Isaac becomes hurricane in Atlantic
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Hurricane Isaac strengthened slightly in the Atlantic east of Bermuda on Sunday, forecasters said, and a tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland.
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Tropical Storm Ingrid, the ninth Atlantic storm of the year, formed on Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Caribbean islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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Powerful Hurricane Ivan, the latest in a  busy storm season, rushed over the Atlantic Ocean on Monday and  threatened the eastern Caribbean Windward Islands.
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Powerful Hurricane Ivan, the latest in a busy storm season, rushed over the Atlantic Ocean on Monday and threatened the eastern Caribbean Windward Islands.
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida  - Helene became the fourth   hurricane of the Atlantic season on Saturday and Hurricane   Gordon stalled in the Atlantic, but neither storm threatened   land.
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Hurricane Gordon gained strength as it  swirled through the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday but posed no  threat to land, while a tropical depression off Africa could  become Tropical Storm Helene within a day, forecasters said.
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The sixth tropical storm of the Atlantic   hurricane season, Florence, formed in the distant Atlantic on   Tuesday and could become a hurricane as it moves toward the   United States, U.S. forecasters said.
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Hurricane Gordon weakened on Friday over  open waters while Tropical Storm Helene gained strength as it  headed west over the Atlantic and could become a hurricane over  the weekend, U.S. forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Florence headed for   Bermuda as a large mass of gusty rain on Friday and seemed   ready to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting the British   territory, U.S. forecasters said.
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Hurricane Isaac weakened slightly as it moved north in the Atlantic on Sunday, and a tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland, forecasters said.
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Hurricane Helene formed Saturday in the open Atlantic, while a weakened Hurricane Gordon drifted slowly, also hundreds of miles from land, forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Gordon formed Monday in the open Atlantic and was expected to head in the general direction of Bermuda, where Hurricane Florence had already brought strong winds and high waves, forecasters said.
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Hurricane Gordon gained strength as it   swirled through the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday but posed no   threat to land, while a tropical depression off Africa could   become Tropical Storm Helene within a day, forecasters said.
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Ivan strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane Saturday after brushing past Jamaica and battering the island with heavy rain and strong winds.
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Hurricane Frances gained strength and became a major hurricane with 115 mph winds in the Atlantic on Friday as it took a path that should carry it north of the vulnerable northeastern Caribbean islands early next week.
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Ivan strengthened to a Category 5  hurricane, sweeping toward Jamaica on Thursday after killing at  least 20 people in the tiny spice island of Grenada.  Ivan, packing sustained winds of 160 mph, was heading  north-northwest from the south Caribbean and "could still  intensify a little more this morning," the U.S. National  Hurricane Center said.
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Tropical Storm Helene  strengthened into a hurricane in the open Atlantic Ocean on  Saturday but did not threaten land, the U.S. National Hurricane  Center said.