Tropical Storm Fernand has formed in the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Dorian continues to lash the Bahamas, highlighting the notion that early September seems to be the peak for the Atlantic hurricane season.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a 1 p.m. advisory that Fernand has 40 mph maximum sustained winds, and is located 160 miles east of La Pesca, Mexico, on the country’s east coast.
