthélemy, and St. Martin.
