Subtropical Storm Andrea is a bit early. Hurricane season doesn't officially begin until June 1st. The map to the left is the three day forecast path Andrea. Andrea is the first named Atlantic basin storm in May since 1981 and the third-earliest named storm since 1950.Other early-season storms of note:
Tropical Storm Ana -- April 21-24, 2003
Tropical Storm Arlene -- May 6-9, 1981
Subtropical Storm 1 -- May 21-25, 1976
Subtropical Storm Alpha -- May 23-29, 1972
Hurricane Alma -- May 17-27, 1970 (Category 1 south of the Cayman Islands)
Hurricane Able -- May 15-24, 1951(Category 3 as it was off the Outer Banks of North Carolina)
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