Today in the tropicsA plume of Saharan dust is controlling the tropical Atlantic from Africa to the islands. Fewer storms normally end up forming, but it's still hurricane season and stuff can happen. Famously, in 1983, the first named storm was Alicia, which was designated a tropical storm the afternoon of August 15. HURRICANE SEASON 2026: THESE ARE THE STORM NAMES YOU'LL SEE THIS SEASONThe system was over south Georgia and had weakened significantly. After that July hurricane, which came to be known as the Nassau Hurricane, the tropics went quiet.