By Amber Randall. [196] It moved eastward over the next day, and became post-tropical for the second time in its lifespan early on September 23[197] and subsequently dissipated. While Marco was initially forecast to strike Louisiana as a hurricane, thankfully, the storm weakened significantly before making landfall. High winds downed many trees and caused numerous power outages in coastal Portugal. Zeta strengthened into a hurricane on the afternoon of Oct. 26, 2020, as it tracked toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. [14] A similar prediction of 18 named storms, 9 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes was released by The Weather Company on April 15. [361] Eta made its next landfall in Cuba's Sancti Spíritus Province at 09:00 UTC on November 8. [389] By the following morning, the effects of strong southwesterly shear had weakened Theta somewhat,[390] though it soon began to regain some strength, and by 03:00 UTC on November 12, attained maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h). Enter Search Term. Slow-moving Hurricane Sally impacted the US Gulf Coast, causing severe flooding. The most up-to-date breaking news for the Carolina Hurricanes including highlights, roster, schedule, scores and archives. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case for Laura. Aug. 23, 2020, 12:52 AM UTC / Updated Aug. 23, 2020, 4:53 PM UTC By Dennis Romero and Doha Madani Tropical storm Marco was upgraded to hurricane status on … Hurricane Isaias formed on July 31, and made landfall in The Bahamas and North Carolina in early August, both times as a Category 1 hurricane; Isaias caused $4.8 billion in damage overall. [159] Laura pummeled southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas, with Lake Charles, Louisiana being particularly hard hit. [333] Rainfall on the island as the storm passed by amounted to less than an inch; winds at Bermuda's airport gusted near tropical storm-force, with a peak wind gust of 38 mph (61 km/h). The low turned southeast before dissipating near Bermuda a day later. While the projection of twin hurricanes in the Gulf is frightening and unusual, it’s worth remembering at this point that it is just a projection. Please try again. Hurricane Isaias originated from a vigorous tropical wave off the coast of Africa that was first identified by the National Hurricane Center on July 23, 2020. [413] If a storm named with a Greek letter is retired, the letter name would, under current WMO protocol, "be included with the list of retired names with the year of occurrence, but that letter in the Greek Alphabet would still be used in the future. Hurricane Laura: Its path, damage and risks ahead Janet Loehrke, Karl Gelles and Janie Haseman, USA TODAY Published 7:36 pm UTC Aug. 27, 2020 Updated 7:09 pm UTC Aug. 27, 2020 However, storm formation is possible at any time of the year, as demonstrated in 2020 by the early formation of Tropical Storms Arthur and Bertha, on May 16 and 27, respectively. It regained Category 3 status in the Gulf of Mexico before weakening again and making its second landfall in Louisiana on October 9. [271] Eight hours later, the depression developed into Tropical Storm Gamma, while located off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Tropical cyclones include depressions, storms and hurricanes. [144] Early on August 23, Laura made landfall near San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, with 45 mph (75 km/h) winds. [269], Beta caused extensive flooding throughout much of the Greater Houston metropolitan area. [161] Initially hindered by its speed and unfavorable conditions in the eastern Caribbean, the wave began organizing once it reached the central Caribbean on August 19. Hurricane Laura; media caption Hurricane Laura left a trail … It would be the first time in history it’s happened. [nb 5][89] By 12:00 UTC the following day, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Cristobal. At least three people died, including a mother and her 7-year-old son, in the Dominican Republic due to collapsing walls. It slowly organized and gained convection as it meandered southeast of Bermuda. Strong westerly shear caused further weakening, with Rene degenerating into a trough about 1,035 mi (1,666 km) northeast of the Leeward Islands. Die tropischen Systeme Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy und Vicky im Atlantik. [362] Then, after crossing Cuba and the Straits of Florida, Eta made its third landfall, striking Lower Matecumbe Key in the Florida Keys at 04:00 UTC on November 9, with estimated maximum winds of near 65 mph (100 km/h). [111], On July 11, a tropical wave exited the west coast of Africa. [127] Fifteen people were killed in the United States. [134] This caused the low to become better defined and acquire gale-forced winds and at 12:00 UTC on August 14, the system