2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season (funnycomixking)

The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season was a hyperactive season that brought upon more damage than every season, even surpassing 2005. 54 record breaking storms formed with 49 becoming tropical storm strength, nearly doubling the 2005 season, and beating the most active season on record in the world.

Due to all of the Greek names being used, it was established that in November 2020 if all Greek names were used, the Hebrew list would be adapted.

Omega remarkably became the strongest storm of the season despite it forming in December and going into January, causing mass destruction wherever it went.

In the end, Josephine, Laura, Paulette, and Wilfred were all retired in the 2020 season, making it the first name 4 names were retired since 2017. The WMO announced that Greek names could be retired but they would be used again if needed otherwise Zeta, Omicron and Omega would have been retired. This year also marked the first time since 2005 a cyclone moved into the new year, but also smashed records as Omega was a Category 5 when it crossed over, and Bet was also crossing over.

Not only that, Omega surpassed Zetas length, making it the longest a cyclone has passed in the new year in recorded history.

Timeline
Here is the timeline from when the first storm, May 2nd formed, and when Omega dissipated on January 9th.

Yeah it was only "slightly" active.

Tropical Depression One
On April 24th, the NHC noted that a tropical wave was coming off the coast of the Caribbean and moving southwest, which meant it could develop, and it was monitored for slow development. The system had trouble developing as it began to encounter wind shear. However, after passing the Yucatan, it became better organized and on 06:00 UTC on May 2nd, it formed into a storm. It barely moved, and it reached its peak intensity of 35 mph before making in landfall on May 4th. Advisories were discontinued early May 5th.

No fatalities occurred, and only minor damage was reported.

Tropical Storm Arthur
On May 23rd, an unseasonal wave came off the coast of Africa. It was monitored for development and after wind shear became lower, and the temperatures of the water rose, it bursted in convection and it became Tropical Depression on May 29. An unusual high pressure system moving southwest caused the steering current to change and Arthur nearly made a U-turn but ended up dying after making landfall in Puerto Rico as a minimal depression. One fatality occurred in the Leeward Islands as a result of high rip currents. Minor damage was reported in both Puerto Rico and the Leeward islands.

Hurricane Bertha
The NHC monitored a low pressure system that had the potential for development moving north slowly developing due to interaction with landmasses, mainly Cuba. Due to its close proximity with coasts, tropical storm watches were issued as the storm was large in size. Therefore, early June 11, it was issued as Potential Tropical Cyclone Three. It steadily organized into a tropical depression and by June 12, it had become Tropical Storm Bertha. Warm sea temperatures and low shear enabled the storm to develop further into a hurricane. On late June 13th, Bertha reached its peak intensity of 105 mph before interacting with cooler sea surface temperatures causing the storm to slowly weaken. It made landfall in Nova Scotia as a weak tropical storm before moving north and weakening into a post-tropical cyclone. The storm dissipated on June 17th after being absorbed by an extratropical low coming from the west.

Hurricane Cristobal
A low pressure system coming off the coast of the Yucatan peninsula quickly gained tropical characteristics and it took no time at all before it was designated Tropical Depression Four. Slowly intensifying due to a pocket of moderate wind shear, it became Tropical Storm Cristobal, curving northwards towards the Gulf Coast. Cristobal continued moving northward, intensifying making landfall in Biloxi, MS as a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds. The storm caused minor damage as the storm did move quickly through. However, 2 fatalities were to blame from the storm, both being in Mississippi.

Before the storm made landfall, the governor of Mississippi had declared a state of emergency to help prepare for the storm. The storm also had a similar track to Nate from 2017, so people had learned to be prepared for future events like this. Cristobal was not retired however.

Tropical Storm Dolly
A tropical wave that helped create Cristobal slowly went through the Yucatan slowly beginning to develop tropical characteristics. It became a tropical depression in the late hours of June 27 slowly moving and curving towards Texas. Due to close interaction with land, Dolly had issues strengthening because of that. Dolly mad landfall at its peak intensity at 45 mph on June 28th, weakening and continuing to slowly move.

