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Tropical Storm Andrea Becomes First Named Storm of Atlantic Season

NOAA forecasts up to 19 named storms in an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season

Tropical Storm Andrea is the first named storm of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
Tropical Storm Andrea formed Tuesday, June 24, 2025 in the Atlantic. (NHC/TNS)
The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed east of Bermuda. Men stand on a tree felled by Hurricane Humberto, on Pitts Bay Road in Hamilton, Bermuda, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Akil J. Simmons
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Overview

  • Tropical Storm Andrea formed June 24 in the central Atlantic with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph
  • The National Hurricane Center projects Andrea will weaken into a post-tropical low and dissipate by June 25
  • Andrea is expected to remain over open ocean, posing no risk to Bermuda or the U.S. mainland
  • NOAA projects 6 to 10 hurricanes this season, of which 3 to 5 could reach Category 3 strength or higher
  • A broad low-pressure area off Central America has a 70% chance of developing into a tropical depression in the eastern Pacific within seven days