However, experts believe that its potential effects may be short-lived.  What's happening? An Atlantic Niña, characterized by persistent cool surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic, typically lasts for at least two consecutive three-month periods.

After Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina over the Fourth of July weekend bringing flash flooding to central North Carolina, the tropics are now quiet. Well, sort of.

Invest 93L is taking its time moving across Florida, and it could still become a tropical depression later this week.

Located about 150 miles south-southeast of the Charleston, South Carolina, Chantal was producing sustained winds of 40 mph and moving north toward the coast leading to a Tropical Storm warning as of 8 a.m., according to the National Hurricane Center.

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) – An area in the southeast Atlantic Ocean that we’ve been keeping an eye on since this past weekend has now formed into Tropical Depression Two. It’s located about 150-miles south-southeast of Charleston, S.C. and 245-miles south-southwest of Wilmington, N.C.

Tropical cyclones typically drop large amounts of rain along and near the storm's path. The slower and more significant the storm’s size, the higher the likelihood of higher rainfall totals. Some storms can drop well over 30 inches of rainfall, like when Hurricane Harvey dropped over 60 inches near Nederland, Texas, in 2017.

Multiple factors both in the atmosphere and ocean determine whether a tropical storm or hurricane will gain strength, hold steady or weaken throughout its journey.