September is typically the busiest month for hurricanes, with peak ocean heat fueling storms. But the Atlantic is pitching a shut out on its official peak this year, and the National Hurricane Center expects the Atlantic to remain quiet for at least the next week. If that happens, it would be the farthest into September the Atlantic has gone without a named storm forming since 1992, according to the National Weather Service in New Orleans. Read more: https://cnn.it/4pcmJsB | CNN

Violent tornadoes and severe storms tore through the Central and Southern US, leaving a trail of destruction and at least 33 dead, including six in Mississippi. Max Loper, who filmed a tornado and its aftermath, told CNN he stepped outside without a shirt and no shoes on to record but later admitted, "Oh, after it was over, I realized I was almost too close." Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/3XReDcI | CNN