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NHC says 40% chance of cyclone in next 48 hours for storm off US east coast

By Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2026 | 7:03 AM

Oct 20 (Reuters) – A storm-force non-tropical low pressure ​area located ‌a few hundred miles off the North ‌Carolina ​has a ⁠40% chance ⁠of developing into a cyclone within the next ​48 hours, the US ⁠National ⁠Hurricane Center ​said in an ​advisory on Tuesday.

The low ‌could develop some organized deep convection ⁠and gradually lose its frontal features ⁠while ‌it moves ⁠slowly north ​north-eastward ‌over the Gulf ​Stream, ⁠NHC added.

(Reporting by Vedika Thorat in Bengaluru, Editing by Louise ​Heavens)