Due to the slow storm's movement, the storm and its remnants caused flooding along the South. 4 people died in Texas and Oklahoma due to the flooding in those 2 states. Overall, the storm caused $124 million in damage and damaged 2,291 houses due to the flooding in lower elevations.

Hurricane Edouard
A tropical wave emerged off the coast of Africa on June 28th. The storm moved at slow pace starting to gradually strengthen becoming a tropical depression. On July 3rd, it strengthened into Tropical Storm Edouard, and strengthened into a hurricane a day later. It entered a pocket of wind shear and briefly weakened it down back to a tropical storm. It quickly recovered and became a hurricane again 18 hours after weakening. It began to perform an anti-cyclonic loop rapidly strengthening into a Category 3 briefly while weakening back down to a Category 1 by the time it finished the loop. Edouard resumed moving north, picking up pace. By July 12th, the storm had become extratropical and was moving at a fast pace of 30mph. The storm's remnants affected Ireland, with isolated reports of damage and flooding reported, and Edouard became later noted for how far eastern it became a major hurricane, comparing it to Ophelia from 2017.

Tropical Depression Seven
An area of low pressure centered in the Caribbean was monitored for tropical development, moving towards Honduras and the Yucatan. However, wind shear battled it and made it troubling for the system to form due to the harsh condition, and the NHC lowered their chances for the system to develop. However after passing the Honduras, it entered a semi-favorable area of development, and it finally became Tropical Depression Seven on July 5th. It was short lived as it made landfall on the Yucatan peninsula and immediately lost its circulation. Only minor damage was reported from the short-lived cyclone.

Tropical Storm Fay
The remnants of Tropical Depression Seven merged with a new low pressure system, giving it the tropical characteristics it needed to thrive. The newly formed tropical low moved up the Gulf Coast, becoming a tropical depression on July 9th and slowly nearing land. Sea surface temperatures that were warm and low amounts of wind shear, along with the small size of the system, allowed Fay to intensify to 60mph, before making landfall on the Texas/Mexico border. It began to move slower at that point, inching north through Texas, becoming a remnant low. Anyone in its path saw severe flooding, the worst being Corpus Christi, which saw 24.49 inches of rain from Fay.

Tropical Storm Gonzalo
A non-tropical area of low pressure centered in the open Atlantic quickly acquired subtropical characteristics and was named Subtropical Depression Nine on July 18. It slowly became Subtropical Storm Gonzalo late on July 19th before acquiring fully tropical characteristics while passing north of Bermuda. Gonzalo did not last long as a fully tropical system as it began to turn extratropical and speed up while making a A landfall on the coast of Newfoundland.

Tropical Storm Hanna
A tropical wave entered the Gulf of Mexico where it was not expected to significantly develop due to a high amount of wind shear in place. However the storm began to stall out nearing Louisiana, and slowly began to develop. Flooding became a problem, and the NHC was starting to see a closed circulation, and it became Tropical Depression Ten. A state of emergency had been declared ad Ten was barely moving, and a foot of rain had already fallen in some places. Ten strengthen into Hanna and it reached its peak intensity of 50 mph before making landfall west of New Orleans on July 25th. Hanna continued to bring flooding while it weakened down into a tropical depression and then a remnant low. 8 deaths were to blame because of the flooding, and there were many reports that over 3 feet of rain had fallen. Because Louisiana did not send the WMO a request Aeto retire Hanna, it was not retired.

Tropical Depression Eleven
A tropical wave from the Gulf Coast crossed over Florida, not having enough convection to be designated as a cyclone. However it rapidly organized off the coast of Florida and became Tropical Depression Eleven. It turned west and made a rare landfall in Georgia with only 30mph winds. No damage was reported that was serious, as the storm had rapidly lost its strength once inland.

