Tropical Storm Rafael formed on Monday in the Caribbean – the 17th named storm of the busy 2024 Atlantic hurricane season – and is on track to impact the Cayman Islands on Tuesday and parts of western Cuba on Wednesday as a hurricane.

A Tropical Storm Watch was issued Monday morning for the Lower Florida Keys as state officials prepare for possible impacts of Tropical Storm Idalia, which is expected to become a hurricane by Monday night.

The National Weather Service announced on Sunday that two new tropical storms had formed in the Atlantic.

Hurricane Lisa has made landfall on the Caribbean coast of Belize.

Hurricane Ian slam Florida's southwest coast. Video captures Ian's sweep.

South Florida residents are not waiting any longer to prepare and are clearing the shelves and local grocery stores as Tropical Storm Ian approaches.

Tropical Depression Fred has weakened to a depression and spawned several apparent tornadoes in Georgia as it dumps heavy rains into the Appalachian mountains.

Tropical Storm Fred intensified in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall Monday afternoon in the eastern Florida Panhandle and hours later, Tropical Depression Eight strengthened into Tropical Storm Henri.

Local 10's Weather Authority lets you keep an eye on Tropical Storm Fred as it moves through the Caribbean and has South Florida in its forecasted path.

In the meantime, the remnants of Eta are forecast to be moving over the Caribbean waters by Friday. Assuming a new tropical system develops as expected on Friday or Saturday, it might be called Theta – the next letter in the Greek alphabet. As the upper system and the tropical system come together near Florida, however, the systems will interact in difficult-to-predict ways. To boil it down, the period of rainy and windy weather in South Florida is expected to begin in the second half of tomorrow with the moisture increasing from south to north. As the system tracks to the north, it might continue to drag tropical moisture over the Florida peninsula.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Whether we like it or not, Tropical Storm Isaias has formed and will need to be monitored this week as it possibly heads in the direction of South Florida. As it becomes part of the conversation, we want to make sure you know the proper way of pronouncing Isaias. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the proper pronunciation is ees-ah-EE-ahs. For the latest on Isaias and everything else worth watching in the tropics, head over to the Local 10 Hurricane Page. ALSO SEE: Hurricane names for 2020 — Arthur to Wilfred