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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st, 2020 and will end November 30th, 2020.


Seasonal forecasts[]

Source Date Named

storms

Hurricanes Major

hurricanes

NOAA May 1, 2020 15 9 3
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Actual activity 12 6 3


Season Summary[]

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was a slightly above average hurricane season that produced 15 depressions, 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 3 majors.

The first storm, Hurricane Arthur, formed on June 4th, while the last storm, Tropical Storm Laura, dissipated on November 16th; these dates remaining within the actual bounds of the Hurricane season.

The strongest storm of the season was Hurricane Fay, which became an intense Category 5 hurricane in early September, peaking at a powerful 180 mph (285 km/h) hurricane.

In addition, Fay was one of 4 storms to hit the US state of Florida, these events were almost reminiscent of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, with Fay also being the strongest storm to hit the US during the season (As a Category 3).

Mexico saw the Landfalls of Tropical Depression Three and Hurricane Hanna, while the US state of North Carolina saw the landfall of Tropical Storm Laura.

In all, the season caused a total of $34.53 billion (USD) in damage and 734 fatalities.

Storms[]

Storms
C1 Arthur
TS Bertha
TD Three
C3 Cristobal
TS Dolly
C1 Edouard
C5 Fay
TD Eight
TS Gonzalo
C2 Hanna
TD Eleven
SS Isaias
C4 Josephine
TS Kyle
TS Laura

Hurricane Arthur[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Hurr-karen-20011014 Hurricane Arthur (2020 - Track)
DurationJune 4 – June 10
Peak intensity75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa)


Tropical Storm Bertha[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Tropical Storm Debby Jun 24 2012 1431Z Tropical Storm Bertha (2020 - Track)
DurationJune 30 – July 4
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa)


Tropical Depression Three[]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
TD 12E 12 aug 1986 2251 Tropical Depression Three (2020 - Track)
DurationJuly 14 – July 16
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa)


Hurricane Cristobal[]

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
Hurricane Cindy (1999) - Cropped - 5 Hurricane Cristobal (2020 - Track)
DurationAugust 1 – August 13
Peak intensity125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 945 mbar (hPa)


Tropical Storm Dolly[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Pre-Tropical Depression Eight 2009-09-25 1250Z Tropical Storm Dolly (2020 - Track)
DurationAugust 7 – August 11
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa)


Hurricane Edouard[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Hurricane Danny (2003)- Close up Hurricane Edouard (2020 - Track)
DurationAugust 15 – August 20
Peak intensity80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 981 mbar (hPa)


Hurricane Fay[]

Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS)
STY Ginger 1997 Hurricane Fay (2020 - Track)
DurationAugust 31 – September 16
Peak intensity180 mph (285 km/h) (1-min) 900 mbar (hPa)


Tropical Depression Eight[]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Tropical Storm Edouard (1984) Tropical Depression Eight (2020 - Track)
DurationSeptember 2 – September 4
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa)


Tropical Storm Gonzalo[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Tropical Storm Henri (1985) Tropical Storm Gonzalo (2020 - Track)
DurationSeptember 10 – September 14
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa)


Hurricane Hanna[]

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
Hurricane Keith 01 oct 2000 2225Z Hurricane Hanna (2020 - Track)
DurationSeptember 17 – September 24
Peak intensity105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 963 mbar (hPa)


Tropical Depression Eleven[]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Subtropical Storm One 22 apr 1992 1834Z Tropical Depression Eleven (2020 - Track)
DurationSeptember 21 – September 23
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa)


Subtropical Storm Isaias[]

Subtropical storm (SSHWS)
Tropical Storm Chris Jun 19 2012 1705Z Subtropical Storm Isaias (2020 - Track)
DurationSeptember 30 – October 3
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa)


Hurricane Josephine[]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
Hurricane Betsy Hurricane Josephine (2020 - Track)
DurationOctober 19 – October 31
Peak intensity145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 934 mbar (hPa)


Tropical Storm Kyle[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Possible Subtropical Storm (2011) Tropical Storm Kyle (2020 - Track)
DurationOctober 30 – November 2
Peak intensity40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa)


Tropical Storm Laura[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Hurricane Ophelia (2005) - 75 mph Tropical Storm Laura (2020 - Track)
DurationNovember 10 – November 16
Peak intensity70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 982 mbar (hPa)



Timeline[]

wikipedia:Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale


Storm names[]

The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 2020 season.

