Andrea dissipates in central Atlantic 12 hours after becoming first tropical storm of 2025 hurricane season
Andrea entered the record books as the farthest north and east a tropical system has formed in the Atlantic during June since 1851.
Tropical Storm Andrea dissipates in Atlantic just 12 hours after formation
The first named storm of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane was upon us as Tropical Storm Andrea formed in the north Atlantic on Tuesday. The naming came just four days after the average date of the first named storm. It's location is somewhat unusual for June as no other storms have formed as far north and east as Andrea. However as quickly as Andrea formed, it quickly dissipated into a remnant low late on Tuesday night.
Tropical Storm Andrea, the first named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday morning before quickly falling apart and becoming a post-tropical remnant area of low pressure just 12 hours later on Tuesday evening.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the system formerly known as Invest 90L became well-organized Tuesday morning and contained sustained winds of 40 mph, warranting the designation as the first tropical storm of the season. A tropical storm is a tropical cyclone that has maximum sustained winds between 39 and 73 mph.
FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross said Tuesday morning that Andrea barely met the criteria to become a tropical storm.
"Andrea is the ultimate flash-in-the-pan-type storm," Norcross said. "Conditions came together just briefly so the system met the criteria, and thunderstorms might flare up again tonight, but that will likely be it."
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Andrea did not threaten any land areas and remained over the open waters of the central Atlantic Ocean nearly 1,000 miles west of the Azores. Andrea entered the record books as the farthest north and east a tropical system has formed in the Atlantic during June since 1851.
Andrea became the farthest north and east a tropical system has formed in the Atlantic during June since records began in 1851. (Note: Only satellite data, which began in 1950, is shown on this graphic.)
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The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.