When Tropical Storm Andrea made its 12-hour appearance in the middle of the northern Atlantic Ocean earlier this week, it ended the longest wait for a named storm in the basin since the 2014 season.

Tropical Storm Andrea spun to life this week as the first named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, though the system quickly fizzled out. Satellite images captured its brief swirl over the open Atlantic.

An area of stormy weather in the open Atlantic Ocean became Tropical Storm Andrea on Tuesday morning, the first of the Atlantic hurricane season, according to the National Hurricane Center.