Latest update from the National Hurricane Center on Tropical Storm Cristobal for Wednesday, Aug. 12

Published Aug 13, 2026

Article first published: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 10 p.m. ET

System type: Tropical storm

System name: Cristobal

The National Hurricane Center’s 10 p.m. Wednesday advisory reported that Tropical Storm Cristobal is in the Atlantic Ocean, 680 miles west of the Azores. The system, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, is moving east-northeast at 16 mph.

Cristobal is expected to become a remnant.

Source: National Hurricane Center