Hurricane Isaias
A tropical wave emerged into the Caribbean on August 6th where it found conditions conducive for development. The storm quickly formed and became Tropical Depression Twelve. Within 24 hours, it had become Isaias, which later made landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula. Instead of continuing straight, it curved toward the north, weakening back into a tropical depression. The storm entered the Gulf of Mexico where it re-intensified back into a tropical storm before encountering an odd steering current that caused it to take a sharp turn to the left, becoming a hurricane with sustained winds of 80mph. It stayed at this pace for a little over a day before encountering cooler temperatures left from Fay. It made landfall around Houston with 50mph winds before stalling out and weakening dumping not needed rain to the already drenched Texas. Isaias dropped another foot of rain over most of Southeastern Texas. 3 deaths were to blame in Texas and $90 million of damage was to blame for the storm.

Hurricane Josephine
A tropical wave emerged off the coast of Africa early August 8th and was immediately monitored for development as it was forming in the main development region. It slowly went through the Atlantic and became Tropical Depression Thirteen on August 13th at 15:00 UTC. Within 18 hours, it had become Tropical Storm Josephine. Josephine went through the Leeward Islands, but did not make a landfall in the process. It began gradually strengthening, reaching its initial peak intensity of 120 mph before having to go through a eye replacement cycle, weakening back into a Category 2 hurricane. However, the eyewall replacement cycle ended and it re-strengthened back into a Category 3 hurricane the next day. By August 19, it had intensified into a Category 4, and continue rapidly intensifying into its peak intensity of 170 mph. It began to gradually weaken, passing by the Yucatan Peninsula as a 155mph storm, bringing catastrophic damage to the northeastern area of the Yucatan, killing 108 there, and causing $320 million worth of infrastructure damage. The hurricane curved north, weakening into a Category 3, as it underwent another eyewall replacement cycle. The storm poised a dangerous threat to Florida, which resulted the governor to issue a state of emergency for the state. Josephine strengthened back into a Category 4 and reached its last peak intensity of 140 mph before making landfall in Florida as a strong Category 3 with 125 mile per hour winds in Tallahassee. It rapidly weakened inland and degenerated into a remnant low on August 25th while in North Carolina. The damages reached $91 billion throughout the states of Florida, Georgia and Mississippi, which was badly affected by Josephine. 491 people died in Florida, 3 people died in Georgia and 1 in Mississippi. Josephine was retired and replaced with Jenna for the 2026 season.

Tropical Storm Kyle
A non-tropical low coming from the coast of Maine acquired tropical characteristics while moving further away. The storm finally developed deep convection and became a tropical depression. It made a downward dip becoming Tropical Storm Kyle slowly moving turning back towards the east again, attaining its peak intensity of 70 mph. It began to gradually weaken as it entered cooler waters turning extratropical on August 20th. $1 of damage was reported by the storm.

Hurricane Laura
A tropical wave quickly organized while passing the Cape Verde islands, and became Tropical Depression Fifteen late August 22nd. It later got strength and begun to rapidly intensify once it became Hurricane Laura on August 24th. Laura went from a high Cat 1 to a borderline Category 5 in 24 hours before it began to undergo an eyewall replacement cycle. However, it entered cooler waters which caused the storm to rapidly weaken back down into a tropical storm as it began to curve east, losing its tropical characteristics. Laura became extratropical early August 31st, and advisories wereA discontinued. No injuries or damaged was caused by the storm.

Tropical Storm Marco
A tropical wave quickly organized due to high sea surface temperatures and low shear, and became the 16th depression of the season. It quickly organized and reached windspeeds of 60 mph but it made landfall in Honduras and it weakened back into a tropical depression. Tropical Depression Marco re-strengthened back into a weak tropical storm before making landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula where it lost its tropical characteristics. The remnants of Marco would later help to the development of Tropical Storm Elida in the East Pacific basin.

Tropical Depression Seventeen
A tropical wave moving north in the Caribbean slowly organized due to only marginally favorable conditions. It finally became a depression on September 2nd west of Haiti. The storm intensified to 35 mph before making landfall in Cuba curving to the east, becoming post-tropical. The NHC monitored the remnants of Seventeen to develop but they discontinued any chance it would reform. Only minor damage was reported from the system. The remnants would drift towards the west until it became absorbed by future Tropical Storm Omar.

