Tropical Storm Andrea Hemmed And Hawed In The Central Atlantic Bringing A Lackluster Start To Hurricane Season
After multiple days of burst and bust, Tropical Storm Andrea formed in the open Central Atlantic, kicking off the Atlantic hurricane season, but this fish storm didn't last long.
Andrea moved rapidly east-northeastward at 15 to 20 mph well to the southeast and east of Bermuda.
The National Hurricane Center tracked the area of low pressure that became Andrea for two days, but the storm struggled to organize at first. An increase in persistent thunderstorm activity near the center of that low allowed the NHC to deem it the first Atlantic tropical storm of 2025.
Thunderstorms quickly fell apart as the storm hit chilly waters and strong wind shear.
On average (1991-2020), the first Atlantic storm of the season has formed by June 20, so Andrea's formation was about right on time.
Chris Dolce has been a senior digital meteorologist with weather.com for 15 years after beginning his career with The Weather Channel in the early 2000s.
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