Alex eventually made landfall in the Azores as a tropical storm. In 2012, Tropical Storm Beryl almost reached hurricane strength before landfall on Memorial Day weekend in northeast Florida.

However, Norcross cautioned that the odds of any system tracking north or northeastward into the southern Gulf as a tropical depression or storm are low. "Unsurprisingly, the signal the U.S. GFS ...

AccuWeather predicted May 6 there's already a (low) possibility the season's first tropical storm could form before the official start of hurricane season June 1. Hurricane season starts June 1.

Strong winds brought down some trees and signs. “Winds I’d say were strong tropical storm, if not weak hurricane strength,” he said. The storm caused significant damage to a restaurant near ...