Atlantic hurricane season heating up early, with two systems under investigation Matthew Cappucci The American GFS model simulates the spin associated with two Atlantic areas to watch. The second has a 40 percent chance of development as estimated by the National Hurricane Center. (WeatherBell) Tropical Storm Danny crammed a lifetime into an afternoon, delivering breezy winds and dropping up to six inches of rain near the Georgia-South Carolina border on Monday. By now, Danny is long gone, whirling well inland as a remnant swirl marked by decaying showers, but it’s the start of what could be an early-season flurry of activity.