New Jersey Braces for Possible Tropical Storm Impact

Potential Impacts for the Jersey Shore
Stormy End To The Week Possible In New Jersey
Possible First Atlantic Hurricane of 2025

Meteorologists are keeping an eye on a tropical wave developing off the coast of Africa, and this could be the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2025 season. A tropical wave, currently tagged by meteorologists as "Invest 97L", is showing strong signs of developing into what could become the season’s first hurricane.

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This disturbance has moved off the African coast near the Cabo Verde Islands into warm waters with "low wind shear", officials say this is ideal for possible intensification.

What Will The First 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Be Possibly Named?

Forecasters say that the system could possibly strengthen into a hurricane, likely named Erin, by late in the week.

Bottom line for us here along the Atlantic Coast, current modeling leans toward a path that would keep the storm offshore, but it's still early, and trends can shift.

Shawn Michaels

25 costliest hurricanes of all time

Although the full extent of damage caused by Hurricane Ian in the Southwest is still being realized, Ian is already being called one of the costliest storms to ever hit the U.S. Stacker took a look at NOAA data to extrapolate the costliest U.S. hurricanes of all time.

LOOK: The most extreme temperatures in the history of every state

Stacker consulted 2021 data from the NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) to illustrate the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in each state. Each slide also reveals the all-time highest 24-hour precipitation record and all-time highest 24-hour snowfall.

Keep reading to find out individual state records in alphabetical order.

Gallery Credit: Anuradha Varanasi

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