The first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic season formed on Friday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in an update.
Hurricane Danielle—a Category 1 storm with 75 mph winds—poses no threat to land, officials said. No watches or warnings were issued in connection to the storm as it is located in the middle of the northern Atlantic Ocean, according to the update.
The center of Danielle is located about 800 miles west of the Azores islands and is moving west at 1 mph.
“The hurricane is forecast to meander over the open Atlantic during the next couple of days, then slowly turn toward the northeast early next week,” said the Hurricane Center in an 11 a.m. update….