Still, March systems are "quite rare," according to Phil Klotzbach, a hurricane researcher at Colorado State University. Klotzbach said the only tropical cyclone ever recorded over the Atlantic in March was a Category 2 hurricane that hit the Leeward Islands and Caribbean in 1908.

The BriefThe National Hurricane Center is tracking a non-tropical low-pressure system in the northern Atlantic.It comes months before the official start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs June 1 - November 30.

The list of storm names is created by the World Meteorological Organization well in advance of the hurricane season.