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This image taken Aug. 30, 2012 shows Tropical Storm Isaac in Louisiana and Hurricane Kirk to its east. Furthest east is Tropical Storm Leslie about 1,125 miles east of the Windward Islands. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

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Tropical Storm Leslie forms in Atlantic

Storm has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph

Updated: Thursday, 30 Aug 2012, 4:11 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 30 Aug 2012, 4:11 PM CDT

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Leslie has formed in the Atlantic far from land.

The storm has maximum sustained winds near 40 mph (65 kph) Thursday.

Leslie is centered about 1,125 miles (1,810 kilometers) east of the Windward Islands.

The new storm forms just days after Isaac made landfall in southeast Louisiana as a Category 1 hurricane and then lashed the region with wind and flooding rain.