Hurricane Laura (2020)

Hurricane Laura was a long-lived and unusual category 4 hurricane in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. It formed from the remnants of Tropical Depression Four-E in the Pacific in the Bay of Campeche and took on an unusual northeastward track towards the Big Bend of Florida, eventually curving out to the Gulf Stream, which allowed Laura to strengthen into a low-end category 4 hurricane.

Meteorological History
On July 26, the National Hurricane Center began monitoring the possibility of tropical development in the Eastern Pacific with a developing area of showers and thunderstorms. This area developed off the coast of Southern Mexico into Tropical Depression Four-E two days later. The depression only lasted 18 hours, as land interaction caused the depression to degenerate into a remnant low at 15:00 UTC on July 29. However, the remnants of Four-E were steered into the Bay of Campeche. Due to light wind shear and warm waters of 86 degrees Fahrenheit, convection increased near the center, resulting in the classification of Tropical Depression Thirteen at 09:00 UTC on July 30. The depression was nearly stationary in the Bay of Campeche and initially struggled to intensify. Nonetheless, the depression developed into Tropical Storm Laura early on July 31. Due to a ridge of High Pressure stationary over Texas, the tropical storm was pushed to the northeast. Increasing wind shear limited the development of the tropical storm, which took on a disorganized appearance. Winds struggled to intensify past 50 mph due to the strong shear.