Its been a busy period over the last few weeks in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico with numerous tropical systems developing, and the reason why we've seen so many storms is because we're in the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season.
The second week of September is considered the climatological peak of the Atlantic Basin tropical season. Though technically, the overall peak of the season is from the middle of August through the middle of October. Its the time of year when conditions are the most conducive for the development of a tropical system.
Over the last few weeks we've seen three major hurricanes develop with two of those making landfalls in the United States. In the Atlantic right now, we are still monitoring Jose which is south of Bermuda and is forecast to move northward between Cape Hatteras and Bermuda by early next week. Farther out in the Atlantic, Tropical Depression Fourteen formed on Thursday night. It is forecast to become a tropical storm on Friday and will be named Lee. A third system in the far Atlantic could become a tropical cyclone in the next 3 to 5 days.
The Atlantic tropical season runs through the end of November.