Florida, Texas Warned of ‘Rapidly’ Strengthening Storm [Video]

Meteorologists are starting to sound the alarm of an area at a high risk of tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico next week that could impact Florida, Texas and several other Gulf Coast states.

Earlier this year, weather experts warned of the high possibility of an above-average hurricane season, citing the climate pattern of El Niño and abnormally warm ocean surface temperatures. But as of mid-September, there have been only seven named storms that originated in the Atlantic Ocean. The most recent was Tropical Storm Gordon, which has weakened into remnants out at sea without making landfall.

The next named storm will be Helene. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is tracking two disturbances in the Atlantic Oceanas of Thursday—the remnants of Gordon, which has a 30 percent chance of formation in the next two days and another with a 10 percent chance of formation. Several meteorologists have expressed concerns of another possible system that might develop in the southern Gulf of Mexico …