Tropical Weather & Hurricanes

Aletta's formation in Eastern Pacific ends Earth's 41-day tropical cyclone drought

By Dr. Jeff Masters

9:07 AM EDT on May 15, 2012

The first Eastern Pacific tropical storm of the 2012 hurricane season is Tropical Storm Aletta, located about 650 mi south-southwest of Manzanillo Mexico. Aletta was named at 03 UTC May 15, right at the official May 15 ... Continue Reading

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