ORLANDO, Fla. – Don, the Atlantic’s fifth named storm, officially became the season’s first hurricane on Saturday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center.
With max winds of 75 mph, Don became a hurricane just before reaching cooler waters, eventually regressing to a tropical storm by 5 a.m. Sunday.
The storm is not a threat to land at this time and is forecast to become post-tropical over the central-north Atlantic early next week.
5pm AST July 22 -- #Don has intensified into a #Hurricane, the 1st of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season, with max winds of 75 mph.
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) July 22, 2023
Don is not a threat to land, and is forecast to become post-tropical over the central-north Atlantic early next week.https://t.co/uKPmUl5jPR pic.twitter.com/2mS15PYezw
Hurricane Don was tracked Saturday evening moving north at 12 mph, with the center located around 480 miles south-southeast of Cape Race Newfoundland.
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