The first named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season has formed from the depression in the northwestern the Gulf of Mexico — Tropical Storm Arlene.

Air Force Hurricane Hunters have found that the disturbance's maximum sustained winds have strengthened a touch further to 40 mph, meaning that it has reached tropical storm status, according to the National Hurricane Center. Arlene is moving slowly southward and is expected to remain offshore from any land — well away from the Florida coastline — and be short-lived.

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