The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season may not be until June 1, but a tropical cyclone has developed earlier than that date in each of the last seven years.
The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has developed. Tropical Storm Andrea formed over the last several hours, and now exhibits winds of 63 knots at 5000 feet, with a surface intensity of about 50 knots, though these winds are only found in the "right hand" side of the storm, now sitting in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Most likely, this is all Andrea is going to manage as the storm moves north to make landfall, where it will also interact with upper level winds which will convert the storm to a big rain storm over the next day and a half.
Tropical Storm Ana, First Named Storm of Atlantic Hurricane Season, Tracks Into Open Atlantic
The Weather Channel 5 hrs ago Jonathan Erdman
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Tropical Storm Ana is tracking into the open Atlantic Ocean after getting hurricane season off to an early start for the seventh straight year.
An area of low pressure became better organized overnight Friday into Saturday and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) initiated advisories Saturday morning.
Ana is now moving northeastward after inching closer to Bermuda early Saturday. Gradual weakening is expected on Sunday as it tracks out to sea.
The tropical storm is no threat to any land areas.
Hurricane Season Could Start Early for 7th Year in a Row With the Potential Formation of Subtropical Storm Near Bermuda
The Weather Channel 3 hrs ago Jonathan Erdman
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Atlantic hurricane season could be off to an early start for the seventh straight year with the potential formation of a subtropical storm near Bermuda.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says a non-tropical low-pressure system located several hundred miles to the east-northeast of Bermuda has a high chance of forming into a subtropical storm Friday.
A subtropical storm has features of both tropical and non-tropical systems, including a broad wind field, no cold or warm fronts, and generally low-topped thunderstorms displaced from the center of the system. They are named from the same list the NHC uses for tropical storms and hurricanes.