Tropical Storm Kyle forms in Atlantic

MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Kyle, the 11th of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

The storm was located about 645 miles south-southwest of Bermuda, the Miami-based hurricane center said.

The storm system drenched Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Hispaniola for days before moving north into the Atlantic. Authorities in Puerto Rico said at least four people were killed and scores of homes were flooded.

Kyle had sustained winds of 45 mph and was moving to the north at about 8 mph, the hurricane center said.

Forecasters warned people in Bermuda to closely monitor the progress of the storm. Computer models indicated it could reach hurricane strength within a couple of days.

(Reporting by Jim Loney, editing by Tom Brown and Sandra Maler)