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The tropical cyclone, the eighth named storm in a bizarre hurricane season, was freakishly massive. Its northerly track over the shallow continental shelf was a perfect surge-producing machine.

The prospects of another storm developing in the Gulf of Mexico are unclear. The named storms Isaac, Joyce and Kirk are not posing any threat to land.

It's in the same general area in the northwestern Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico where Helene got started. "Experts are identifying this as a medium risk area for a tropical storm to develop.