A new tropical storm forms in the Atlantic 1:09
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Tropical storms Paulette and René formed this Monday in the Atlantic, according to the United States National Hurricane Center.
Both storms broke records by forming on Monday.
Paulette is 16th on the list of the earliest-forming named storms of the Atlantic, forming earlier than the previous record holder Philippe, which developed on September 17, 2005.
Rita previously held the record as the seventeenth earliest named storm to form, on September 18, 2005. René broke that record by more than 10 days.
Tropical Storm René is the system closest to the coast.
It will continue through the center of the Cape Verde Islands, until Tuesday afternoon.
During this time, it will maintain the strength of the tropical storm, slowly strengthening as it passes.
There is a tropical storm warning in effect for the islands.
The storm will produce 2 to 12.7 centimeters of rain in parts of the islands.
Life-threatening waves and rip currents may arise as the storm passes.
After it moves away from Cape Verde, it will continue its strengthening trend and will likely reach hurricane status on Thursday.
Paulette is west of the Cape Verde Islands and is not near the coast.
This storm has sustained winds of 64 km / h.
You will likely have a gradual strengthening.
But at this time, it is not expected to become a hurricane.
Both Rene and Paulette are expected to remain in the Atlantic this week.
Computer forecasting models differ in the expected strength of storms, but they constantly keep them out to sea and do not threaten the United States.
Yet another area of concern coming off the coast of Africa could become the next named storm, Sally.
Experts will be keeping a close eye on this area, as forecasting models show that the storm is moving further west than current storms.
There is also little development potential south of Bermuda.
If it forms, it could become Sally before the other storm.
Although tropical development seems unlikely, if it forms, it could approach the east coast of the United States.
On average, the Atlantic only sees 11 named tropical cyclones during a hurricane season.
We are still a few days away from the peak of the season.
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