Hurricane Nana
A system in the open Atlantic began to slowly move gaining subtropical characteristics. On September 3rd, the system was designated Subtropical Depression Eighteen on September 3rd as it began to take a sharp turn southeastward. It turned fully tropical and became Tropical Storm Nana the next day. It strengthened as it began to turn back towards the north becoming Hurricane Nana on September 5th. Nana made landfall in the Azores with its peak intensity of 75mph before weakening to a strong tropical storm afterwards. Nana became extratropical on September 7th and was absorbed by a non-tropical low two days later. Nana caused modAerate damage totaling to $4 million in the Azores, and caused 2 fatalities.

Tropical Storm Omar
A tropical wave that had absorbed Tropical Depression Seventeen went into the Gulf where it slowed down. Finally, late on September 7th, Tropical Depression Nineteen formed. It slowly moved, only moving 5 miles an hour while paralleling the Texas coast. It turned back north, Omar peaking at 50mph before making landfall late September 10th as a 45mph storm. Omar caused more flooding in the already suffering Texas coast, causing 125 million more dollars worth of damage, and 4 fatalities. The remnants stalled out in eastern Texas causing flooding there as well.

Hurricane Paulette
A tropical wave developed into Tropical Depression Twenty located a couple hundred miles south of Haiti. It briefly intensified into Tropical Storm Paulette before it weakened back into a tropical depression again early on September 15th, where it than turned northwards, regaining tropical storm status. Paulette began strengthening, becoming a hurricane late September 16th, later becoming a Category 2 as it headed for the Yucatan Peninsula. It weakened to a Category 1 with 90mph winds as it was in the middle of an eyewall replacement cycle while making landfall at that intensity. Because of the replacement cycle, the storm weakened rapidly back to a tropical depression as it moved WSW. Paulette organized itself back again and once again became a tropical storm. Paulette gradually strengthened as it slowly began a curve northwards towards the center of the Gulf of Mexico. It began to rapidly strengthen, becoming a Category 5 hurricane with 180 mile per hour winds on September 23rd. It began to gradually weaken while approaching land, making landfall on New Orleans with 160 mile per hour winds, a more catastrophic landfall than Katrina of 2005. It continued to move at a slow pace, making its second landfall as a 125mph storm, moving north, weakening. Paulette brought upon massive damage, destroying hundreds of thousands of homes and causing $390 billion worth of damage. Nearly the whole entire city of New Orleans was demolished, pretty much wiped off the map. As of January 9, 2021 when the season had ended, 13,246 people died from the storm, including the deaths from the Yucatan landfall. Paulette was retired and replaced by Petra in 2026.

Hurricane Rene
A low pressure system quickly gained tropical characteristics and became Tropical Depression 21 on September 17th, quickly intensifying to get its name of Rene. Rene rapidly intensified to its peak intensity of 150mph before undergoing an eye replacement cycle on the 20th of September. Rene re-strengthened to its final peak intensity of 140mph before gradually weakening and making a landfall in Nova Scotia as a minimal hurricane and striking Newfoundland as a severe tropical storm. Coastal areas were hit the worst, aneAd $200 million worth of damage occurred. Rip currents from Rene killed 1 in South Carolina.

Hurricane Sally
The tropical wave that helped develop Rene also split off making another area of low pressure while Rene was still in its development stages. As it began to develop, its speed began to decrease and it became Tropical Depression 22 on September 21st. It quickly strengthened into Sally and it began to perform an anticyclonic loop while right next to the Bahamas, briefly becoming a Category 2 while in the midst of the loop. It weakened back down to a Category 1 due to the upwelling caused by the loop and it began to move towards the east, restrengthening. It reached its peak intensity of 110mph before it weakened due to cooler waters and the storm turned extratropical, still with 70mph. Sally's extratropical remnants began to race at incredible speeds of 50mph before it was absorbed by a larger extratropical low. 10-20 inches of rain was reported in Bermuda due to the slow loop from Sally.

