Hurricane forecasters were tracking three disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean Sunday afternoon, one of which is expected to briefly become the season's fourth named storm as it moves away from the U.S. UPDATE: Tropical Storm Dexter forms in Atlantic as forecasters track two other disturbances

Atlantic hurricane season is about to hit its stride. August through mid-September is historically the most active stretch of the season, and while there have been a handful of short-lived named storms,

We pored through 59 years of data to find out when we can typically expect the first hurricane of the season to happen. The short answer is there's usually a wait involved.