Tropical Storm Arlene becomes first named storm of season

Hurricane season doesn’t start until June, but a rare April tropical storm has formed in the Atlantic. A weather system morphed into Tropical Storm Arlene on Thursday, becoming the first named storm of the year, the National Hurricane Center said. As of Friday morning, Arlene had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was moving northwest at 28 mph.  The storm is far from land, about 815 miles west of the Azores. The system is expected to dissipate Friday or Saturday and no coastal watches or warnings are in effect.