The Atlantic hurricane season has not officially started but the National Hurricane Center has already identified the first tropical cyclone of 2023 — and it formed months ago.
The subtropical storm formed in mid-January off the northeastern U.S. Coast and will officially be designated as the first cyclone for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, the NHC said in a tweet Thursday.
The Hurricane Center said key information about the system will be released in a tropical report in the next few months.