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Subtropical Storm Ana Is First Named Storm Of Atlantic Hurricane Season

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average hurricane season for 2021, forecasting 13 to 20 named storms.
Subtropical Storm Ana is moving west and is predicted to change toward the north, then move northeast.

Hurricane season in the Atlantic is off to an early start for the seventh consecutive year with subtropical storm Ana forming near Bermuda Saturday.

The National Hurricane Center began advisories Saturday.

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