2020 Atlantic hurricane season (SDT)

2020 Atlantic hurricane season (SDT)

First storm formed	Arthur - July 14
Last storm dissipated	Marco - December 11
Strongest storm	Laura - 145 mph 941 mBar
Total depressions	14
Total storms	13
Hurricanes	4
Major hurricanes	2
Total damages	$3.467 billion (2017 USD)
Total fatalities	108 total (97 direct, indirect 11)

This is the SDTWFC prediction of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.

Storms

Category 1 tropical cyclone (NHC)
Duration	July 7 – July 17
Peak intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min)  977 hPa (mbar)

Hurricane Arthur

Tropical storm (NHC)
Duration	July 18 – July 21
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min)  1002 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Bertha

Tropical depression (NHC)
Duration	August 2 – August 4
Peak intensity	45 km/h (30 mph) (1-min)  1010 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Depression Three

Tropical storm (NHC)
Duration	August 9 – August 14
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min)  991 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Cristobal

Tropical storm (NHC)
Duration	August 12 – August 15
Peak intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min)  1000 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Dolly

Category 2 tropical cyclone (NHC)
Duration	August 25 – September 5
Peak intensity	175 km/h (110 mph) (1-min)  961 hPa (mbar)

Hurricane Edouard

Tropical storm (NHC)
Duration	August 29 – September 1
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min)  998 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Fay

Tropical storm (NHC)
Duration	September 9 – September 13
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min)  991 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Gonzalo

Tropical storm (NHC)
Duration	September 10 – September 15
Peak intensity	85 km/h (55 mph) (1-min)  997 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Hanna

Tropical storm (NHC)
Duration	September 18 – September 24
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min)  995 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Isaias

Category 3 tropical cyclone (NHC)
Duration	September 24 – October 2
Peak intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min)  970 hPa (mbar)

Hurricane Josephine

Tropical storm (NHC)
Duration	September 29 – October 1
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min)  1006 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Kyle

Category 4 tropical cyclone (NHC)
Duration	October 12 – October 24
Peak intensity	220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min)  941 hPa (mbar)

Hurricane Laura

Tropical storm (NHC)
Duration	December 8 – December 11
Peak intensity	85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min)  989 hPa (mbar)

Storm Names

This is the same list used in the 2014 season, as no names were retired. The names not retired will be used again the 2026 season.

Arthur Bertha Cristobal Dolly Edouard Fay Gonzalo

Hanna Isaias Josephine Kyle Laura Marco Nana (unused)

Omar (unused) Paulette (unused) Rene (unused) Sally (unused) Teddy (unused) Vicky (unused) Wilfred (unused)

Retirement

In the Spring of 2021, the SDTWFC retired the name Laura. The replacement name Lori was chosen for the 2026 season.

Season Effects

2020 Atlantic statistics

Storm name	Dates active	Storm category at peak intensity	Max 1-min wind mph (km/h)	Min.press.(mbar)	Areas affected	Damage (millions USD)	Deaths
Arthur	July 7 - July 17	Category 1 hurricane	80 (130)	977	none	none	0
Bertha	July 18 - July 21	Tropical storm	40 (65)	1002	Eastern Mexico, Southern Texas	15	3 (1)
Three	August 2 - August 4	Tropical depression	30 (45)	1010	none	none	0
Cristobal	August 9 - August 14	Tropical storm	60 (95)	991	Cape Verde	none	0
Dolly	August 12 - August 15	Tropical storm	65 (100)	1000	none	none	0
Edouard	August 25 - September 5	Category 2 hurricane	110 (175)	961	Bermuda	none	(1)
Fay	August 29 - September 1	Tropical storm	45 (75)	998	Yucatan Peninsula, Florida, Cuba, Bahamas	0.5	2
Gonzalo	September 9 - September 13	Tropical storm	70 (110)	991	Bermuda, North Carolina	Minimal	0
Hanna	September 10 - September 15	Tropical storm	55 (85)	997	ABC Islands, Venezuela, Columbia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Yucatan Peninsula, Southern Mexico	250	37 (5)
Isaias	September 18 - September 24	Tropical storm	60 (95)	995	Cayman Islands, Cuba, Louisiana, Mississippi	2	1 (3)
Josephine	September 24 - October 2	Category 3 hurricane	115 (185)	970	none	none	0
Kyle	September 29 - October 1	Tropical storm	40 (65)	1006	none	none	0
Laura	October 12 - October 24	Category 4 hurricane	140 (220)	941	Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Bahamas, Florida, Turks and Caicos, Azores	3,200	53 (1)
Marco	December 8 - December 11	Tropical storm	50 (85)	989	none	none	0
Season Aggregates
Fourteen	July 7 - December 11		145 (220)	941	North Atlantic	3,467	97 (11)