became a tropical storm, although it was not operationally named "Kyle" until 21:00 UTC that day. [213] By 05:00 UTC on September 15, it had become a Category 2 hurricane again. Hurricane Laura has killed at least 4 people in the US and 23 in the Caribbean. [78], Featuring the formation of a pre-season tropical storm, the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season became the record sixth consecutive season with a tropical or subtropical cyclone before the official June 1 start date. [230] When the shear decreased, Teddy rapidly re-intensified into a major hurricane at 15:00 UTC that day. Although it is now an “ex-tropical cyclone,” Uesi continues to generate some moderate rainfall, especially in its southern quadrant as it moves toward New Zealand. [13] On April 13, the University of Arizona (UA) predicted a potentially hyperactive hurricane season: 19 named storms, 10 hurricanes, 5 major hurricanes, and accumulated cyclone energy index of 163 units. The shortwave trough then interacted with the remnants of a frontal system, resulting in the formation of a low-pressure area offshore northeast Florida on August 30. [186] On September 11, despite a very harsh environment, Paulette began to re-intensify. It will be followed by Tropical Storm Laura, now over the Dominican Republic, which is expected to travel across Hispaniola and Cuba and strengthen to a hurricane before striking the Gulf Coast on Thursday. More watches were issued in parts of Cuba, the northwestern Bahamas, and South Florida. [172], The NHC began to monitor a tropical wave over Africa early on September 7. Storms began forming early, and their number mounted at a … [411] Iota damaged much of the infrastructure of Providencia, and caused widespread damaging flooding in Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala. [212] However, as Sally approached the coast, its eye quickly became better defined and it abruptly began to re-intensify. The remnant low continued northeastward and dissipated south of Newfoundland early the next day. Very dry air from the Saharan Air Layer prevented further intensification, while westerly to northwesterly wind shear increased to about 23 mph (37 km/h) by September 19. [192][193] As Paulette accelerated northeastward, it began to start extratropical transition on September 15,[194] which it completed the next day.[195]. Reeves declares State of Emergency for Hurricane Delta", "Gov. However, following a burst in deep convection, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Omar around 12:00 UTC on September 1. Just after Eta became extratropical off the U.S. East Coast, Hurricane Iota formed over the central Caribbean on November 13, tying 2005 for the most tropical and subtropical cyclones in one year. A near-concurrent pass from another satellite showed lower winds and the higher winds were determined to be rain-inflated, and given the conflicting data the NHC determined the system to have not become a tropical storm. Nonetheless, Josephine headed into increasingly hostile conditions as it began to pass north of the Leeward Islands. In its report, the organization called for 15 named storms, 7 hurricanes, 4 major hurricanes, and an ACE index of 105 units. [326] The trailing weather fronts associated with this low produced waves up to 98 ft (30 m) on the coast of Ireland on October 28. Eventually, 50 knots of wind shear began to take its toll on Vicky, and its wind speed began to fall. [149] Afterward, it rapidly intensified into a major hurricane, with its sustained wind speeds increasing by 50 mph (80 km/h) during the 24 hours ending at 15:00 UTC on August 26, reaching 125 mph (200 km/h). Feb. 14, 2020 – NASA Finds Ex-Tropical Cyclone Uesi’s Rains Affecting New Zealand. Hanna became the first hurricane of the season and struck South Texas, while Isaias became the second hurricane of the season and struck much of the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States. [142] The next day at 13:05 UTC, NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft found that the depression had strengthened and become Tropical Storm Laura. [15] Following that, North Carolina State University released a similar forecast on April 17, also calling for a possibly hyperactive season with 18–22 named storms, 8–11 hurricanes and 3–5 major hurricanes. Marco, the 13th named storm of the season, became a hurricane briefly on Sunday and was expected to make landfall in Louisiana late Monday.Laura, the 12th named storm, will … Based on Doppler weather radar and buoy data, the system attained peak winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) shortly before moving inland near Isle of Palms. The storm then peaked with sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1,003 mbar (29.6 inHg). Early in the year, officials in the United States expressed concerns the hurricane