First named Atlantic Storm for the 2021 season. Season doesn’t officially begin until June 1.
stbartshopper Senior Insider May 22, 2021 #1 First named Atlantic Storm for the 2021 season. Season doesn’t officially begin until June 1.
elgreaux Senior Insider May 25, 2021 #3 Ana has already dissipated but was indeed the first named Atlantic storm of 2021, and as noted elsewhere, 7th year in a row that has happened before the official June 1 opening of the hurricane season due to warmer water temps no doubt... it was news on the 23rd: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/22/999461806/subtropical-storm-ana-is-first-named-storm-of-atlantic-hurricane-season [h=1]Subtropical Storm Ana Is First Named Storm Of Atlantic Hurricane Season[/h]
Ana has already dissipated but was indeed the first named Atlantic storm of 2021, and as noted elsewhere, 7th year in a row that has happened before the official June 1 opening of the hurricane season due to warmer water temps no doubt... it was news on the 23rd: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/22/999461806/subtropical-storm-ana-is-first-named-storm-of-atlantic-hurricane-season [h=1]Subtropical Storm Ana Is First Named Storm Of Atlantic Hurricane Season[/h]
cassidain Senior Insider May 26, 2021 #4 https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/articles/subtropical-storm-explainer interesting article on extratropical, subtropical, and tropical storms. including practice of naming subtropical storms. Ana was a tropical storm for a few hours last Sunday. not sure why they bothered.
https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/articles/subtropical-storm-explainer interesting article on extratropical, subtropical, and tropical storms. including practice of naming subtropical storms. Ana was a tropical storm for a few hours last Sunday. not sure why they bothered.