  • Arthur
  • Bertha
  • Cristobal
  • Dolly
  • Edouard
  • Fay
  • Gonzalo
  • Hanna
  • Isaias
  • Josephine
  • Kyle
  • Laura
  • Marco (unused)
  • Nana (unused)
  • Omar (unused)
  • Paulette (unused)
  • Rene (unused)
  • Sally (unused)
  • Teddy (unused)
  • Vicky (unused)
  • Wilfred (unused)

Retirement[]

During the WMO meeting on April 1st, 2021, the names Fay and Josephine were officially retired Due to extensive damage and deaths. They were replaced by Frieda and Justine for the 2026 season.

-The List for 2026-

  • Arthur
  • Bertha
  • Cristobal
  • Dolly
  • Edouard
  • Frieda
  • Gonzalo
  • Hanna
  • Isaias
  • Justine
  • Kyle
  • Laura
  • Marco
  • Nana
  • Omar
  • Paulette
  • Rene
  • Sally
  • Teddy
  • Vicky
  • Wilfred

Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]

ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source
1 35.5 Fay 12 1.65 Kyle
2 21.9 Josephine 13 0.00 Storm
3 17.5 Cristobal 14 0.00 Storm
4 10.5 Hanna 15 0.00 Storm
5 7.12 Edouard 16 0.00 Storm
6 6.24 Arthur 17 0.00 Storm
7 5.83 Laura 18 0.00 Storm
8 4.48 Bertha 19 0.00 Storm
9 4.00 Gonzalo 20 0.00 Storm
10 3.21 Isaias 21 0.00 Storm
11 3.00 Dolly 22 0.00 Storm
Total=120.93

ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season total.


Season effects[]

This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected (bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2015 USD (the listed damage figure is in millions).

2020 North Atlantic tropical cyclone season statistics
Storm
name
Dates active Storm category
at peak intensity
Max 1-min
wind
mph (km/h)
Min.
press.
(mbar)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths
Arthur June 4 – June 10 Category 1 hurricane 75 (120) 987 None 0 0
Bertha June 30 – July 4 Tropical storm 60 (95) 995 US Gulf Coast (Florida) 15 5
Three July 14 – July 16 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1002 None 0 0
Cristobal August 1 – August 13 Category 3 hurricane 125 (205) 945 None 0 0
Dolly August 7 – August 11 Tropical storm 50 (85) 996 None 0 0
Edouard August 15 – August 20 Category 1 hurricane 80 (130) 981 Bermuda 15 5
Fay August 31 – September 16 Category 5 hurricane 180 (285) 900 US Gulf Coast (Florida), Cuba, Jamaica 21,000 507
Eight September 2 – September 4 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1003 Mexico 5 3
Gonzalo September 10 – September 14 Tropical storm 60 (95) 995 Nova Scotia 10 3
Hanna September 17 – September 24 Category 2 hurricane 105 (165) 963 Mexico 155 23
Eleven September 21 – September 23 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1004 None 0 0
Isaias September 30 – October 3 Subtropical storm 50 (85) 994 None 0 0
Josephine October 19 – October 31 Category 4 hurricane 145 (230) 934 US East Coast (Florida), The Bahamas 13,300 178
Kyle October 30 – November 2 Tropical storm 40 (65) 1000 US East Coast (Florida), The Bahamas 10 4
Laura November 10 – November 16 Tropical storm 70 (110) 982 US East Coast (North Carolina) 20 6
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