Tropical Storm Jose: Another potential hurricane is gaining strength over the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical Storm Jose just became the 10th tropical storm of this year's hurricane season.

The storm was officially named by the National Hurricane Center on Tuesday. Jose is forming east of Hurricane Irma, which is now a Category 5 storm and could make landfall in Florida.

The tropical storm is currently "well over 1,000 miles east" of the Lesser Antilles, a collection of islands in the Caribbean Sea.

National Hurricane Center

Tropical Storm Jose is forming east of Hurricane Irma.

Jose could strengthen into a hurricane by Friday. It is the 10th tropical storm of the season.

Hurricane Irma, which officially became a storm on Wednesday, is being described as "potentially catastrophic" by the National Hurricane Center as it races toward the Leeward Islands in the West Indies. The Dominican Republic, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico are all in the National Hurricane Center's designated warning zone.

Irma could hit these areas as early as Wednesday morning.

The US is still recovering from the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall on August 25 and has flooded parts of Texas and Louisiana. The storm dumped as much as 51.88 inches of rain in some spots and has claimed at least 60 lives.

Check back for updates on Tropical Storm Jose.