Hurricane Annie (2045)

Hurricane Annie was the first Atlantic tropical or subtropical cyclone ever recorded in the months of February and March. It formed from a winter storm, an exceptionally rare event.

Meteorological History
The origins of Hurricane Annie were of an extratropical winter storm that struck the Eastern United States. The winter storm dumped over a foot of snow on February 22 in many southern cities, such as Atlanta and Charlotte, while dumping up to three feet of snow in many northern cities, such as New York City and Boston. As the storm slowly moved eastward, it started to rotate in a cyclone-like manner. The water in the eastern Atlantic was much warmer than normal. As the system continued to move due east, a highly unusual movement for a cyclone, the NHC gave the storm a 10% chance of development within the next 5 days as a subtropical cyclone. The storm's core slowly warmed up as it passed through the unusually warm waters, changing the snow and ice to rain. The NHC designated Subtropical Depression One on February 28 about 200 miles south of Bermuda. On March 1, the storm was named Subtropical Storm Annie. The storm eventually became fully tropical on March 2 in the time of year when tropical development is nearly impossible in the Atlantic. On March 4, the storm intensified into a Category 1 hurricane. The storm quickly dissipated on March 5, though, as it hit another area of cold water. It would not be another four months until another tropical cyclone would develop in the 2045 Atlantic Hurricane Season.