GREENSBORO, N.C. — After a major storm hits it's natural to be on edge for "the next one". Right now, there are rumors swirling on social media about more big storms forming and heading toward the same areas.
Let us be clear. That's not the case right now. The WFMY News 2 Weather Team is on top of it and has the answers on what's forming and where it's going.
Hurricane Kirk
Kirk became a hurricane on Tuesday evening. The storm is located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean halfway between Africa and the Caribbean.
Sometimes these storms can become a threat to the East Coast of the U.S., but this isn't one of those storms. Instead, steering winds will guide Kirk to the northwest and then it will get curved farther north and toward the northeast away from the United States.
Kirk is not a threat to land.
The Next Atlantic Storm
Just behind Kirk, the next storm is brewing. This is an area of thunderstorms that is clustering together with low pressure forming. It is almost organized now, and will likely become a tropical depression or a tropical storm as early as Wednesday.
Chance of Gulf Development Next Week
Next week, we'll focus our attention toward the Gulf and the Caribbean. It's possible that there could be a new tropical depression or tropical storm form in this area by the weekend or early next week.
As of right now, if a storm were to form it's unlikely to be a threat to the Carolinas. The steering winds will be different than they were this past week.
This time, any storm that forms that way would have a harder time getting north and would more likely move to the east passing to our south.
We'll keep you posted and let you know if this changes going forward.
As of now, nothing to be concerned about.