season could potentially exacerbate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. coastal residents. [401] Later that day, at 15:00 UTC, Iota reached Category 5 intensity, and also attained its peak intensity with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 917 mb (27.08 inHg). [204] At 06:00 UTC on September 12, the depression crossed the Florida coast just south of Miami, with winds of 35 mph (55 km/h) and a pressure of 1007 mbar (29.74 inHg). On November 10, Subtropical Storm Theta formed from a non-tropical low over the northeastern Atlantic, before transitioning to a tropical storm later that day. [354] Eta quickly strengthened, reaching hurricane strength by 09:00 UTC on November 2. After over two days with little change in intensity, the shear relaxed some, allowing convection to begin to form closer to the estimated center of the depression. [289] After attaining maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a pressure of 956 mb (28.23 inHg),[290] Delta weakened early on October 7 due to a slight increase in mid-level wind shear, which inhibited upper-level outflow from the storm and disrupted its small core. The season also had the highest accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) since 2017, and the tenth highest on record, along with 1998. What years were the greatest and fewest seen? [190] Paulette then made a sharp turn to the north and made landfall in northeastern Bermuda at 09:00 UTC on September 14 with 90 mph (150 km/h) winds and a 973 mb (28.74 inHg) pressure. Likely due to land interaction, Gonzalo weakened further and degenerated into an open trough near Venezuela's Paria Peninsula by 00:00 UTC on July 26. [211] It continued to steadily weaken as it moved extremely slowly northwest then north, although its pressure continued to fall. T wo hurricanes are forecast to slam into the US Gulf Coast in the coming days, forecasters said Sunday, threatening torrential rain, high winds and flooding across the region.. Throughout the United States, Hanna killed five people and caused about $1.1 billion in damage. September featured the formations of nine depressions, which became: tropical storms Rene, Vicky, Wilfred, and Beta; Subtropical Storm Alpha; and hurricanes Nana (named a few hours before Omar),[59] Paulette, Sally, and Teddy. [116] The wave gradually organized and became better defined, developing a broad area of low pressure. Hurricane Eta, the season's fifth major hurricane, made landfall as a Category 4 storm on November 3, along the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. [205] Shortly after moving into the Gulf of Mexico, the system strengthened into Tropical Storm Sally at 18:00 UTC the same day. However, increasing shear and interaction with a stationary front took its toll on Kyle and it began to quickly weaken as its circulation began to become elongated. [309][310][311][312], The NHC started monitoring a non-tropical low late on October 15. Laura, the first major hurricane of 2020, prompted the largest U.S. evacuation during the pandemic. Within a six-hour span on September 18, Wilfred, Alpha, and Beta became named systems, an event only previously recorded in 1893. Oil Rallies as Twin Hurricane Threat Disrupts U.S. Production. After Gonzalo failed to strengthen into a hurricane on July 24, the hurricane and tropical storm watches were replaced with tropical storm warnings. Links im Bild der Tropische Sturm Karina im Pazifik sowie die Rauchwolke der Waldbrände in Kalifornien. Eta bought heavy rainfall and gusty winds to the Cayman Islands and Cuba, the latter of which was already dealing with overflowing rivers that prompted evacuations. [201] The warning was discontinued at 21:00 UTC on September 8. Hurricane Delta leaves one dead in Louisiana and brings tornado threat to Carolinas By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Christina Maxouris, CNN Updated 8:24 PM ET, Sun October 11, 2020 [258] The next day, hurricane hunters found a closed circulation, and as thunderstorms persisted near the center, the NHC initiated advisories on Tropical Depression Twenty-Two at 23:00 UTC on September 17. At 21:00 UTC on July 24, a hurricane warning was issued from Baffin Bay to Mesquite Bay, Texas, due to Hanna being forecast to become a hurricane before landfall. The low moved generally northward before being absorbed by a frontal system on the following day. Aug. 26, 2020 – NASA Sees Typhoon Bavi from One Million Miles Away. [321] That night, Epsilon made its closest advance toward Bermuda, passing about 190 mi (310 km) to its east. Its remnants crossed Central America and entered the Bay of Campeche, and at 18:00 UTC on June 1, Tropical Depression Three developed directly from those remnants. Then, on November 10, Tropical Storm Theta became the record-breaking 29th named storm of the season and, three days later, Hurricane