As the remnants of Debby leave the East Coast, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is tracking a new disturbance in the Atlantic that has the potential to develop into a tropical storm.
A tropical wave located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands is producing widespread, chaotic showers and thunderstorms over the tropical Atlantic.
The wave will develop slowly over the next few days as it moves westward across the Central Atlantic, the NHC said.
A tropical depression could develop by early next week as it approaches the Lesser Antilles.
The low pressure area is likely to develop into a cyclone over the next week.
The Southeast is on alert for a new tropical development as recovery efforts continue in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, where Debby caused widespread flooding and several deaths.
After a lull in tropical activity for much of July, Debby made landfall in Florida for the first time as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday.
The storm made a second landfall in South Carolina on Thursday as a tropical storm.
FOX Weather hurricane expert Brian Norcross said other disturbances are likely on the way. AfricaMore systems are likely to appear in mid-August.
This week, experts from Colorado State University slightly lowered their predictions for the number of named storms that will form during the remainder of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
Still, the outlook remains that it will be a busier season than normal.
NOAA also updated its forecast for the season, saying it is still expected to be very active.
The 2024 hurricane season produced four named storms, including Hurricane Beryl and Hurricane Debbie.
When sustained wind speeds reach at least 39 mph around the circulation center, the system is named “Ernesto.”
