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This year's busy tropical season continues as activity increases in the Atlantic.
Tropical Depression 17 intensified to Tropical Storm Rose on Sunday afternoon, about 600 km west of the Cape Verde Islands, says the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The other active storm currently in the Atlantic basin is Tropical Storm Peter, which is the 16th storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Peter also strengthened into a storm Sunday morning from a Tropical depression.
Located hundreds of miles northeast of the Leeward Islands, Peter had sustained winds of 72km / h on Sunday afternoon.
Tropical Storm Peter forms and is the 16th Atlantic storm of 2021, continuing the busy hurricane season
Hurricane hunters noted that the center of the storm is further southwest than in previous National Hurricane Center (NHC) advisories, but its impacts on land are still expected to be minimal as it remains in the open waters of the Atlantic. .
"Some strengthening is forecast over the next 24 hours or so as Peter moves over warmer sea surface temperatures," the National Hurricane Center said.
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There are currently no tropical watches or warnings in effect, but the storm could bring flood threats to parts of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the North Leeward Islands earlier this week.
"Rainfall around the southern periphery of Tropical Storm Peter can cause flooding in urban areas and small streams from Sunday night through Tuesday," according to the NHC.
In the middle of the week, the storm is expected to experience a slow weakening as it enters a more unfavorable environment.
The current forecast track for Peter indicates a turn to the north around Wednesday, minimizing the impact of the storm on land as it continues to wind its way across the Atlantic at the end of the week.
Some coastal areas in the eastern United States could have rip currents this week as the waves travel hundreds of miles from the storm.
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Tropical Storm Rose forms in the Atlantic
Following Peter across the Atlantic is Tropical Storm Rose.
It is the 17th named storm of the season.
This makes 2021 the third year to have reached at least 17 named storms at this point in the season in the satellite age (1966 and beyond), according to Dr. Philip Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University. .
Only four names remain on the Atlantic season roster: Sam, Teresa, Victor and Wanda.
Rose is not a threat on land and will remain over the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
The storm is expected to weaken and revert to a tropical depression on Thursday.
CNN's Jackson Dill contributed to this report.
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