Clock ticking for the Southeast as next tropical threat looms, with US impacts likely by Monday

CNN Weather

More tropical trouble is brewing in the Atlantic Ocean, with the National Hurricane Center now on high alert for the formation of a new storm that will join Tropical Storm Humberto . But unlike Humberto, this one could go on to directly impact the United States.

The powerful cluster of thunderstorms is already drenching Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Hispaniola with heavy rain and gusty winds. As it moves toward the Bahamas and very warm ocean water this weekend, the environment becomes increasingly favorable for development. The hurricane center gives it a high chance of becoming a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Imelda within the next couple of days.

Humberto is churning farther east in the central Atlantic. It is not a direct threat to the US, but it could