TAMPA, Fla. - Tropical Storm Wilfred has formed in the eastern Atlantic, the latest storm in a record-breaking 2020 hurricane season that has now exhausted the list of hurricane names.As of the National Hurricane Center’s morning update, Wilfred had become a tropical storm with winds of 40 mph and a closed circulation.
Forecasters say the storm will continue tracking west-northwest across the ocean, but wind shear will increase, making it unlikely to reach hurricane strength.Wilfred becomes the earliest 21st named storm on record, forming about three weeks earlier than Vince did back in 2005.With Wilfred now on the map, the NHC is officially out of names for this season’s storms.