Multiple areas of disturbance could produce Tropical Storm 'Don'

There are two tropical waves in the Atlantic Ocean being monitored by the National Hurricane Center for potential tropical development.

The First Alert Weather team is tracking the tropics where the first of the two areas of low pressure is being investigated by a hurricane hunter aircraft Monday afternoon.

That disturbance, 95-L, is about 750 miles east of the Windward Islands and moving west. The associated thunderstorm activity does show some signs organization, but still lacks a defined center.

A second cluster of storms several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands is less likely to develop over the next few days, but is The First Alert Weather Team continues to monitor its progress.

The beginning of the 2017 hurricane season has shown some activity with Tropical Storms Bret and Cindy in June, but August through October is considered the peak of the season. The next named storm of the season will be “Don”.

Some of the most costly hurricanes in U.S. history have occurred in during that time period, including 2012’s Hurricane Sandy, 2011’s Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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