Subtropical Storm Ana moves away from U.S.; Gulf disturbance dissipates after Texas landfall
For the seventh year in a row, a named storm has formed before hurricane season’s official start date — June 1.
Subtropical Storm Ana formed early Saturday morning a couple hundred miles northeast of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. Saturday advisory.
In the 5 p.m. advisory, Ana had 40 mph winds and has started moving northeastward at 5 mph, away away from Bermuda and the United States.
It is expected to move faster toward the northeast Saturday night through Monday.
Although, gradual weakening is expected Sunday and Sunday night, and Ana if forecast to dissipate by Monday, according to the center.
Bermuda is no longer under a tropical storm watch.
For the record seventh year in a row, we have a named storm before the official start of hurricane season. pic.twitter.com/ERWoJswL4z
— Steve MacLaughlin (@SteveMacNBC6) May 22, 2021
Texas landfall
The disturbance that began in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in Texas is no longer being tracked by the NHC, as of the 2 p.m. update.
Its last developments were reported in Saturday’s 8 a.m. advisory. It was an area of low pressure that was 50 miles east-southeast of Corpus Christi earlier Saturday morning moved inland over southeastern Texas.
As a result, tropical cyclone formation did not occur, but the system was forecast to dump heavy rains over parts of already saturated southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana Saturday, the NHC said.
Given the ongoing river flooding along the Texas and Louisiana coastal areas, flash, urban, and additional river flooding is possible.
NOAA’s preseason forecast
On Thursday, NOAA released its preseason forecast, which called for another active hurricane season, albeit not as active as 2020. This year, NOAA predicted the Atlantic will see 13 to 20 named storms, 6 to 10 of which could become hurricanes.