Tropical Storm Fay

New Tropical Storm Fay

Tropical Storm Fay has formed off the East Coast of North Carolina.



This is the 6th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Forecast/Impacts

Fay will move to the north, and bring rain and some gusty winds to parts of the mid-Atlantic and New England.  It may become a moderate to strong Tropical Storm, but (most likely) not a hurricane. Flooding can still be an issue even with weaker storms, though. 

Is this a lot of storms so early?

In short: yes. This is the earliest "F" storm on record by almost 2 weeks.  However, all storms have been relatively weak and short-lived so far (no hurricanes).  In contrast, 2005 (which previously had the earliest "F" storm) had 2 major hurricanes in July.  So it doesn't necessarily mean that a crazy busy year is coming, but other factors do indicate that it will be an active year, so now is a good time to finalize hurricane plans if you live anywhere that can be impacted by a storm.