Tropical Storm Arthur
Definition
A formal designation for a tropical cyclone occurring in the Atlantic hurricane season, often serving as the inaugural named storm that signals the beginning of potential meteorological chaos.
A recurring nomenclature used by the National Hurricane Center, most notably associated with the 2014 hurricane that broke historical records for being the earliest landfall of a hurricane in North Carolina.
Examples
Tropical Storm Arthur arrived with such promptness in 2014 that it truly set a high bar for all subsequent storms to ruin our summer holiday plans.
If you enjoy your beach vacation being interrupted by record-breaking wind and rain, Tropical Storm Arthur is the ultimate early-season gift.
The meteorologists watch the horizon with bated breath, wondering if this year's Tropical Storm Arthur will be a gentle mist or a total logistics disaster.