The hurricane center is tracking a tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean that could become the next named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

The tropical hazard outlook for September, issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center this week, indicates that forecasters expect the warmer waters to increase the chances of tropical activity in the Gulf next week. The second half of hurricane season typically sees more activity in the Caribbean and Gulf than the first half.

Tropical Storm Jerry formed Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean on a path toward the Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was about 1,315 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands, but was traveling west at 24 mph.

A complex weather dance is underway in the central Atlantic Ocean this week as a pair of developing tropical systems try to get their act together.

B UXTON, N.C. (WBTV) - Another house along the Outer Banks collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean near Buxton and Rodanthe, bringing the total number of houses destroyed over the course of four days to nine. Outer Banks houses collapse into Atlantic Ocean as hurricanes churn offshore: See video here

Hurricane forecasters highlighted two new disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday morning, including a potential area of low pressure that could bring rain to the Gulf Coast. The low-pressure system could form in the next couple of days near southern Florida, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said at 7 a.m. Thursday.

A drone video showed homes along North Carolina's Outer Banks collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean after massive waves kicked up by hurricanes Humberto and Imelda pounded the coast. High seas and rough surf from two hurricanes have been blamed for the collapse of seven houses on North Carolina's Outer Banks.

High seas and rough surf from two hurricanes have been blamed for the collapse of eight houses on North Carolina's Outer Banks.