Weather: Sub Tropical Storm Andrea, 1 by Floridian

Floridian wrote:
First named storm of the year. Wouldn't you know that it is sitting off the coast of NE Florida RIGHT where we're spending the next 4 days. What luck!

The hurricane hunters are due to fly into the storm this afternoon

ETA: The low-pressure area in the western Atlantic Ocean about 180 miles east of Jacksonville is acquiring tropical characteristics.

So despite hurricane season not officially beginning until June 1, the season's first sub tropical storm, named Andrea, has formed.The earliest date for a recorded storm is January 18. There was a storm in April of 2003, but this is the first May storm since 1981.




This message was edited May 9, 2007 12:57 PM