Pablo: Small, but historic hurricane based on its weird spot in the Atlantic
Pablo, a small hurricane that formed in the far northeast Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, is now making headlines as it enters into record-setting territory.
The storm won't be remembered for its impact or intensity, but rather for its unusual location so far north in the Atlantic. Pablo briefly strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane at 11 a.m. on Sunday at a location of 42.8 degrees north latitude.
It's also just the second storm to reach hurricane intensity this far north since modern record-keeping began in 1950. The first was an unnamed storm in 1971, which formed 46 degrees north latitude, off the coast of Newfoundland.
OTHER INTERESTING POINTS OF PABLO
The storm formed over cooler waters of approximately 15-20°C. Tropical systems typically form over sea surface temperatures near 26°C, but that development factor was offset by a favourable atmospheric environment
Pablo developed as a tropical cyclone within an extratropical cyclone southeast of the Azores in the mid-Atlantic
Pablo strengthened into a hurricane Sunday, October 27, but only remained at that strength for less than 12 hours.
Pablo's history-making streak has ended, with the latest advisory from the U.S. National Hurricane Center declaring it a post-tropical storm with no threat to land on Monday.
The Atlantic hurricane season ends on November 30.
