Tropical Storm Danny

Tropical Storm Danny

Tropical Storm Danny, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean today near the Bahamas, is expected to gain strength as it approaches the United States, according to the Associated Press. Most storm models predict that the storm will avoid the Southeastern coast and head to the Northeast, similar to the path Hurricane Bill followed recently. Yet hurricane trackers stress that tropical storms often change their paths, so Florida natives and travelers to Florida (and other parts of the Southeast) should monitor the storms through the National Hurricane Center Web site.

Tropical Storm Danny could be off Delmarva Saturday That tropical disturbance in the Atlantic north of Puerto Rico has strengthened to tropical storm force and earned the name Danny. Forecasters say it will likely become a hurricane by this weekend, brush the Carolina coast and be off the Delmarva peninsula by Saturday morning. Here's AccuWeather.com's take on the new storm. The fourth named storm of the season was packing top sustained winds of 45 mph, with some slow strengthening expected in the next few days. At 73 mph it would become a Category 1 hurricane, the second of the season.

At 11 a.m. Wednesday the storm's center was reported to be 775 miles south southeast of Cape Hatteras, moving toward the west northwest at 18 mph. The National Hurricane Center's forecast track map takes the storm to a position just off the Outer Banks by early Saturday, where it is expected to be at hurricane strength. According to the St. Petersburg Times, Danny is currently moving to the west-northwest but is expected to move toward the north-northwest Friday. Winds are about 45 miles per hour today but could increase over the next few days.