Potential Tropical Cyclone 19 formed Wednesday over the western Caribbean Sea and is expected to become a tropical storm in the next few days, forecasters said.

A tropical wave in the central Caribbean is closely being monitored by the National Hurricane Center and is being referred to as invest 99L.

As we’re sliding through November and looking to close out the season, it appears that we’ll have yet another area to watch over the next several days.

Rafael brought a life-threatening storm surge, damaging hurricane-force winds, and flash flooding to parts of western Cuba as it made landfall in the province of Artemisa.

The magnitude of the impact remained unclear through the early hours of the day, but forecasters warned that Hurricane Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods to Cuba after ravaging parts of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.

Hurricane Rafael picked up in intensity and became a Category 3 storm before making landfall in Cuba Wednesday.

Holding vigil over the Caribbean for over a week finally yielded a system that is now likely to become the season’s 11th hurricane. The formation of Rafael Monday afternoon delivered the 17th named system of the 2024 season. The current forecast will send Rafael past Jamaica today and through the Cayman Islands late tonight as a potent tropical sto...

Tropical Storm Rafael became the 17th named storm of the season on Monday.

A system in the Caribbean became Tropical Storm Rafael Monday and was expected to become a hurricane later in the week, forecasters said.

When it comes to hurricanes, Floridians’ spirits lift in November. The end of the season is in sight. While a November storm can never be ruled out — see 2022’s Hurricane Nicole — the chance of being struck by a hurricane drops rapidly as we march towards Thanksgiving.

Should something stir, as the NHC has alluded to, a broad area of low pressure (searching for a steering mechanism) is likely the main forecast concern at this time.

In the subheading, NOAA cut to the chase: “No one creates or steers hurricanes; the technology does not exist.”

With roughly six weeks left in the season, it’s difficult to know if the season is “over.”