Tropical Storm Teddy
A tropical wave traveled through the whole open Atlantic, encountering unfavorable conditions along the way. However, it slowly developed while in the Bahamas, and on September 26th, just south of Florida, the wave became Tropical Depression Twenty-Three. Struggling to strengthen, it became Tropical Storm Teddy on September 27th turning to the north. It slowly strengthened, only moving at 5 miles an hour, and it made landfall on the Florida panhandle with its peak intensity of 60mph before weakening to a post-tropical cyclone. The WPC monitored its remnants as it continued moving up the East Coast when its remnants were finally discontinued on October 1st. Teddy caused 2 deaths from rip currents and caused an estimated amount of $97 million.

Tropical Storm Vicky
A tropical wave that drifted much more towards the south than normal storms gradually organized despite its low latitude. On September 30th, it became Tropical Depression Twenty-Four, and became one of the most southern tropical storms to ever exist in the Atlantic Basin. Vicky hit the northern islands of South America, gradually fluctuating between tropical depression status before making its final landfall as a 45mph storm in northwestern South America, just southeast of the Panama Canal. Minor damage was reported, and the only concern was the minor flooding that occurred.

Hurricane Wilfred
A tropical wave formed and exited Africa, gradually strengthening, and becoming Tropical Depression Twenty-Five on October 6th, while located east of the Leeward and Windward Islands. It made landfall as a tropical depression on October 7th in the Windward islands, before finally strengthening into Wilfred, the 25th tropical storm of the season. Wilfred gradually moved west, gradually intensifying. It intensified into a strong Category 4 hurricane before undergoing an eye replacement cycle on October 11th. It weakened back down to a low-end Category 4 before rapidly strengthening becoming a monster 205mph hurricane with only a 1.5 mile wide eye. Wilfred then began to encounter wind shear, causing the storm to weaken, while it changed direction to nearby Alpha. Tropical Storm Alpha became absorbed as Wilfred weakened back down to a Category 4, and it dipped southward, restrengthening into a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160mph before making landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula at that intensity. The storm completely obliterated everything in its path, while weakening back rapidly as it exited the basin on October 16th. Now weakened, Tropical Depression went in its original direction, west, restrengthening back into a tropical storm on October 18th. Wilfred began to curve northward, weakening back down to a tropical depression before rapidly intensifying to a minimal hurricane, making landfall in central Mexico, before it rapidly weakened. Advisories were discontinued on October 22nd. Wilfred caused the worst damage since Mitch 1998, and it caused 22,197 deaths and over $196 billion in damage. The name Wilfred was retired in the 2021 meeting and replaced with Webber in 2026.

Tropical Storm Alpha
A tropical wave began to develop becoming Tropical Depression Twenty-Six on October 10th. Due to interaction with the Bahamas, and Wilfred's close proximity, it slowly developed. Due to all the names being used, the NHC announced they would use the Greek Names as announced. The storm became Tropical Storm Alpha, as it moved west. It made landfall in southeastern Florida as a 45 mph storm before turning southward as a result of a steadily dying cold front. The storm continued to move south as it hit the Caribbean at its peak of 50mph before steadily dying as it began to become absorbed by much more powerful and larger Wilfred. The circulation had become completely absorbed by Wilfred on October 14th and advisories were discontinued.

Tropical Storm Beta
The same tropical wave that helped make Alpha developed into Tropical Depression Twenty-Seven after stalling north of Puerto Rico. The storm intensified into Tropical Storm Beta before making landfall in the Dominican Republic becoming post-tropical due to the close proximity of Alpha and Wilfred. $41 thousand worth of damage was reported from the storm.

Hurricane Gamma
A tropical wave merged was absorbed by an area of low pressure, and the low pressure system began to acquire tropical characteristics as a result. On October 15th, the storm became Tropical Depression Twenty-Eight as it turned north, later becoming a tropical storm the next day. Epsilon moved generally northward, gradually strengthening becoming a minimal hurricane a few hundred miles southeast of Bermuda. The storm began to turn extratropical on October 18th as the storm slowly weakened, and advisories were later discontinued that day.

