One of them is Tropical Storm Kirk, which has been upgraded from a tropical depression. The NHC expects Kirk to strengthen over the next several days into a large and powerful hurricane.

Editor's Note: This story was published Monday morning. Click here to track the latest developments with Hurricane Kirk.

Last year, forecasters accurately predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season for 2024. The season consisted of 18 named storms, including seven tropical storms and 11 hurricanes. Beryl, ...

The GPM core satellite passed over Tropical Storm Kirk at 8:36 a.m. EDT (1236 UTC) on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. GPM found the heaviest rainfall (pink) was around the center of circulation located ...

Hurricanes Kirk and Leslie were out in the open Atlantic early in the month while Tropical Storm Milton was in the Gulf. Milton would go on to rapidly intensify into a deadly Category 5 hurricane.

The GPM core observatory satellite scanned reviving tropical storm Kirk on September 25, 2018 at 7:35 p.m. (2335 UTC). Rain was falling at over 71 mm (2.8 inches) in storms around the center.

Beryl, Helene, Kirk, Milton, and Rafael were five major hurricanes of the season. Despite the forewarning, many Southeast residents were unprepared for Tropical Storm Helene that rocked the region ...