Andrea: First Named Storm of the Season

This is not a good sign. The first named storm of the year, Andrea, already has formed off the East coast. That's nearly a month before the official June 1 start of the Tropical Storm Season.

Reports the National Hurricane Center:

POORLY-ORGANIZED SUBTROPICAL STORM MEANDERING OFF THE SOUTHEAST
U.S. COAST...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST
OF THE UNITED STATES FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA SOUTHWARD TO
FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY
WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

In the discussion portion of the mid-day forecast NHC says:

ANDREA WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY...BUT IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. 

Once upon a time, we knew an Andrea. She was "disorganized," too. Although she wasn't "extra-tropical," a number of her friends suspected her of being extra-terrestrial. She usually moved "slowly," too, but nevertheless was effective at creating trepidation ahead of her and hardship in her wake.

We don't even want to think about the Olga we used to know.