Hurricane Humberto Forms in Atlantic, Moving Away From Land

Humberto has been upgraded to a hurricane as it moves farther east into the Atlantic Ocean and away from land. NOAA

The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that Hurricane Humberto has formed in the Atlantic Ocean and that it “continues to strengthen.”

It said that “large swells” are affecting the East Coast of the United States, the agency noted in its latest 5 a.m. update. The storm is located about 760 miles west of the island of Bermuda and has maximum sustained winds of 85 mph with higher gusts.