Matthew Cappucci

A storm surge of 3 to 6 feet is possible as the storm tracks closer, particularly from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Florida's Big Bend.

The National Hurricane Center is forecasting about a 50 percent chance of tropical storm development this week.

Some places could receive 20 inches of rain, but estimates have decreased since earlier forecasts.

The storm may not bring hurricane-force winds, but the forecast calls for 20 to 30 inches of rain.

It’s difficult to predict the path of this type of system, which appears to be forming just northeast of Tripoli, Libya.

And according to to the National Hurricane Center, no hurricanes are on the horizon.

This summer was also the hottest on record for the contiguous United States.

Two storms have already become major hurricanes, and the third is strengthening.

Edouard is forecast to come ashore as a high-end tropical storm.

France is again under moderate wind or severe thunderstorm warnings, and another round of extreme weather is likely across Western Europe.