With all the problems hanging over us in these troubled times, I hesitate to add another - Tropical Storm Cristobal - the third named storm on only the second day of the Atlantic hurricane season formed in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said, with the forecast track calling for the storm to strengthen over the next week and move towards the U. S. Gulf Coast.

Even though Tuesday was only the second day of hurricane season, it follows two storms that already formed in May, making 2020 a record breaking sixth consecutive year that's seen a pre-season storm, with both Tropical Storm Arthur and Tropical Storm Bertha having impacts on the U. S. East Coast.