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[h=4]Alex, first January hurricane since 1938, forms in Atlantic[/h]Alex is only the third hurricane ever recorded in January in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The rare storm making its way toward the Azores is now a hurricane in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Video provided by Newsy Newslook
A satellite image taken Thursday morning shows a distinct eye of Hurricane Alex in the Atlantic Ocean.(Photo: NOAA)
Alex became the first hurricane to form in the Atlantic Ocean in January in nearly 80 years Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center said.
A hurricane warning was in effect for the Azores as the storm headed<span style="color: Red;">*</span>north-northeast at 20 mph toward the island chain with winds of 85 mph. The storm is forecast to bring hurricane conditions to the central Azores by early Friday.
Alex is only the third hurricane ever recorded in January in the Atlantic Ocean, according to Colorado State University meteorologist Phil Klotzbach.
It is the first hurricane to form in January since an unnamed storm in 1938. The last storm to occur in January was Alice in 1955. That storm formed in December 1954.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Hurricane records began in 1851.
The Atlantic hurricane season typically runs from June to Nov. 30. During that time period,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>97% of all tropical storms and hurricanes form. The season's first hurricane usually arrives in early August.
The hurricane center warned heavy rain — as much as 7 inches —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>could spur life-threatening flash floods and mudslides in the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Azores, an island chain 850 miles west of Portugal that's home to about 250,000<span style="color: Red;">*</span>people.
A dangerous storm surge is also expected to bring significant coastal flooding to the islands.
Alex's formation officially kicks<span style="color: Red;">*</span>off a new year of storm names picked by the hurricane center.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The next storms will be named Bonnie,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Colin and Danielle.
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