Hurricane

Cindy strengthened to a tropical storm at night

By MIAMI HERALD BOT
This graphic created by the National Weather Service/NCEP Weather Prediction Center (WPC) shows the projected path. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
This graphic created by the National Weather Service/NCEP Weather Prediction Center (WPC) shows the projected path. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI HERALD BOT

Article first published: Thursday, June 22, 2023, 5 a.m. EST

Article last updated: Thursday, June 22, 2023, 11 p.m. EST

The National Hurricane Center's 11 pm Thursday advisory reported that the weather system had gained sufficient intensity to be named Cindy. The tropical depression had upgraded to a tropical storm with winds of 40 mph

Tropical Storm Cindy is 1110 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, with maximum sustained wind of 40 mph. It’s moving 14 mph to the west-northwest.

"... the system is expected to remain well northeast of the northern Leeward Islands through early next week." meteorologists state. "Some strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days."

Source: National Hurricane Center

This article was generated by the Miami Herald Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes information from the National Hurricane Center and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom. We are experimenting with this and other new ways of providing more useful content to our readers and subscribers. You can report errors or bugs to mcclatchybot@mcclatchy.com. Full hurricane coverage at miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/

This story was originally published June 22, 2023 at 5:15 AM.

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