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Tropical Storm Sandy, which formed in the western Caribbean Sea late Monday, is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday as it approaches Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was centered about 275 miles south-southwest of Kingston, Jamaica, and had top sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, the center said in an afternoon advisory.

Tropical Storm Paul grew into a hurricane early Monday, and a tropical storm watch was issued for parts of Baja California, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Lee has strengthened as it begins dumping rain in southern Louisiana and pelting the northern Gulf coast. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say that Lee’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 60 miles per hour (95 kph) Saturday morning. The storm’s center is located about 45 miles southwest of New Iberia and was moving north-northwest at 7 mph (11 kph).

Tropical Storm Karl has formed formed in the Caribbean, heading on a path that's expected to take it over the Yucatan Peninsula, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday afternoon.

Forecast to gain "major" Category 3 status, Hurricane Earl was bearing down on the northern Leeward Islands Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said.

US weather forecasters say a storm system moving through the Gulf of Mexico and delaying work on BP's broken oil well has weakened. The National Hurricane Center said Saturday that the remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie are diminishing as it ...

Alex has strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico to become the first June hurricane on the Atlantic side of the United States since 1995, the National Hurricane Center says.

Dangerous Hurricane Rick strengthened early Saturday into a major Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast with winds nearing 115 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

With winds of 115 mph, Hurricane Jimena has Mexico's Baja California peninsula in its sights. The Category 3 storm is expected to to moved toward Baja California, according to the National Hurricane Center.