Tropical Storm Delta
A non-tropical area of low pressure quickly acquired subtropical characteristics, becoming Subtropical Depression Twenty-Nine while moving far more eastern than most storms. It became Subtropical Storm Delta before acquiring fully tropical with only winds of 40mph. It began to turn extratropical and the storm dissipated around October. The remnants later affected Portugal while moving northeast at 30 miles an hour.

Tropical Depression Thirty
An area of low pressure somehow managed to form despite cool waters and moderate shear, becoming Tropical Depression Thirty on October 24th. However, the shear and temperatures began to take its toll on the system and Thirty degenerated into a remnant lowZ 18 hours later while it accelerated northward. The storm was known for breaking physics with how it formed, for reasons unknown.

Hurricane Epsilon
A tropical wave emerged from Africa where it slowly developed while trekking in a generally west direction. It encountered favorable conditions and it became designated as Tropical Depression Thirty-One north of Puerto Rico. It went through the Caribbean becoming Tropical Storm Epsilon, before making its first landfall in the southeastern Bahamas with winds of 60mph. It intensified into a hurricane, continuing to lash the Bahamas, continuing to intensify. Epsilon then made a historic landfall in the North and South Carolina border at peak intensity, with winds of 140mph. The storm gradually weakened, entering Virginia as a tropical storm and entering Maryland as a tropical depression. Epsilon quickly became post-tropical as it moved through Maryland, with the Weather Prediction Center continuing to monitor it as it continued through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states. Advisories were discontinued on November 3rd after it had exited out of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, later getting absorbed by an extratropical low.

Before Epsilon arrived, the Carolinas, and Virginia had declared a state of emergency and multiple evacuations were given out to the coastal areas ready to see the worst of Epsilon. Unfortunately, due to the storm continuing to intensify up to the landfall, the storm caused $117 billion worth of damage, ruining popular beaches like Myrtle Beach, which suffered major losses. 89 people died, 53 being in North Carolina, 30 in South Carolina, 5 in Virginia, and 1 in Maryland. Due to Greek names not being able to be retired, Epsilon was not retired.

Hurricane Zeta
A tropical wave that formed right behind the wave that formed Epsilon tracked along the same path as Epsilon, slowly developing. By October 29, it had become Tropical Depression Thirty-Two, moving west. It gradually intensified, becoming a tropical storm, before turning slightly to the north. Zeta shortly became a hurricane, however due to interaction with Epsilon, and an odd steering pattern, Zeta began to undergo an anti-cyclonic loop, rapidly intensifying to its first peak intensity of 175mph, before weakening due to upwelling. The storm resumed moving west, lashing the Bahamas which had already been severely damaged by Epsilon, with Category 4 winds. While passing the Bahamas, Zeta briefly regained Category 5 hurricane status before going under an eyewall replacement cycle. Zeta quickly re-intensified back into a Category 5 while turning from north to west. The storm acquired winds of 180mph and a pressure of 901mb before making landfall at that intensity, making it the strongest landfall the whole entire state of Florida had seen. Zeta rapidly weakened, and instead of going into the Gulf of Mexico, Zeta recurved northward, degenerating into a remnant low on November 7th.

Zeta caused extreme damage across the Bahamas and Florida, causing over $492 billion in damage across the two areas. On top of that, 3,209 people died, 2,492 in Florida and 709 in the Bahamas. A state of emergency was declared ahead of the storm but not many people evacuated, as many of the forecasters had not expected to become a Category 5 at landfall. Daytona Beach was the hardest hit, with most of its attractions completely destroyed, and millions of dollars lost. Like Epsilon, Zeta was not retired due to Greek Names being unable to receive retirement.

