Rare January hurricane forms in Atlantic, threatens Azores

MIAMI (AP) — A rare January hurricane has formed far out in the Atlantic, and U.S. officials say it’s the first hurricane to form in the month of January since 1938.
A hurricane warning has been issued for the Azores. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says in a Facebook post that there hasn’t been a hurricane present during the month of January since 1955, when Alice formed in late December 1954 and carried over into the next month.
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