Tropical Storms Paulette and Rene Form, Continuing the Extremely Active 2020 Hurricane Season

Tropical Storm Paulette formed in the Atlantic on Sept. 7, 2020, and Rene will form soon, says the National Hurricane Center. CNN Weather

Tropical Storms Paulette and Rene formed Monday in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center says.

Both storms will break records by forming Monday. Paulette is now the earliest 16th Atlantic named storm, forming earlier than the previous record-holder, Philippe, which developed on Sept. 17, 2005.