Iota formed in the Caribbean. “Wherever you are at dark tonight is where you need to be prepared to ride out these storms,” he said. [103] Three hours later, the center reformed near the edge of the primary convective mass, prompting the NHC to initiate advisories on Tropical Storm Fay at 21:00 UTC July 9, located just 40 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras. The storm then curved west-southwestward and peaked with sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 973 mbar (28.7 inHg). The area between Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida took the brunt of the storm with widespread wind damage, storm surge and flooding, and over 2 ft (61 cm) of rainfall was recorded near Naval Air Station Pensacola. As its path turned toward the Gulf of Mexico, concerns grew of a twin impact along the Gulf Coast between and Laura and Tropical Storm Marco, a growing cyclone already in the Gulf. [96] Unsettled weather later ensued, and the depression caused tropical storm-force wind gusts and moderate rainfall on the island early on July 5. The season featured a total of 31 (sub)tropical cyclones, all but one of which became a named storm. Associated convection became sufficiently organized for the system to be classified as a tropical depression the following day; at this time the cyclone was located about 230 mi (370 km) east-southeast of the easternmost Cabo Verde Islands. [294] It regained Category 2 status early on October 8,[295] and strengthened back into a major hurricane later that day. Isaias caused devastating flooding and wind damage in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The NHC began to track a tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic at 00:00 UTC on August 16. [160] Altogether, there were 77 storm related deaths: four in the Dominican Republic, 31 in Haiti, and 42 in the United States. Tropical Storm Arthur weaved along the Gulf Stream and changed little in intensity as it encountered increasing wind shear. [283] By 03:00 UTC on October 5, it had become sufficiently organized to be labeled a tropical depression. [96][97] Edouard's extratropical remnants brought brief, but heavy, rain to the British Isles, the Netherlands, Germany, southern Denmark and north-west Poland. The season featured a total of 31 (sub)tropical cyclones, all but one of which became a named storm. In the former, the storm destroyed several mobile homes and deroofed many poorly-built structures. At 18:40 UTC, the cyclone made landfall just south of Figueira da Foz, Portugal. [227] Satellite data received shortly after 06:00 UTC the following day indicated that Teddy had quickly intensified into an 85 mph (140 km/h) hurricane. [82], Damage was primarily limited to localized flooding, especially around canals, and an EF1 tornado caused minor damage in southern Miami. [3] Laura caused at least $19 billion in damage and 77 deaths. [66] Tropical Storm Gamma formed on October 2 before impacting the Yucatan Peninsula two days later. Moving west-northwestward for much of its duration, Rene made landfall on Boa Vista Island around 00:00 UTC on September 8 with sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). [135] The storm proceeded to move quickly east-northeastward along the Gulf Stream due to the flow between a broad mid-level trough over the Northeastern United States and the western Atlantic subtropical ridge. The storm began accelerating northwards on June 5 and by 06:00 UTC that day, despite being situated inland over the Yucatán Peninsula, Cristobal re-intensified back to tropical storm status. Of the 30 named storms, 12 of them made landfall in the contiguous United States, breaking the record of nine set in 1916. Amazing Images of Twin Pacific Hurricanes Lester and Madeline . [143] It remained quite disorganized, however, and the system was unable to strengthen further, due to moderate wind shear. [91] Significant rain fell across much of Southern Mexico and Central America. TWIN HURRICANES. The remnants turned southwestward and dissipated a few days later. Updated: August 24, 2020 … [187] The shear later began to lessen, allowing Paulette to become more organized and begin to form an eye,[188] becoming a hurricane at 03:00 UTC on September 13. [220] Ultimately, eight people were killed and damage estimates were at least $6.25 billion. Seven hours later, Theta completed a transition to a tropical storm. More than 250 homes in Coahuila were inundated, while at least 45 neighborhoods in Reynosa reported flood damage. South Florida Sun Sentinel | Aug 22, 2020 at 9:52 AM . According to NOAA, 12 storms hit the continental U.S. in 2020, including five that came ashore in Louisiana. Evacuations are underway in eastern parts of the Caribbean’s largest island, where the storm was expected to strike on Sunday evening, bringing flooding, before travelling