2019 Atlantic hurricane season (Garfield/Bob/Chap)

The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season was extremely active, but the storms were weak until mid-September.

Tropical Storm Andrea
On May 26, the first significant tropical wave of the year exited the coast of Western Africa. It moved quickly across the low-latitude tropical Atlantic. After scatterometer data indicated that the wave developed a small but well-defined circulation early on May 31, and convection became persistent near the center, the system developed into Tropical Depression One at 06:00 UTC that day. Six hours later, it strengthened into a tropical storm based on Dvorak satellite estimates, and was named Andrea - making it the first tropical cyclone to form in the Atlantic Main Development Region (MDR) during the month of May. Increasing wind shear and its fast movement caused Andrea to degenerate into an open tropical wave at 18:00 UTC on June 1 east of the Lesser Antilles, the first day of the hurricane season. The wave moved through the Windward Islands the next day, producing heavy rains but no reported damage.

Tropical Storm Barry
A non-tropical area of disturbed weather developed along a frontal boundary early on July 1. The disturbance quickly acquired tropical characteristics the next day, and developed into Tropical Storm Barry at 18:00 UTC on July 2, along the Gulf Stream. Barry strengthened slightly in an environment of marginally warm waters and low shear, peaking with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph at 18:00 UTC on July 3, along with an estimated minimum pressure of 998 mb. Barry then began to weaken as it moved over cooler waters, transitioning into an extratropical cyclone by 06:00 UTC on July 4. Shortly after transitioning extratropical, Barry made landfall in Newfoundland as a weakening extratropical cyclone. Barry's extratropical remnants dissipated shortly thereafter, as they accelerated to the northeast over very cold waters. Overall impacts in Atlantic Canada were minimal.