The otherwise nondescript system was notable for being the first sign of what's expected to be a ferocious hurricane season in the Atlantic, with potentially dozens of storms. Start the day smarter.

Most recently, in 2023, Tropical Storm Arlene went backward through the Gulf, moving southward instead of the typical north or northeastward. In 2016, Tropical Storm Bonnie soaked the coast of the ...

The storm with the most appearances so far is Arlene, which has appeared ten times: 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2011, and will come again in 2017. One exception to the ...