Very busy Atlantic tropics: Florence an increasing concern for U.S. East Coast, TD 8 forms southeast of Cabo Verde, TD 9 forms over the central tropical Atlantic
With only three days until the climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, the Atlantic basin is extremely busy today, with four tropical cyclones currently active – TS Florence, TD Gordon, TD Eight and TD Nine. This is the first time the Atlantic has had four simultaneously active tropical cyclones since 2008. Of these, Florence is the most imminent land threat. TS Florence expected to restrengthen this weekend, increasing risk to the United States East Coast Tropical Storm Florence has…