Tropical Storm Andres, earliest named storm in eastern Pacific proper, forms; no threat to land
Tropical Storm Andres – the first named storm of the 2021 Pacific hurricane season – was named Sunday morning over the open eastern Pacific. Andres is the earliest named storm in the eastern Pacific east of 140°W, besting a record by about 12 hours previously held by Tropical Storm Adrian just four years ago. Andres is the fourth pre-season tropical cyclone to form in the eastern Pacific in the last five years. The 2021 Pacific hurricane season does not officially…