Tropical Storm Cindy has formed behind Tropical Storm Bret, in the first case of two storms in the tropical Atlantic in June since record keeping began, forecasters said Friday.
The historic event signals an early and aggressive start to the Atlantic hurricane season that began June 1 and whose peak usually runs from mid-August to mid-October. Forecasters blamed unusually high sea temperatures for the rare development.Cindy is expected to remain a tropical storm as it heads northeast into open waters.
Power outages were reported in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with at least 130 people seeking protection in government shelters as the storm washed away one home and caused severe damage to several others, according to officials. The storm's center was west of St. Vincent and moving west into open waters at 18 m.p.h . Its maximum sustained winds were 60 mph .
Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, had urged people to go to shelters if they believed their home might not withstand the strong winds and heavy rains.Forecasters had warned that the storm might pass directly over St. Lucia, which is north of St. Vincent, but its path shifted south.Authorities in St. Lucia opened one shelter at the request of some residents who feared their homes would not withstand the storm.
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