Tropical Storm Andrea kicks off 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is here, and it is nearly right on schedule as the first named storm historically forms around June 20.
This was an area of interest that was highlighted on Sunday morning. It was initially given a 10% chance of developing, which was upped to 70% by Monday morning, before decreasing to a 50% chance Tuesday morning.
Tropical Storm Andrea was upgraded a little after 10 a.m. Tuesday. The system is a very small, weak, and disorganized system, but it has sustained tropical storm-force winds of 40 mph. It is tracking further into the Atlantic, speeding to the east-northeast at 17 mph.
The storm is no threat to the United States and is thousands of miles out to sea in the north-central Atlantic. It is expected to fizzle by Wednesday morning.
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Meteorologist Hannah Rahner joined the News13 team in January 2022. Hannah was born in Myrtle Beach and graduated from Scholars Academy with dual enrollment with Coastal Carolina University. You can keep up with her on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of her work here.
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