The Atlantic hurricane season generally spans from June to November. According to NOAA, the likelihood of above-normal activity is 50% in the current season.

Tropical Storm Erin formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Monday, forecasters said. The storm could strengthen to become the Atlantic's first hurricane of the season.

Meteorologists are monitoring a tropical storm out in the Atlantic Ocean threatening to become a powerful hurricane in the coming days. Tropical Storm Erin developed this past weekend and brought fatal flash flooding to the Cabo Verde Islands off the western coast of Africa, according to AccuWeather.