Complex sentence: Initially, the depression meandered towards the northeast due to weak steering currents, and it intensified into a tropical storm at 0600 UTC; as such, it was named "Hanna" by the National Hurricane Center.
Split into simpler sentences: Initially, the depression meandered towards the northeast due to weak steering currents, and it intensified into a tropical storm at 0600 UTC. As such, it was named "Hanna" by the National Hurricane Center.