CNN: “Tropical Storm Paulette formed Monday in the Atlantic and Rene will form soon, says the National Hurricane Center. Both storms will break records by forming Monday. Paulette is now the earliest 16th Atlantic named storm, forming earlier than the previous record-holder, Philippe, which developed on Sept. 17, 2005. Rita is the record holder for the earliest 17th named storm. It formed on Sept. 18, 2005. Rene will break that record Monday once it forms. Tropical depression Eighteen, soon to be Rene, is the closest system near land. It will track through the middle of the Cape Verde Islands through Tuesday afternoon.”