The tropics begin to get active closer to the end of August into September, as is expected, but what happened after Tropical Storm Emily actually broke a 130-year-old record.

Tropical Storm Franklin is unleashing heavy floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic after making landfall in the country’s southern region.

The Dominican Republic has shut down much of the country as Tropical Storm Franklin takes aim at the island of Hispaniola that it shares with Haiti and threatens to unleash landslides and heavy floods.

Tropical Storm Franklin formed on Saturday in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.