More than 1 million new Florida residents may not understand storm prep The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

A tropical disturbance building in the Caribbean Sea has been designated as Potential Tropical Cyclone 19 by the National Hurricane Center, and is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm – known as Tropical Storm Sara – over the next few days.

A disturbance swirling over the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday has now been designated Potential Tropical Cyclone Nineteen, and forecasters say the system will likely strengthen into Tropical Storm Sara in the coming days.

"Not only does this have a significant chance of becoming a hurricane, but it may become a major hurricane very quickly," hurricane expert Alex DaSilva said