Subtropical Storm Andrea (2007)
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Subtropical Storm Andrea was now the first named storm and first subtropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. It was made on May 9; three weeks earlier than when the 2007 season was supposed to start. Andrea started from a non-tropical rain weather area off the coast of Daytona Beach, Florida. After staying close to the same area, on May 10, Andrea weakened into a subtropical depression after coming near to dry air and wind shear, and on the next day, the National Hurricane Center stopped looking at the storm and stopped giving out advisories.
Subtropical storm (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Formed | May 9, 2007 |
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Dissipated | May 11, 2007 |
Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 60 mph (95 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 1001 mbar (hPa); 29.56 inHg |
Fatalities | 6 direct (mostly while extratropical) |
Damage | Minimal |
Areas affected | North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida |
Part of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The storm made bad surf along the beach areas from Florida to North Carolina. Andrea killed a total of 6 people not in a direct way, and 5 of those deaths happened when Andrea was extratropical before being a subtropical storm.[1]
Andrea was the first tropical storm to form before the official start of the season since Tropical Storm Ana from the 2003 season which formed on April 2003. The storm was also the first named storm to form in the month of May since Tropical Storm Arlene from the 1981 season.[2]