As Francine moved toward landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday, forecasters were already eyeing the next storm off the coast of Africa, which could soon become the seventh named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Meteorologists name a tropical storm when its sustained wind speeds reach 39 miles per hour, and a storm becomes a hurricane when winds reach 74 m.p.h.
Another, weaker storm system a few hundred miles off the southeastern coast of the United States may develop on Friday. There is at least some chance this disturbed weather could develop into a tropical storm this weekend or early next week.
The current satellite picture looks slightly more like the very active season forecasters wanted, with multiple systems showing potential for development.
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