Two small tropical storms are forecast to be short-lived.
gulf coast
Tropical system formation expected later today
The National Hurricane Center is looking for a tropical system to form today.
Tropical Storm Nestor headed toward central peninsula area
Tropical Storm Nestor is expected to arrive along Florida's centeal Gulf coast later tonight.
10 a.m. update: Track slipping toward east
The storm track is slipping toward the east as it moves closer to Florida's Gulf coast.
Wind, rain primary impacts from quick-moving storm
Wind and rain are the primary threats from Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 as it makes its way toward the Florida panhandle today.
Tropical storm warnings are up
The Florida Gulf coast is under a tropical storm warning.
Likely tropical system forming sometime today
It's possible Tropical Storm Nestor will form today or tonight.
Tropics update: two lows and a depression
Only the low-pressure system over Central America shows any promise to reach the United States.
Four hurricanes hit Florida in six weeks in 2004
The 2004 hurricane season produced 15 named storms, four of which hit Florida in a six-week period.
Tropical Depression 5 forms in the Atlantic
Atlantic system is now Tropical Depression 5. And there's a small system near the upper Texas and southwestern Louisiana coasts.