Forecasters said Tropical Storm Peter formed over the Atlantic Ocean early Sunday (19th), and a new tropical depression was spinning over the far eastern Atlantic.
Peter was centered about 630 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said in a 5 a.m. EDT advisory.
The tropical storm was expected to bring rain to the islands including the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico through Tuesday. Forecasters expected 1 to 2 inches of rainfall through Tuesday.
Top winds were around 40 mph and Peter was moving northwest at 15 mph. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect.
Only two other Atlantic hurricane seasons have had 16 named storms by Sept. 19 since the satellite era began in 1966. Those were the 2005 and 2020 seasons, according to Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach.
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