Miami, Florida (CNN) -- A tropical depression in the eastern Atlantic Ocean has strengthened into the 12th tropical storm of the Atlantic season.
As of 5 a.m. ET Tuesday, Tropical Storm Lisa was about 530 miles (850 km) west-northwest of the Cape Verde Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center. Lisa was headed north at 5 mph (7 kph) and carried maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph).
Lisa is expected to strengthen in the next few days, but the storm is not projected to reach any major landmass over the next several days.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Igor gained momentum Tuesday morning as it continued toward the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
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