Growing storm could be Atlantic's first hurricane of season

Miami (AFP) July 22, 2020

A tropical storm churning toward the Caribbean was expected to strengthen into the first Atlantic hurricane of what promises to be a busy season, US forecasters warned on Wednesday. The system, named Gonzalo, was bearing west and picking up speed but remained some 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) out in the Atlantic from the southern Windward Islands. It was packing sustained winds of 50 m