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Article: SEASON'S THIRD TROPICAL STORM FORMS
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- August 16, 2001
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United Press International
08-16-2001
Season's third tropical storm forms
MIAMI, Aug 16, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The third tropical storm of the hurricane season formed Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean, prompting watches and warnings for several islands in the eastern Caribbean.
Tropical Storm Chantal, with top winds of 40 miles per hour and with higher gusts, was located about 370 miles east of Barbados at 8 a.m. EDT. It was speeding to the west at about 28 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
A tropical storm warning was issued for Barbados, St. Vincent and St. Lucia. A tropical storm watch was in effect for the Gernadines and Dominica and one ...