Storm number 23 blows away hurricane season's records

Newly formed Tropical Storm Gamma threatened the coasts of Belize and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula today after its rains killed two people and forced evacuations across much of Central America.

Gamma, the 24th named storm of an already record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season, formed on yesterday off the coast of Honduras. Forecasters said it was likely to skirt Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula this weekend before heading toward Cuba’s western tip and then reaching southern Florida by Monday afternoon.