First Named Atlantic Storm Forms Hundreds of Miles From Florida

Subtropical Depression Andrea weakened from a subtropical storm to a subtropical depression and is “expected to dissipate soon.” NHC

The first named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season formed hundreds of miles east of Florida but weakened to a subtropical depression on May 21.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC), in an 11 a.m. update, said Subtropical Depression Andrea weakened from a subtropical storm to a subtropical depression and is “expected to dissipate soon.”