Hurricane Cristobal 2020 (Atlantic)

Hurricane Cristobal was the strongest system to make landfall in the U.S during the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The third named storm and second hurricane of the season, Cristobal formed as a tropical depression north od central Cuba and made landfall in Florida as a minimal tropical storm. After reemerging over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream Cristobal rapidly intensified into a category 2 hurricane and reached peak sustained winds of 110 miles per hour as it was making landfall in Charleston, South Carolina. The remnants moved northward into North Carolina and Virginia where major flooding occurred in the mountainous terrain. On June 25 the remnant circulation of Cristobal became indistinguishable over New England.

Meteorological history
On July 20, a tropical wave located near Jamaica was noted by the NHC for possible development near the Bahamas in the days ahead. The wave (designated Invest 95L) moved across Cuba and emerged in the Florida Straits and rapidly organized into a tropical depression and by 6:00 p.m. on July 21 the tropical depression had intensified enough to be named Tropical Storm Cristobal. Just 2 hours later Cristobal made landfall in Miami-Dade County Florida with winds of 45 miles per hour. 6 hours after landfall Cristobal weakened to a depression and by 11: a.m. on July 22 had moved off the Florida Coast. The NHC had noted that while over the Gulf Stream Cristobal could intensify into a hurricane. As a result tropical storm warnings were issued from savannah, Georgia to Wilmington North Carolina with a hurricane watch issued from Charleston, South Carolina to Myrtle Beach. On July 22 Cristobal had intensified into a tropical storm and later in the day became a hurricane. Unexpectedly however, Cristobal continued to strengthen and reached category 2 status early on July 23. Just before landfall a buoy off the coast of Charleston, SC recorded sustained winds of 108 miles per hour and a gust to 129. A pressure of 970 mbar was recorded as well. At 2:45 p.m. on July 23, Cristobal made landfall in Charleston, SC at peak intensity with a pressure of 967 millibars and peak sustained winds near 110 miles per hour.