The Atlantic Ocean basin remains quite busy with tropical systems, and the coming weeks may bring even more activity as the National Hurricane Center added another area to the list of places they're watching for possible tropical development.
Following life-threatening impacts on the Dominican Republic, chances are Franklin will get its second wind over the Atlantic later this week, and AccuWeather meteorologists will be watching for potential development of additional systems farther to the east and perhaps close to the United States in the coming days. The historical average of tropical systems in the Atlantic trends upward at an exponential rate into the middle of September. This means the chances of having a named system spinning
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a total of five tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. One of those systems, Tropical Storm Franklin, will veer north toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and has prompted tropical storm warnings for their entire southern coasts. The National Hurricane Center also warned of potential flooding there, and .
The National Hurricane Center on Monday is monitoring a total of five tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. One of those systems, Tropical Storm Franklin, will veer north toward Hispaniola, and has prompted tropical storm warnings for the southern coast of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The National Hurricane Center also warned of potential flooding there, and in Puerto .