A tropical depression is expected to form in the Atlantic Ocean by midweek from a tropical wave off Africa as it moves west. So far this season in the Atlantic, there have been 16 named storms, six of which were hurricanes. Of those, three were major hurricanes, meaning Category 3 or above. Those were Hurricane Lee, a rare Category 5; Hurricane Franklin, a Category 4; and Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall on Florida’s Big Bend region at Category 3 strength on Aug. 30. Hurricane season officially runs through Nov. 30.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 08, 2023 18:34 UTC