Name: Tropical Storm Chantal forms in the Atlantic
Uploaded: 8/21/2019 3:06:50 AM
Duration: 80
Description: Chantal is a 40-mph storm located more than 450 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the NHC said. It will be a storm for the fishes, moving east 15-20 mph and remaining over the northern Atlantic Ocean. https://on.wtsp.com/2P6zesG

Tropical Storm Chantal forms in the Atlantic

It poses zero threat to the U.S. as it moves away from land over the northern Atlantic Ocean.

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