Atlantic tropical storm names for 2009

October 7th, 2009 Tropical Storm Henri weakening in the AtlanticMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Henri (awn-'REE) continues to weaken in the Atlantic Ocean and is likely to be done by Thursday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday afternoon that the storm is about 305 miles (490 kilometers) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.

October 7th, 2009 Tropical Storm Henri weakens to depressionMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Henri (awn-'REE) has turned into a depresssion in the Atlantic Ocean and is likely to be done by Thursday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday night that the storm is about 240 miles (385 kilometers) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.

October 7th, 2009 Tropical Storm Henri strengthens slightlyMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Henri (awn-'REE) has strengthened somewhat in the Atlantic Ocean but it could be short-lived. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday morning that the storm was about 460 miles (740 kilometers) east of the northern Leeward Islands.

October 6th, 2009 Tropical Storm Henri forms in Atlantic OceanMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Henri (awn-'REE) is gaining strength in the Atlantic Ocean but it could be short-lived. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday night that the storm was about 510 miles (825 kilometers) east of the northern Leeward Islands.

October 5th, 2009 Tropical Storm Grace blows far out in AtlanticMIAMI — Tropical Storm Grace is rushing across the northeastern Atlantic Ocean west of France, but should be absorbed within a day by a front. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday that Grace's top sustained winds have weakened to 60 mph (95 kph).

October 5th, 2009 Tropical Storm Grace dying far out in AtlanticMIAMI — Forecasters say that as expected, Tropical Storm Grace is dying in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say the remnants of the storm were being absorbed Monday night by a front.

October 4th, 2009 Tropical Storm Grace forms in AtlanticMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Grace has formed far out in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean with winds at 65 mph (100 kph). The center of the storm was about 420 miles (675 km) northeast of the Azores Sunday night.

September 12th, 2009 Tropical Storm Fred weakening in the open AtlanticMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Fred is losing steam in the middle of the Atlantic and will likely weaken to a remnant sometime Saturday. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Fred's maximum sustained winds had dropped to near 40 mph (65 kph).

September 7th, 2009 Tropical Storm Linda forms far out in PacificMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Linda far out in the Pacific Ocean is not gaining in intensity. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the 12th named storm of the Pacific season had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph (55 kph) on Monday night.

August 26th, 2009 Tropical Storm Danny forms in the AtlanticMIAMI — Forecasters say people in the Bahamas and the southeastern U.S. should keep an eye on Tropical Storm Danny, which could slowly get stronger as it moves toward land.

August 17th, 2009 Governments cancel all Ana tropical storm watchesMIAMI — The National Hurricane Center in Miami says all tropical storm watches have been discontinued for Ana as the storm dissipates while it moves through the Caribbean. Several governments of Caribbean nations had issued watches as the storm approached.

August 15th, 2009 Tropical Storm Bill forms as Ana races westMIAMI — The government of the Netherland Antilles issued a tropical storm watch for St. Maarten, Saba and St.

August 15th, 2009 New tropical depression forms in AtlanticMIAMI — A new tropical depression has formed over the Atlantic behind Tropical Storm Ana and both are expected to slowly strengthen over the next couple of days. The National Hurricane Center said Saturday that the third depression of the Atlantic season had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and could soon become a tropical storm with winds of at least 39 mph.

August 13th, 2009 Tropical Storm Guillermo strengthens in PacificMIAMI — Tropical Storm Guillermo has strengthened in the Pacific far from land while a tropical depression in the Atlantic has weakened. Guillermo's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph and the storm is moving west-northwest near 16 mph.

August 11th, 2009 New tropical depression forms in the AtlanticMIAMI — A new tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic while Tropical Storm Felicia continues to move across the Pacific. The new tropical depression is only the second of the Atlantic hurricane season and has maximum sustained winds near 30 mph.