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Hurricane Don becomes first Atlantic storm of the season

The first hurricane of the season spun up as Hurricane Don took shape in the Atlantic while the chance for a new tropical depression or storm from a Caribbean-bound system remains, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of 5 p.m., what has been an up-and-down-and-up-again life cycle for Don soldiered in a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph sustained winds and higher gusts.

Hurricane Don cone of uncertainty as of 5 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2023. (NHC)

It’s located about 480 miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland moving north at 12 mph. Hurricane-force winds extend out 15 miles with tropical-storm-force winds extend out 70 miles.

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