Thursday morning could find it approaching Barbados and St. Lucia
Tropical Storm Kirk formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday (Sept. 22) as the National Hurricane Center predicted it will approach the Caribbean Sea in five days. At 10 a.m. central time, Kirk was moving west at about 13 mph from 450 miles south of he Cabo Verde Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
Some strengthening was predicted through Sunday, and by Thursday morning, the hurricane center said, Kirk could be near Barbados and St. Lucia. The next update will come at 4 p.m.
Forecasters were tracking three other weather disturbances in the Atlantic:
