The first named tropical storm of the 2019 Atlantic season could form late Monday or Monday night, according to a special bulletin from the National
The first named tropical storm of the 2019 Atlantic season could form late Monday or Monday night, according to a special bulletin from the National Hurricane Center. The low-pressure system is a few hundred miles southwest of Bermuda.
Currently dubbed “Disturbance 1,” the system has a 70% chance of developing into a tropical storm over the next 48 hours, the weather agency said in an update at 1:30 p.m. ET. The NHC says rain and thunderstorms inside the system are “showing signs of organization.”
If its winds reach 39 mph and higher, the young storm would be called Andrea — the first name on the 2019 list that’s maintained by the World Meteorological Organization.