along the entire island on Monday. It rapidly intensified to Category 5 intensity on November 16, the latest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean. At 03:40 UTC on July 31, Isaias strengthened into a hurricane as it pulled away from the Greater Antilles. [302], As Delta was nearing landfall in Quintana Roo, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced on October 6 the activation of the DN-III emergency plan and the mobilization of 5,000 soldiers of the Mexican Armed Forces to help with the evacuation of sheltering people in the region. [158] The storm produced heavy downpours upon Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. As more than 21 named storms occurred, storms that formed after Wilfred were assigned names corresponding to the letters of the Greek alphabet. It moved over southern Ireland and the southern United Kingdom on July 9 and dissipated over the latter country that day. Get The New Daily free every morning and evening. [322] The hurricane also generated large sea swells from Bermuda to the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles and the Leeward Islands. However, convection rapidly diminished after Dolly moved north of the Gulf Stream and encountered drier air. [228] The storm continued to intensify, becoming a Category 2 hurricane later that day. The storm brought squally weather to Trinidad and Tobago and parts of southern Grenada. [287] By 15:20 UTC on October 6, a Hurricane Hunters reconnaissance aircraft found that the system had continued to rapidly intensify into a Category 4 major hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 130 mph (210 km/h). [170], Marco was indirectly responsible for the death of one person in Chiapas, Mexico. Shower and thunderstorm activity on the wave axis increased as it moved westward at 15-20 knots and a mid-level circulation formed on August 9, although the low-level circulation remained elongated and poorly-organized. Thereafter, a combination of decreasing sea surface temperatures and dry air caused convection to dissipate. In Spain, the front associated with Alpha caused a train to derail in Madrid,[63] while thunderstorms on Ons Island caused a forest fire. [223] By the afternoon of September 12, the disturbance, then located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, had become better defined,[224] and at 21:00 UTC that night, the NHC designated it as Tropical Depression Twenty. [124] Following landfall, Isaias accelerated and only weakened slowly, dropping below hurricane status at 07:00 UTC over North Carolina. [183] At 15:00 UTC the same day, the NHC upgraded the system to Tropical Storm Paulette. It weakened into a tropical depression at 12:00 UTC on September 17, and degenerating into a remnant low six hours later. [81], On May 27, a small, well-defined low with centralized convection formed off the coast of South Carolina and rapidly developed into a tropical storm. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season reached 182.2250 units. As the storm accelerated northeastward and approached the Carolina coastline, wind shear relaxed, allowing the storm to quickly intensify back into a hurricane at 00:00 UTC on August 4,[122][123] and at 03:10 UTC, Isaias made landfall on Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, with 1-minute sustained winds of 85 mph (137 km/h). Map: Hurricane Sally’s Path and Rainfall. At 15:00 UTC on September 8, Paulette reached its first peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) with a minimum central pressure of 995 mbar (29.39 inHg). Although convection quickly redeveloped, the storm then encountered unfavorable wind shear, causing the cyclone to weaken. 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Alpha strengthened slightly further, peaking with sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mbar (29.4 inHg) around 00:00 UTC on September 18. Tropical Depression Ten also formed in late July off the coast of West Africa but quickly dissipated. [241] Later that same day, the hurricane weakened to Category 1 intensity,[242] before becoming a strong post-tropical cyclone at around 00:00 UTC on September 23. Consequently, the storm struggled to maintain deep convection as it moved eastward and weakened to a tropical depression early on September 3. Dry air and vertical wind shear offset the warm sea surface temperatures as the system headed northeastward. Its center reformed under a large burst of deep convection and it strengthened from a 65 mph (105 km/h) tropical storm to a 90 mph (140 km/h) Category 1 hurricane in just one and a half hours. Three hours later, Nana made landfall between Dangriga and Placencia in Belize at peak intensity. By Matthew Bloch Updated Aug. 27, 2020. [113], The National Hurricane Center first began tracking a vigorous tropical wave off the coast of Africa on July 23.