Tropical Storm Danielle Forms in the Atlantic, Expected to Become Hurricane on Friday

A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Danielle in the Atlantic at 12 p.m. ET on Sept. 1, 2022. NOAA

Tropical Storm Danielle formed Thursday in the Atlantic and is expected to become the first hurricane of an unusually quiet storm season.

The storm is forecast to become the season’s first hurricane on Friday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.