Hurricane Andrea (2007)

Hurricane Andrea reached Category 1 in the North Atlantic between May 6, 2007 and May 14, 2007, with a lowest pressure of 998 mb. It killed 1 people in the United States, by the National Weather Service’s record.

Track and intensity

The whole track of Hurricane Andrea, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2007 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.

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The storm

Basin: North Atlantic
Dates: May 6, 2007 to May 14, 2007
Peak strength: Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
Lowest pressure: 998 mb (29.47 inHg)
Landfall: No; closest approach 81 km (50 mi)
Accumulated cyclone energy: 0.0
Tropical-storm-force wind reached: 480 nmi (889 km, 552 mi) from the center at its widest
Hurricane-force wind reached: 180 nmi (333 km, 207 mi) from the center at its widest
Overall size: 250 nmi (463 km, 288 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
Peak gust in the best track: 50 kt (58 mph)
Fastest the center moved: 22 kt (25 mph)
Identifier: AL012007

Radar at KMLB as it neared land, May 11, 12:00 UTC

Deaths and damage

The sources count different things and are not added together.

NOAA Storm Events

1 deaths (1 direct, 0 indirect)$10,000

What National Weather Service offices recorded county by county in 3 states and marine areas, in the United States only. Property and crop damage as each office estimated it, which is not a national loss total.

In the United States

NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled March 2026.

Deaths: 1 (1 direct, 0 indirect)
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: none recorded
Events recorded: 19 in 7 reports from 3 states and marine areas

State by state

State or marine area	Deaths	Damage	Events
Florida	1	$10,000	10
North Carolina	0		7
Georgia	0		2

What was recorded

8 high surf, 4 hail, 4 tropical storm, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 coastal flood.

Wind reports

The strongest winds National Weather Service offices recorded with this storm. An estimated figure is a forecaster’s judgment from the damage, not an instrument reading.

Wind	How	Where	State	Time (UTC)
50 kt (58 mph)	Estimated	.89 SW of OXFORD	North Carolina	May 9, 21:14
50 kt (58 mph)	Estimated	.89 SE of SILER CITY	North Carolina	May 9, 21:58

What forecast offices wrote

From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.

Strong winds associated with an intense area of low pressure off the North and South Carolina coasts created waves near 7 feet along much of the beaches of New Hanover County. At Carolina Beach, newspaper photos show beach erosion in excess of 5 feet in many areas. Much of the dune grass had also been eroded, leaving many houses with little protective barrier against future storms. At Kure Beach, officials estimated about 214,000 cubic yards of beach sand was washed out to sea. Estimated losses at Kure Beach are $2.14 million dollars. Monetary damages at Carolina Beach are unknown, pending the Army Corp's damage survey.
New Hanover, North Carolina · High Surf · May 6, 16:00 UTC

Large swells of up to 15 feet just offshore at the reef line with breakers as high as 10 feet affected the Palm Beach County coast during the day on May 8th. This resulted in severe beach erosion and coastal flooding along most of the Palm Beach County coast. The most severe erosion and flooding took place on Jupiter Beach where a lifeguard storage building was destroyed and coastal streets were closed due to the flooding. Beaches and beachfront parks were closed. A 27-foot outboard boat capsized just north of Manalapan, with the 2 occupants able to swim safely to shore. Moderate to severe beach erosion was reported at Juno Beach, South Palm Beach, Lantana, Delray Beach and Boca Raton.
Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida · Coastal Flood · May 8, 10:00 UTC

High Surf occurred from Fernandina Beach south to Flagler Beach with 6 to 8 foot breakers. Significant beach erosion along the St Johns and Flagler County beaches...but most erosion occurred prior Andrea due to strong gradient flow from the coastal low that evolved into Andrea. Ten homes in the 2800 Block of South Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County were threatened with undermining due to beach erosion. The Flagler Beach Pier had to be closed due to high surf on May 8th and was re-opened on the 9th. Minor to moderate beach erosion was reported around South 13th Street in Flagler Beach. The Florida Department of Transportation had to fill in areas near the seawall with sand.
Nassau, Florida · Tropical Storm · May 9, 15:00 UTC

Track

Time (UTC)	Position	Wind	Pressure	Status
May 6, 12:00	35.5N 74.0W	35 kt	1012 mb	Extratropical
May 6, 18:00	35.0N 73.0W	40 kt	1009 mb	Extratropical
May 7, 00:00	34.3N 71.7W	50 kt	1005 mb	Extratropical
May 7, 06:00	33.3N 72.3W	65 kt	998 mb	Extratropical
May 7, 12:00	32.3N 73.1W	65 kt	998 mb	Extratropical
May 7, 18:00	31.5N 74.0W	65 kt	998 mb	Extratropical
May 8, 00:00	31.0N 74.9W	55 kt	1000 mb	Extratropical
May 8, 06:00	30.7N 76.0W	50 kt	1001 mb	Extratropical
May 8, 12:00	30.4N 77.2W	50 kt	1001 mb	Extratropical
May 8, 18:00	30.4N 77.9W	50 kt	1001 mb	Extratropical
May 9, 00:00	30.6N 78.3W	50 kt	1001 mb	Extratropical
May 9, 06:00	30.8N 78.7W	50 kt	1001 mb	Subtropical storm
May 9, 12:00	30.9N 79.2W	45 kt	1003 mb	Subtropical storm
May 9, 18:00	30.9N 79.6W	40 kt	1003 mb	Subtropical storm
May 10, 00:00	30.7N 79.8W	40 kt	1003 mb	Subtropical storm
May 10, 06:00	30.5N 79.9W	35 kt	1003 mb	Subtropical storm
May 10, 12:00	30.1N 79.9W	30 kt	1003 mb	Subtropical depression
May 10, 18:00	29.7N 79.8W	30 kt	1003 mb	Subtropical depression
May 11, 00:00	29.4N 79.8W	30 kt	1004 mb	Subtropical depression
May 11, 06:00	29.1N 79.8W	30 kt	1004 mb	Low
May 11, 12:00	28.8N 79.7W	25 kt	1005 mb	Low
May 11, 18:00	28.5N 79.5W	25 kt	1005 mb	Low
May 12, 00:00	28.5N 79.1W	25 kt	1006 mb	Low
May 12, 06:00	28.8N 78.8W	25 kt	1006 mb	Low
May 12, 12:00	29.1N 78.5W	25 kt	1006 mb	Low
May 12, 18:00	29.4N 78.0W	25 kt	1006 mb	Low
May 13, 00:00	29.7N 77.2W	25 kt	1006 mb	Low
May 13, 06:00	30.1N 76.0W	25 kt	1006 mb	Low
May 13, 12:00	30.8N 74.2W	25 kt	1007 mb	Low
May 13, 18:00	31.4N 71.9W	25 kt	1007 mb	Low
May 14, 00:00	31.8N 69.4W	25 kt	1007 mb	Low

Other North Atlantic storms of 2007

What this means

A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.

Sources

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.