Timeline of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season

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First system formedMay 16, 2020
Last system dissipatedNovember 18, 2020
NameIota
Maximum winds155 mph (250 km/h)
Timeline of the
2020 Atlantic hurricane season
A map of the tracks of all the storms of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
Season summary map
Season boundaries
First system formedMay 16, 2020
Last system dissipatedNovember 18, 2020
Strongest system
NameIota
Maximum winds155 mph (250 km/h)
Lowest pressure917 mbar (hPa; 27.08 inHg)
Longest lasting system
NamePaulette
Duration15 days
Storm articles
Other years
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record in terms of number of named storms. Additionally, it was an above-average season for tropical cyclones for the fifth consecutive year.[nb 1][2] The season officially began on June 1, 2020, and ended on November 30, 2020. These dates, adopted by convention, historically delimit the period each year when most Atlantic tropical systems form.[3] However, storm formation is possible at any time of the year, as was the case this season, when its first two named storms, Tropical Storm Arthur and Tropical Storm Bertha, formed on May 16 and May 27, respectively. The final storm, Hurricane Iota, dissipated on November 18.

Altogether, the season produced 31 tropical or subtropical cyclones, all but one of which became a named storm. Of the 30 named storms, 14 became hurricanes, and seven further intensified into major hurricanes.[nb 2] It was the second and final season to use the Greek letter storm naming system, the first being 2005.[5]

This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season. It includes information that was not released throughout the season, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not initially warned upon, has been included.

The time stamp for each event is first stated using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the 24-hour clock where 00:00 = midnight UTC.[6] The NHC uses both UTC and the time zone where the center of the tropical cyclone is currently located. The time zones utilized (east to west) are: Greenwich, Cape Verde, Atlantic, Eastern, and Central.[7] In this timeline, the respective area time is included in parentheses. Additionally, figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (miles, or kilometers), following National Hurricane Center practice. Direct wind observations are rounded to the nearest whole number. Atmospheric pressures are listed to the nearest millibar and nearest hundredth of an inch of mercury.

May

Hurricane IotaHurricane EtaHurricane ZetaHurricane Epsilon (2020)Hurricane DeltaHurricane GammaTropical Storm Beta (2020)Subtropical Storm Alpha (2020)Hurricane TeddyHurricane SallyHurricane PauletteHurricane Nana (2020)Hurricane Marco (2020)Hurricane LauraHurricane IsaiasHurricane Hanna (2020)Tropical Storm Fay (2020)Tropical storms Amanda and CristobalTropical Storm Bertha (2020)Tropical Storm Arthur (2020)Saffir–Simpson scale

May 16

May 17

May 19

A satellite image of Tropical Storm Arthur near the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina on May 18, 2020.
Tropical Storm Arthur off the North Carolina coast near peak intensity on May 18

May 27

May 28

June

June 1

June 2

June 3

A satellite image of Tropical Storm Cristobal after landfall in Campeche on June 3, 2020.
Tropical Storm Cristobal shortly after landfall in Campeche on June 3

June 4

June 5

June 6

June 7

June 8

June 9

June 10

June 22

June 23

June 24

July

July 4

July 6

July 7

July 9

July 10

A satellite image of Tropical Storm Fay near the Atlantic Coast of New Jersey on July 10, 2020.
Tropical Storm Fay at peak intensity shortly before landfall in New Jersey on July 10

July 11

July 21

July 22

July 23

July 24

July 25

A satellite image of Hurricane Hanna near the Gulf of Mexico Coast of Texas on July 25, 2020.
Hurricane Hanna at peak intensity making landfall in Texas on July 25

July 26

July 30

July 31

August

August 1

A satellite image of Hurricane Isaias near the Atlantic Coast of the Carolinas on August 3, 2020.
Hurricane Isaias intensifying near the Carolinas on August 3

August 2

August 3

August 4

August 5

August 11

August 13

August 14

August 15

August 16

August 20

August 21

August 22

August 23

A satellite image of Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura on August 23, 2020.
Marco over the Gulf of Mexico and Laura over Hispaniola on August 23

August 24

August 25

August 26

August 27

August 28

August 29

August 31

September

September 1

September 3

An infrared satellite image of Hurricane Nana at peak intensity making landfall in Belize on September 3, 2020.
Infrared imagery of Hurricane Nana at peak intensity while making landfall in Belize on September 3

September 4

September 5

September 7

A map plotting the track and intensity of Hurricane Paulette at 6-hour intervals during its September 7–28, 2020, lifetime.
Map plotting the track and the intensity of Paulette, the season's longest-lived storm

September 8

September 9

September 10

September 11

September 12

September 13

September 14

A satellite image of the five tropical cyclones that were active in the Atlantic Ocean on September 14, 2020.
Five simultaneous tropical cyclones active in the Atlantic on September 14: Sally (left), Paulette (center left), Rene (center right), Teddy (bottom right), and Vicky (far right)

September 15

September 16

September 17

September 18

September 19

September 20

September 21

September 22

September 23

October

October 2

A satellite image of Hurricane Gamma at landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula on October 3, 2020.
Hurricane Gamma making landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula at peak intensity on October 3

October 3

October 4

October 5

October 6

October 7

October 8

A satellite image of Hurricane Delta over the Gulf of Mexico on October 8, 2020.
Hurricane Delta nearing its secondary peak intensity on October 8

October 9

October 10

October 19

October 21

October 22

October 24

October 25

October 26

October 27

October 28

October 29

October 31

November

November 1

November 2

November 3

A satellite image of Hurricane Eta shortly before landfall in Nicaragua on November 3, 2020.
Hurricane Eta shortly before landfall in Nicaragua on November 3

November 4

November 5

November 6

November 7

November 8

November 9

November 10

November 11

November 12

November 13

November 15

November 16

A satellite loop image showing Hurricane Iota continuing to rapidly intensify while approaching the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua on November 16, 2020.
Satellite loop of Hurricane Iota rapidly strengthening to near peak intensity while approaching Nicaragua on November 16

November 17

November 18

November 30

  • The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.[3]

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