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Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba.

Forecasters say a new tropical storm is expected to form in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba. The storm is expected to be named Rafael.

Florida residents are already filling sandbags days ahead of anticipated flooding from Tropical Storm Helene. Helene formed formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea, is expected to cross the Gulf of Mexico and could strengthen into a major hurricane.

The storm has brought heavy rain to Florida, Georgia and North and South Carolina since coming ashore on the Gulf Coast of Florida early Monday. However, moisture from Debby strengthened another storm system, causing strong thunderstorms across the Great Lakes and eastward Tuesday evening.

A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was newly predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with Florida.

Florida professional meteorologists gather to prepare virtual attendees for this season's most active weeks ahead. Classes are offered each day, 4 times a day at different times.

Tropical Storm Franklin is unleashing heavy floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic after making landfall in the country’s southern region. The Civil Defense agency said the storm killed one person on Wednesday.

Tropical Depression Four formed in the Central Atlantic overnight on Wednesday and is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Cindy later today.

Tropical Storm Bret is growing stronger as it takes aim at islands in the eastern Caribbean that are bracing for torrential rainfall, landslides and flooding.

Parts of the region began experiencing impacts including flooding early Wednesday, as Nicole brings more and more wind and water to areas already affected by king tides.

Crews evacuated dozens of people from vulnerable locations in the northwestern Bahamas as Tropical Storm Nicole approached Wednesday and residents of Florida braced for the storm.

Hurricane Roslyn slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast then declined to tropical storm force and quickly moved inland.