Tropical Storm Eta
An area of low pressure moved off of Virginia into a somehow semi-favorable environment, where it quickly became Tropical Depression Thirty-Three, soon becoming Tropical Storm Eta six hours later. Eta later made a landfall in Massachusetts with its peak intensity of 45mph, weakening to a tropical depression as a result. It turned towards the north, briefly re-strengthening into a tropical storm before making landfall inA far eastern Maine as a tropical depression. Eta later became post-tropical, and the remnants later dissipated while it moved north through Canada.

Hurricane Theta
A tropical wave following Epsilon and Zeta failed to develop due to the cooler waters left in the wake of the two storms. However, instead of curving north like Epsilon and Zeta did, it remained moving west, and it entered a favorable area of develop, and it became Tropical Depression Thirty-Four in the afternoon of November 8th. It became a tropical storm after passing the Yucatan, and it gradually intensified, reaching its peak intensity of 80mph, before making landfall near New Orleans with winds of 80mph, later making a second landfall near Pensacola, Florida. It rapidly weakened and it became a remnant low early November 12th, however, the Weather Prediction center continued to monitor it until late that night when it had beeIn completely absorbed by a cold front. $80 million of damage was caused by the storm, and another 4 people died, all due to rip currents from the storm.

Hurricane Iota
An area of low pressure slowly acquired tropical characteristics while moving about the open Atlantic. On November 14, it became designated as Tropical Depression Thirty-Five while moving towards the east. It began to perform an anti-cyclonic loop towards the south, while it became a tropical storm, earning the name Iota. Iota, despite wind shear, had a small size, and it began to rapidly intensify, reaching its peak intensity of 120mph, before upwelling occurred, and the storm gradually Aweakened. Iota entered warmer waters again after the loop, but it was unable to pick up its strength again and it became post-tropical early November 21st.

Hurricane Kappa
A rare November tropical wave emerged from Africa and it slowly developed despite marginally warm waters. Late November 16th, storm became the thirty-sixth depression of the season, becoming Tropical Storm Kappa 24 hours later. Kappa moved towards the west barely passing north of Jamaica as it gradually intensified into a hurricane. Kappa continued to intensify becoming a Category 3 major hurricane briefly before weakening due to land interaction with Cuba. The storm eventually make landfall in western Cuba with winds of 105mph, weakening down to a 90mph storm as a result of the landfall. The storm quickly re-intensified as it entered a favorable environment. Kappa became a Category 4 hurricane before making landfall at that intensity in Horseshoe Beach, located in Florida. The storm continued its straightforward motion north, rapidly weakening as it remained in land. Advisories were discontinued early November 23rd on the system, however, the Weather Prediction Center continued to monitor the storm until it dissipated in the northern part of New York late November 24th. 39 people died from the storm, while another $750 million worth of damage occurred from the system.

Tropical Storm Lambda
On November 18, a tropical wave exited off Africa, quickly gaining a circulation. It became Tropical Depression Thirty-Seven just passing the Cape Verde islands, moving west a gradual slow pace. 18 hours later, the storm became Lambda, attaining its peak winds of 45mph before weakening down to a depression due to encounteriAng wind shear and colder waters not favorable for Lambdas health. Lambda degenerated into a remnant low on November 22nd, with nothing remaining from it the next day.

Hurricane Mu
An area of low pressure emerging from Florida slowly encountered marginally favorable conditions. However, the storm failed to develop for so long due to having a lopsided circulation, and a low amount of thunderstorms embedded inside it. On November 20th, 6 hours after Thirty-Seven was designated, the NHC began to issue advisories on Tropical Depression Thirty-Eight. 18 hours later, the depressions both became storms at the same time, and Thirty-Eight became Mu. Mu went straight up north, gradually intensifying into an 80mph storm before making landfall in coastal North Carolina at that intensity, before rapidly weakening, and degenerating into a remnant low near the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The remnants tracked itself into New Jersey before being absorbed by a cold front on November 24th. Around $46.5 million of damage was caused by Mu, with 3 people dying due to rip currents.

Seasonal Effects
This is the table of the storms and their effects in the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season.