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Tropical Storm Vance Has Formed in the Pacific Ocean

The storm reached 40 mph winds and remained over open water, with forecasters saying it posed no immediate threat to land.

  • Tropical Storm Vance formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, located about 520 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.
  • Vance developed from Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E as a strong Tehuantepecer wind event along southern Mexico helped thunderstorms organize across the region.
  • Maximum sustained winds were around 40 mph, making Vance the first V-named storm in the basin since 2018, and the cyclone poses no threat to land.
  • Super Typhoon Champi remains an exceptionally powerful storm in the western Pacific, with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph and gusts reaching 225 mph.
  • Forecast models suggest Vance could initially move northwest, while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center expects Champi to approach Japan this weekend as a weaker system.
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Tropical Storm “Vance” was formed on Wednesday, October 21 in the Pacific Ocean, reported the U.S. National Hurricane Center

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Tropical Storm Vance has formed in the Pacific Ocean

Tropical Storm Vance has formed in the Pacific Ocean. The National Hurricane Center says the center of the cyclone was at sea and posed no threat to land.

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