Tropical Storm Andrea became the first tropical storm of the season in the Atlantic on June 24, according to the National Hurricane Center, although it could have a short life span.
As of Tuesday morning, June 24, the storm is spinning in the open Atlantic Ocean, traveling away from the mainland United States. While the storm itself isn’t a major safety concern, it marks the first named storm of what’s expected to be a busy and dangerous Atlantic hurricane season.
Andrea was located about 1,205 miles west of the Azores with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph with higher gusts. The hurricane center said weakening is expected to begin by Tuesday night, June 24, with Andrea “dissipating by Wednesday night.”
Hurricane center forecasters said the storm is moving toward the east-northeast, and this motion is expected to continue for the next day or so.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. Ninety-seven percent of tropical cyclone activity occurs during this time period, NOAA said. The peak of the season is Sept. 10, with the most activity happening between mid-August and mid-October, according to the hurricane center.
Tropical Storm Andrea path tracker
This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.
NHC also tracking a system in the eastern Pacific
In addition to Andrea, the hurricane center also said it is keeping tabs on a “broad area of low pressure” located a few hundred miles offshore of Central America.
The NHC said the system “continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms” and that environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system.
“A tropical depression is likely to form over the weekend while the system moves slowly west-northwestward off the coast of southern Mexico,” the hurricane center said Tuesday.
Hurricane center forecasters give this system a 70% chance of formation through the next seven days.
Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com.
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