According to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Cindy formed over the central tropical Atlantic on Thursday night, June 22, 2023, becoming the third named storm of the season.
It’s the first time on record that two Atlantic tropical cyclones have formed in June in the area known as the Main Development Region (MDR), as Tropical Storm Bret continues to be active in the Caribbean.
This notable development comes as ocean temperatures are at record highs in the North Atlantic and other regions.
The warmth is believed to be caused by human-caused climate change, as well as prevailing weather patterns that have slackened winds across much of this region.
Tropical Storm Cindy was moving at an estimated 14 mph west-northwest with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph after forming some 1,110 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, per a National Hurricane Center 11pm bulletin.
