The next tropical storm could form in the Atlantic soon. It’s headed west, slowly

Alex Harris, Devoun Cetoute

September 12, 2024 at 9:32 a.m.·1 min read

All six named storms that formed this hurricane season have made landfall somewhere, including Francine, which crashed into Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday evening.

The next potential named storm — tropical depression 7 — could break that streak. The latest forecast track from the National Hurricane Center keeps would-be Gordon far out to sea, with a slow crawl west for the next few days and a potential curve away from land by early next week.

With Francine now drenching inland states as a tropical depression, the rest of the board looks pretty clear.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two tropical disturbances in the Atlantic and tropical depression seven.

As of Thursday night, the hurricane center was tracking two disturbances. One system had a 30% chance of development in the next few days or week.

“The proximity of dry air near the system is expected to limit additional development over the next couple of days. Environmental conditions are expected to become even less conducive over the weekend while the system moves slowly west-northwestward,” forecasters wrote.

The other disturbance, off the southeast coast, has a 30% chance of strengthening into a tropical depression in the next week. Forecasters expect it to drift north or northwest, away from Florida, if it forms.

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