Tropical Storm Andrea (LaughfyOass - 2019)

Tropical Storm Andrea (The April Fools Tropical Storm) was a Large Tropical storm that brought Heavy rain, flooding and damaging winds to Bermuda on April 1st, 2019.

Path
Tropical Storm Andrea was first observed as a line of Scattered Thunderstorms lingering over the Eastern Mid-Atlantic 500 miles off the coast of Wilmington, North Carolina. It was announced as a Tropical Storm 1L on the 24th of March. Over a stretch of 3 days, it strengthened to a Category 1 before dropping back to a Tropical Storm with 1 minute sustained winds of 75 Mph at 11 PM CDT on March 27th. The Storm did not continue to decrease or increase in power. It was quite a strong, low-pressure System for March. The El Nino of 2019 did not affect the Storm as much as people thought it would. Nothing special occurred until March 30th, 2019, when it nearly doubled in Size for no reason. Bermuda also on this day, issued a Tropical Storm Warning. On the 31st, It already nearly bearing down.

Landfall
Tropical Storm Andrea made Landfall in Bermuda on April 1st, 2019 at 3:13 AM CDT. Killing 14 people and killing another 12 indirectly. 6 injuries were reported. Flooding of over 10 ft contributed to the Death toll. Gusty winds caused Severe Damage to Beach structures along the West Coast of Bermuda and more damage was reported even Inland. It caused over $545 Million Dollars in Damage. Tropical Storm Andrea obliterated Bermuda, even for a 75 Mph Disturbance. It was the most destructive and costliest Tropical Storm Recorded in the Atlantic Basin in years.

Deaths: 14, 12 Indirect

Injuries: 6

Damage: $545,667,816.82 USD