Original: Naming and records When Tropical Storm Harvey formed on August 3, it was the earliest ever in a season that the eighth tropical storm formed, beating the previous record held by Hurricane Eight of the 1936 season by twelve days.
Simplified: Naming and records When Tropical Storm Harvey formed on August 3, it was the earliest time ever in a season that the eighth tropical storm formed, beating the previous record held by Hurricane Eight from 1936 by 12 days.