Unprecedented: Simultaneous January Named Storms in the Atlantic and Central Pacific

Simultaneous January named storms are spinning in both the Atlantic and Central Pacific, something that would have been unimaginable just a few decades ago. The earliest named storm on record in the Central Pacific, Hurricane Pali, formed on January 7, and now the Atlantic has joined the early-season hurricane party, with Subtropical Storm Alex spinning up into history in the waters about 785 miles south-southwest of the Azores Islands on January 13.
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