Hurricane Jaguar

Hurricane Jaguar was the first major (category 3 or stronger) hurricane on record in the South Atlantic basin, and the first hurricane to form in the basin since Catarina in 2004. Jaguar formed as a subtropical depression over the South Atlantic, transitioning into a tropical cyclone as it turned to the west. Jaguar made landfall in northern Santa Catarina as a Category 4 hurricane. Jaguar became known as the Leap Day Storm in Brazilian media, for rapidly intensifying on Leap Day.