A New Atlantic Ocean Tropical Storm

The Atlantic Ocean hurricane season is coming alive with the fifth named storm of the season, "Erin", forming near the Cape Verde Island, off the western coast of Africa.

This follows Tropical Storms Andrea (top winds:  65 miles-per-hour), Barry (top winds:  45 miles-per-hour), Chantal (top winds:  65 miles-per-hour), and Dorian (top winds:  60 miles-per-hour) in June and July.

Meanwhile, in the Caribbean Sea near the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, there's an area of stormy weather that will bring Cancun heavy rain and wind today.

There is a decent chance that this could become a tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico over the next few days.  If it becomes the next named Tropical Storm (winds of 39 miles-per-hour or higher) in the Atlantic, it will be called "Fernand".

CBS4 Meteorologist Anthony Peoples