Tropical Storm Leslie forms in Atlantic

HOUSTON – There is another tropical storm in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Leslie formed early Thursday afternoon.

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At 4 p.m., the system was about 1,060 miles east of the Windward Islands. It had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and was moving west at 21 mph.

Leslie could become a hurricane this weekend, according to forecasters.

Leslie is the second-earliest formation of the 12th named storm in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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