(CNN)A tropical depression east of Mexico strengthened Sunday morning into Tropical Storm Zeta and could reach the US Gulf Coast by midweek.Zeta could be at or near hurricane strength when it approaches the northern Gulf Coast on Wednesday, and could bring storm surge, rainfall, and wind impacts to areas from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.It is the of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season, tying a record set in 2005 for named storms, according to the National Weather Service. If it makes landfall in Louisiana, Zeta would become the fifth named storm to do so this year, setting a record....…(CNN)A tropical depression east of Mexico strengthened Sunday morning into Tropical Storm Zeta and could reach the US Gulf Coast by midweek.Zeta could be at or near hurricane strength when it approaches the northern Gulf Coast on Wednesday, and could bring storm surge, rainfall, and wind impacts to areas from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.It is the of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season, tying a record set in 2005 for named storms, according to the National Weather Service. If it makes landfall in Louisiana, Zeta would become the fifth named storm to do so this year, setting a record....WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The outer bands of Tropical Storm Beta, one of several storms creating a record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season, are lashing the Texas coast.Official landfall is forecast to be very late Monday or early Tuesday, but Texans should prepare for tropical storm conditions late Sunday through early Monday.Already, Beta is bringing tropical storm conditions to parts of the southwestern Louisiana coast.A storm surge warning is also in effect from Port Aransas, Texas, to the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana, where 2 to 4 feet of storm...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The outer bands of Tropical Storm Beta, one of several storms creating a record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season, are lashing the Texas coast.Official landfall is forecast to be very late Monday or early Tuesday, but Texans should prepare for tropical storm conditions late Sunday through early Monday.Already, Beta is bringing tropical storm conditions to parts of the southwestern Louisiana coast.A storm surge warning is also in effect from Port Aransas, Texas, to the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana, where 2 to 4 feet of storm...WW…

By and , CNN MeteorologistsLink Copied!Ad Feedback — It’s peak hurricane season, and that’s clear when you look at the Atlantic Ocean, which has five active tropical cyclones at the same time for only the second time in history.The only other time there were five active tropical cyclones – hurricane, tropical storm and/or tropical depression – in the Atlantic was in 1971.The five systems are Hurricane Paulette, , Tropical Storm Teddy, Tropical Storm Vicky, and Tropical Depression Rene.For the 2nd time on record, the Atlantic has 5+ tropical cyclones (tropical depression (TD) or...…By and , CNN MeteorologistsLink Copied!Ad Feedback — It’s peak hurricane season, and that’s clear when you look at the Atlantic Ocean, which has five active tropical cyclones at the same time for only the second time in history.The only other time there were five active tropical cyclones – hurricane, tropical storm and/or tropical depression – in the Atlantic was in 1971.The five systems are Hurricane Paulette, , Tropical Storm Teddy, Tropical Storm Vicky, and Tropical Depression Rene.For the 2nd time on record, the Atlantic has 5+ tropical cyclones (tropical depression (TD) or...WW…