Tropical Storm Andrea forms, marking the first of the Atlantic hurricane season
Tropical Storm Andrea, the first of the season, forms in the Atlantic with no threat to land
Tropical Storm Andrea, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed Tuesday morning.
According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC), Andrea was located 1,940 kilometres west of the Azores, with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h.
The storm is expected to be short-lived, with forecasts indicating weakening Tuesday night, and dissipation in the chillier waters as soon as Wednesday night.
No coastal watches or warnings are in effect, and the NHC stated that Andrea poses no hazards to land. The storm is projected to continue moving east-northeast through Wednesday.
The average date for the first named storm of the season is June 20, so Andrea comes in just four days behind.
Forecasters with NOAA announced last month that they expect another above-average Atlantic hurricane season this year.
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Experts cited favourable conditions across the Atlantic Ocean—plus the absence of El Niño in the Pacific—as factors that may drive the formation of more named storms than we’d see during a normal season.
Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and runs through November 30, though storms can and sometimes do form outside of that date range.