Hurricane Douglas (2020)

H urricane Douglas, also known as Tropical Depression One in its brief initial stint as an Atlantic storm, was an unusual strong Atlantic-Pacific-Atlantic crossover storm in the active 2020 Pacific Hurricane Season. Its remnants fueled the unusually early Polar Cyclone Douglas. It crossed from the Atlantic to the Pacific and returned to the Atlantic. It made landfall in Georgia as a strong category 4 hurricane.

Meteorological History
A tropical wave exited the coast of Africa on July 4. The wave slowly intensified into Tropical Depression One on July 6. One struggled to gain convection, and dissipated into a remnant low on July 8. The remnants of One continued to move westward. On July 16, the system crossed over Central America into the Pacific. At this point, due to an El Nino fueling favorable conditions over the Pacific, the wave was noted for redevelopment by the NHC. On July 19, Tropical Depression Four-E had formed. Four-E intensified into Tropical Storm Douglas later that night. Early on July 21, Douglas was briefly upgraded to a category 1 hurricane before weakening back into a tropical storm at the next advisory. Amid favorable conditions, Douglas underwent rapid deepening on July 22, and reached winds of 160 mph, a category 5 hurricane. Its pressure fell to 907 mbar. Douglas then continued to race northeastward until it made landfall near Mobile, Alabama, late on July 23. Douglas reached its peak intensity just before landfall with 165 mph winds. Douglas slowly weakened initially as it passed through Georgia, including the Atlanta area. Atlanta's SunTrust Park, home of the Atlanta Braves, was severely damaged, and games there were canceled for the rest of the season. Douglas overall was attributed to 139 deaths in Georgia. On July 26, Douglas became extratropical, and began to slowly move northward.

On July 28, Douglas crossed 55N latitude, and was named Polar Cyclone Douglas for this reason. Douglas briefly became a Severe Polar Cyclone before it finally dissipated on August 1.

Retirement
Despite its impact, the name Douglas was not retired in this season for unknown reasons. However, it was later reused in 2026 and was retired then.