FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ A new named storm formed Tuesday in the north Atlantic.
Subtropical Storm Debby is expected to fall apart in a couple days and is not a threat to land, the National Hurricane Center said.
Debby had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday. The storm is southeast of Newfoundland and moving north at 16 mph.
Hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.
The peak time of the Atlantic hurricane season stretches between mid-August and late October when historically the largest storms have done the most damage.
A cooler Atlantic has experts seeing quieter remainder of the hurricane season
The risk of a hurricane striking the United States during the remainder of the summer is lower than average, experts said in an updated seasonal forecast released Thursday.
The conditions needed to stir up hurricanes are lacking, noted Phil Klotzbach and Michael Bell of Colorado State University's Tropical Meteorology Project. Warm ocean temperatures and strong wind shear are contributing to the lack of activity.
The Colorado State experts now call for five hurricanes in total this year.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is expected to release its midseason forecast on Thursday.
There have been three named Atlantic storms this year: Subtropical Storm Alberto formed in May, followed by Hurricanes Beryl and Chris.
