Tropical Storm Florence forms in Atlantic – NHC

MIAMI (Reuters) – The sixth tropical storm of the Atlantic
hurricane season, Florence, formed in the distant Atlantic on
Tuesday and could become a hurricane as it moves toward the
United States, U.S. forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Florence was about 935 miles east of the
Lesser Antilles by 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) and moving to the
west at 12 miles per hour (19 km per hour), the Miami-based
National Hurricane Center said.