First tropical disturbance of 2024 forms
A tropical disturbance has emerged in the Atlantic Ocean west of Cape Verde. It is the first disturbance of the 2024 hurricane season, which experts are predicting will be very active.
The system is 900 miles northwest of the Cape Verde Islands and is forecast to move southwestward at 10 mph to 15 mph.
It will move into an area of stronger upper-level winds on Wednesday night and Thursday, which will inhibit the system from strengthening.
It has a 10% chance of developing in the next seven days.
Only 10 tropical storms have ever hit Florida prior to the start of hurricane season on June 1, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The earliest tropical disturbance ever recorded in the state blew through on Feb. 3, 1952, when a tropical storm hit Miami, according to the National Hurricane Center’s database.