2020 Atlantic hurricane season

2020 Atlantic hurricane season

Season summary map
First storm formed	May 16, 2020
Last storm dissipated	November 18, 2020
Strongest storm	Iota – 917 mbar (hPa) (27.09 inHg), 155 mph (250 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
Total depressions	31 (record high, tied with 2005)
Total storms	30 (record high)
Hurricanes	14
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	7 (record high, tied with 2005)
Total fatalities	≥ 409 total
Total damage	> $46.909 billion (2020 USD)
Atlantic hurricane seasons 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season ever recorded, breaking the record of 2005.^[1] The season had a record-breaking 12 storms that hit the U.S., with many making landfall in Louisiana. The season had had thirty-one tropical or subtropical cyclones, thirty named storms, fourteen hurricanes, and seven major hurricanes. It had over twenty tropical storms that broke formation date records. The season happened during the COVID-19 pandemic, making it harder to evacuate and give help to people who needed it.^[2][3]

1. ↑ "2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season takes infamous top spot for busiest on record | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration". www.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
2. ↑ Miller, Kimberly; McGrath, Gareth (April 6, 2020) [April 2, 2020]. "Hurricanes in a pandemic: 'Absolutely that's our nightmare scenario'". usatoday.com. USA TODAY Network. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
3. ↑ Shepherd, Marshall (July 22, 2020). "Coronavirus And An Active Hurricane Season Are Bad News – 3 Concerns As Gonzalo Forms". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.