True to form for September, there are a number of other tropical systems around the Northern Hemisphere.In the Atlantic Basin we're watching Gabrielle plus another disturbance.There is one named storm and two disturbances east of the International Dateline in the Pacific Ocean.There is one typhoon, as well as two disturbances, being monitored in the Western Pacific Basin.
Hurricane Dorian devastated the northwestern Bahamas and scraped along the East Coast and is now heading for eastern Canada.
(LATEST: Hurricane Dorian Forecast)
But Dorian is far from the only game in town. There are eight other systems around the Northern Hemisphere that are either named storms or areas that may develop into named storms soon.
Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Named Storms and Areas of Interest
(Active named storms are depicted by tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane symbols. Areas of interest designated as "invests" that could develop are highlighted by white circles.)
Here's a rundown of each of the systems in each basin. Click the link below for an interactive radar with forecast paths for each of the active named storms we'll mention.
(INTERACTIVE: Track the Forecast Path of Each Storm)
Invest 94L is a broad area of low pressure associated with a west of the Cabo Verde Islands that is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.
Gradual development of this system is possible and a tropical depression could form by the middle of next week as it tracks westward across the easter and central tropical Atlantic Ocean.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has given this system a medium chance of development over the next 5 days. It's too soon to tell if this disturbance will pose any threat to land areas, assuming it develops at all.
-Gabrielle redeveloped Friday morning into a tropical storm and is expected to become a hurricane. However, it is no threat to land.
Current Named Storms and Areas of Potential Development
(The current positions of active named storms are shown by symbols, along with their forecast paths. The potential areas of tropical development according to the latest National Hurricane Center outlook are shown by polygons, color-coded by the chance of development over the next five days. An "X" indicates the location of a current disturbance.)
-Juliette has been spinning in the Eastern Pacific Ocean well off the Mexican coast for the past several days and is no threat to land. Unfortunately, its eyewall did manage to slam tiny Tuesday, a 7.6-square-mile Mexican island 435 miles southwest of Los Cabos.
-The remnants of Akoni are located several hundred miles south of Hawaii and could regenerate over the next several days.
-An area of low pressure could form early next week a few hundred miles off the coast of Mexico. Gradual development of this system is possible and the NHC has given this system a low chance of development.
Current Named Storms
(The red-shaded areas denote the potential paths of the centers of the tropical cyclones, according to the National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center.)
We also have a pair of named storms in the world's most active basin for tropical cyclones.
-Typhoon Faxai is expected to be pulled northwestward and rapid intensification is ongoing. It may strengthen into a Category 4 equivalent typhoon and will likely impact parts of Japan, including Tokyo, later this weekend.
-There are also two other areas being watched for possible tropical development in the western Pacific, Invest 95W and Invest 96W.
Also of note is Typhoon Lingling, which swept through parts of Japan's Ryukyu Islands and made landfall in North Korea Saturday. Torrential rains and strong winds will continue to slam North Korea and adjacent parts of China.
A few deaths have been reported in South Korea due to Lingling and thousands are without power, according to the Associated Press.
(MORE: Lingling Impacts Korean Peninsula)
Current Named Storms
(The red-shaded areas denote the potential paths of the centers of the tropical cyclones, according to the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center.)
This sounds like a lot of activity at once, but it's pretty par for the course this time of year.
As Neal Dorst of NOAA's Hurricane Research Division points out, not only in the Atlantic Basin, but is also part of a broad peak of activity in the Eastern Pacific and Western Pacific basins of the Northern Hemisphere.