Tropical Storm Gordon forms over the eastern tropical Atlantic, expected to stay weak for a while
The unexpectedly tame 2024 Atlantic hurricane season had the formation of its seventh named storm on Friday. Tropical Depression Seven strengthened into Tropical Storm Gordon Friday morning, but is currently no threat to land and likely to stay weak, at least in the short term. As of 11:00 a.m. EDT Friday, Tropical Storm Gordon was centered near 19.4°N 38.6°W. Maximum sustained winds were 35 knots (40 mph), with an estimated minimum pressure of 1006 mb. Gordon is expected to continue…