Subtropical Storm Melissa Forms in the Atlantic Ocean

Subtropical Storm Melissa has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean about 700 miles east of Bermuda. It is expected to lift north and then northeast over the next several days with a slight increase in intensity. Melissa is no threat to land
Melissa is the 13th named storm and 14th tropical cyclone of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season.

What's in a Name?

The only previous Atlantic storm named Melissa was in 2007; it was a weak tropical storm west of the Cape Verde Islands. It too never menaced any land areas.
"Melissa" replaced "Michelle" on the six-year rotating list of storm names after Hurricane Michelle slammed Cuba as a Category 4 storm on Nov. 4, 2001, causing its name to be retired by the World Meteorological Organization.
Previously, "Melissa" was the name of a super typhoon in the western Pacific Ocean in 1994. That cyclone also made no landfalls, but its peripheral effects killed three people in Japan.
Below, we have the latest details on Subtropical Storm Melissa.