Tens of millions of “rare” heat waves burning in the eastern US
People from Kansas to Maine are enduring “extreme heat risks,” according to the National Weather Service.
Tropical Storm Andrea became the first tropical storm of the Atlantic season on June 24th, but its lifespan may be short, according to the National Hurricane Center.
As of Tuesday morning, the storm was spinning in the Open Atlantic Ocean and moving away from the mainland of the United States. The storm itself is not a major safety concern, but it marks the first-name storm, which is expected to be a busy and dangerous Atlantic hurricane season.
Andrea is located in the heart of about 1,205 miles west of the Azores, with the largest sustained winds close to 40 mph, with high gusts. The Hurricane Centre said the weakening is expected to begin by Tuesday night, June 24th, with Andrea saying “it will dissipate by Wednesday night.”
A predictor at the Hurricane Center said the storm was moving east-northeast at 17 mph. The movement is expected to continue the next day or so.
The first storm of the 2025 hurricane season will be slower
It is expected to be a busy hurricane season in the Atlantic, but the 2025 season is down a little late. Phil Clotzbach, a senior research scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Colorado State University, said on average it was the first Atlantic to be appointed to Stormform on June 20th. Klotzbach is one of the experts in seasonal hurricane outlooks that predicted he would be busier than the average season.
It contributes to the activities of the Upper Pacific storms and contributes to winds that help keep storms down in the Atlantic, meteorologists said. For now, the Climate Prediction Center’s long-distance outlook shows that the pattern can last for several weeks.
Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st to November 30th. During this period, 97% of tropical cyclones occur, NOAA said. According to the Hurricane Center, the season peaked on September 10th, with the most active activities taking place from mid-August to mid-October.
Tropical Storm Andrea Pastracker
This predicted track shows the most likely path in the center of the storm. The full width of the storm or its impact is not shown, and the storm center can move out of the cone for up to 33% of the time.
Tropical Storm Andrea Spaghetti Model
The illustrations include an array of prediction tools and models, not all are created equal. Hurricane Center uses only the top four or five best-performing models to make its predictions.
The NHC is also tracking systems in the Eastern Pacific
In addition to Andrea, hurricane predictors maintain the tab in a “large low pressure area” several hundred miles south of the Guatemala coast in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The NHC said the system “continues to produce disrupted showers and thunderstorms,” and said environmental conditions appear to encourage progressive development.
“Tropical depression can form over the weekend, but the system will slowly move westward and northwest off the coast of southern Mexico,” the Hurricane Center said Tuesday.
Hurricane Center predictors could form in the system with a 70% chance of being formed up to the next seven days.
Pacific Storm Tracker
This predicted track shows the most likely path in the center of the storm. The full width of the storm or its impact is not shown, and the storm center can move out of the cone for up to 33% of the time.
Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter for USA Today. You can follow him with X @geuna Alternatively, email him at gdhauari@gannett.com.
