The Center predicted the system had about a 50% chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm over the next seven days. If it does, it would likely be named Kirk or Leslie, the next two storm names in the 2024 season.

The National Hurricane Center was busy Monday tracking newly formed Tropical Storm Kirk, as well as what remains of Tropical Depression Joyce and Post-Tropical Cyclone Isaac in the Atlantic while also monitoring two more systems with the potential to become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

The National Hurricane Center said the system in the Caribbean could become a tropical depression later this week.

Parts of the U.S. Southeast are strggling to recover from the damage inflicted by powerful Hurricane Helene Massive rains brought by Hurricane Helene have left many people stranded or homeless as the cleanup begins from the monster tempest that killed at least 64 people.

Tropical Storm Kirk is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane in a few days, posing deadly risks to the U.S.

With the number of Helene's victims reaching at least 100 on Monday, the powerful storm that swept the Southeast and triggered epic rainfall has become one of the deadliest hurricanes to make landfall on the U.