Lorenzo dissipates in open Atlantic Ocean after forming earlier this week
Lorenzo dissipate on Wednesday without posing a threat to land.
Lorenzo dissipates in open Atlantic days after forming
The National Hurricane Center issued its last advisory for the remnants of Tropical Storm Lorenzo on Wednesday evening. FOX Weather Meteorologist Ian Oliver talks about the latest activity in the Main Development Region as the end of hurricane nears.
MIAMI – The remnants of Tropical Storm Lorenzo fizzled in the open Atlantic on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The NHC said that the remnants of Lorenzo currently had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. A tropical storm has maximum sustained winds between 39 and 73 mph.
Lorenzo is more than 1,300 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, located off the western coast of Africa, and is moving north-northeast at 18 mph.
(FOX Weather)
Lorenzo developed from an area of thunderstorms that the NHC designated as Invest 97L over the weekend.
The NHC said it issued its final advisory for the tropical system on Wednesday evening.
DOWNLOAD THE FREE FOX WEATHER APP
(FOX Weather)
This development comes as a La Niña weather pattern emerges for a second consecutive year, which could have a noticeable impact on seasonal weather patterns.
Lorenzo was the 12th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Four of those storms have become hurricanes, three of which reached major hurricane status of a Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.