ROANOKE, Va. – 8 a.m. Monday UpdateThe historic pace of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season continues, with four named storms in the Atlantic as of 8 a.m. Monday. Sally formed over the weekend and is slowly strengthening over warm Gulf waters. Tracking Sally - 9/14/2020Nothing is around to pull Sally north, so the storm will meander around the Gulf Coast for a few days. #hurricane pic.twitter.com/SAnhkoHKs5 — Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) September 14, 2020With that, we’re now two names away from running out of names for the Atlantic hurricane season. Storm names used up as of 9/14/2020Once we use those names up, we will switch over to the Greek alphabet.

ROANOKE, Va. Thursday marks the average peak of hurricane season, with two named storms (Paulette and Rene) currently in the open Atlantic. FutureTracker - Friday afternoonAs that front sags south of our area, high pressure toward New England will wedge in some cooler air. We may still have some fog and drizzle in the morning, followed by warmth, humidity and a few late day storms. Once a front passes the area early next week, well say goodbye to the chance for showers and hello to lower humidity. Humidity levels drop by next Tuesday and WednesdayBy that time, Paulette will likely be a hurricane well off the East Coast toward Bermuda.

Location 445 miles ESE of The Azores Wind 40 mph Heading E at 12 mph Pressure 29.71 Coordinates 20.0W, 34.8NDiscussionAt 300 AM GMT (0300 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Paulette was located near latitude 34.8 North, longitude 20.0 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the east near 12 mph (19 km/h). A decrease in the forward motion along with turns to the southeast then south are expected late Wednesday through Thursday. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Slow weakening is forecast, and the post-tropical cyclone is expected to become a remnant low by Wednesday morning.

ROANOKE, Va. The official peak of Atlantic hurricane season isnt until September 10th, but the tropics dont care about normal this year. Tropical Storm Paulette formed over open waters Monday morning, and is thankfully not a threat to the U.S. within the next week. This is the earliest P storm on record, and it beats the old record by 10 days. Both TD 17 (in central tropical Atlantic) & 18 are forecast to get named later today. The only names left to the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season are Sally, Teddy, Wilfred and Vicky.