Tropical Storm Fernand forms in the Atlantic. See its projected path. Phaedra Trethan and Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY August 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM Tropical Storm Fernand has formed in the Atlantic, making it the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
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Phaedra Trethan and Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY August 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Tropical Storm Fernand has formed in the Atlantic, making it the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Fernand, which became a tropical storm on Saturday, Aug. 23, was trotting north in the southwestern Atlantic. The storm was expected to "move well east of Bermuda and across the open waters of the subtropical North Atlantic," the National Hurricane Center said.
The news comes days after Hurricane Erin strengthened into a monster Category 5 storm, churning up the ocean along the East Coast, leading to eroded beaches and coastal flooding. While Fernand is expected to intensify as it moves northward, possibly even becoming a hurricane at some point, impacts to the United States aren't likely to be as significant, according to AccuWeather.
Forecasters have been watching the system develop for days and have said they don't expect any major impact on the United States mainland.
The National Hurricane Center's forecast cone for Fernand
"At this time, direct wind and rain impacts are not expected in the U.S.," AccuWeather's lead hurricane expert, Alex DaSilva said previously, "but rip currents and rough surf could impact some East Coast beaches again next week."
"The heart of hurricane season is starting to heat up," DaSilva noted. The Atlantic hurricane season is expected to peak around Sept. 10.
"We expect the second half of the hurricane season to be more active than the first half."
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Tropical Storm Fernand path tracker
This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.
How do hurricanes form?
Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water. Clusters of thunderstorms can develop over the ocean when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit. If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.
A tropical depression becomes a named tropical storm once its sustained wind speeds reach 39 miles per hour. When its winds reach 74 mph, the storm officially becomes a hurricane.
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