2020 Sandific hurricane season
Season summary map
First storm formed
February 11
Last storm dissipated
December 27
Maximum winds
185 mph (295 km/h)
Total fatalities
317 total
The 2020 Sandific hurricane season was a very active season that featured 30 named storms, 17 hurricanes, and 9 major hurricanes. It was in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation, in which tropical cyclones form in the Sandific Ocean. This season runs year-round, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and November. This was the first full season that the SHMC takes control of the basin.
Seasonal forecasts [ ]
Predictions of tropical activity in the 2020 season
Source
Date
Named storms
Hurricanes
Major hurricanes
SHMC
November 18, 2019
28
15
9
HLMA
November 18, 2019
25-30
12-16
6-9
FCXGCTC
December 1, 2019
21-25
9-14
3-5
HSMC
December 3, 2019
18-23
11-14
4-8
DHC
December 5, 2019
15-19
3-18
0-2
RTCTTWC
December 25, 2019
21-31
7-19
3-11
WHC
December 29, 2019
19-22
10-12
2-5
WSHA
December 29, 2019
27
15
8
AHC
January 20, 2020
19-20
15-16
2-4
M99MC
April 18, 2020
22-28
9-13
4-7
LNHA
June 1, 2020
17-19
3-6
1-3
AFCPC
June 15, 2020
17-24
8-13
3-7
SJHC
July 2, 2020
24-30
8-15
3-5
SHMC
July 7, 2020
27
16
9
HCWC
July 19, 2020
18-25
8-13
3-7
MSFA
August 7, 2020
20-23
15-17
7-9
HBFC
September 8, 2020
22-26
13-17
7-11
STCC
September 11, 2020
24-26
16-17
7-10
KANH
September 15, 2020
25-31
17-18
9-13
GLFC
September 18, 2020
26-29
16-17
9-10
EMI
September 22, 2020
34
17
9
BSWS
September 26, 2020
26-31
14-17
8-10
JPCH
October 7, 2020
28-35
15-20
5-9
PHWC
November 5, 2020
29-34
16-19
7-10
Actual activity
30
17
9
Season summary [ ]
Systems [ ]
Hurricane Cooper [ ]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration February 11 – February 20 Peak intensity 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 973 mbar (hPa )
In early-February, the SHMC monitored an area of low pressure for signs of development. The area gathered convection and rapidly organized within 3 days. On February 11, the SHMC designated the storm as a tropical depression. Initially, it struggled to organize due to the waters cooling a bit and the wind shear increasing. But then late on February 13, it managed to pull through and became Tropical Storm Cooper early the next day. Once the wind shear was lessened way further, that made way for Cooper to intensify quicker, and early on February 16, it was upgraded into a hurricane.
Tropical Storm Daisy [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration April 12 – April 17 Peak intensity 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Depression 03A [ ]
Tropical depression (SSHWS) Duration April 15 – April 18 Peak intensity 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1007 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Emily [ ]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration May 30 – June 4 Peak intensity 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 964 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Frank [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration June 4 – June 6 Peak intensity 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Gabe [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration June 12 – June 17 Peak intensity 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Hailey [ ]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration July 4 – July 10 Peak intensity 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 954 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Ivy [ ]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration July 8 – July 20 Peak intensity 180 mph (285 km/h) (1-min) 903 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Justin [ ]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration July 9 – July 14 Peak intensity 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 986 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Lana [ ]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration July 18 – August 1 Peak intensity 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Kayden [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration July 18 – July 20 Peak intensity 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Marissa [ ]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration July 28 – August 5 Peak intensity 130 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 948 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Nicholas [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration August 11 – August 16 Peak intensity 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Depression Freda [ ]
Tropical depression (SSHWS) Duration August 13 (entered basin ) – August 15 Peak intensity 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Oswald [ ]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration August 18 – August 24 Peak intensity 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 981 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Penelope [ ]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration August 20 – August 27 Peak intensity 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 960 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Rachel [ ]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration August 29 – September 7 Peak intensity 165 mph (270 km/h) (1-min) 910 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Sam [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration September 2 – September 5 Peak intensity 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1006 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Ted [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration September 10 – September 16 Peak intensity 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Jerome [ ]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration September 11 (entered basin ) – September 17 Peak intensity 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 954 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Veronica [ ]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration September 13 – September 21 Peak intensity 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 936 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Winnie [ ]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration September 25 – October 7 Peak intensity 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 962 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Xander [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration September 28 – October 3 Peak intensity 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Depression 22A [ ]
Tropical depression (SSHWS) Duration September 30 – October 2 Peak intensity 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1008 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane York [ ]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration October 1 – October 8 Peak intensity 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 986 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Zoe [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration October 1 – October 7 Peak intensity 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Albert [ ]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration October 14 – October 27 Peak intensity 185 mph (295 km/h) (1-min) 899 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Bonnie [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration October 15 – October 17 Peak intensity 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Caitlyn [ ]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration October 25 – November 1 Peak intensity 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 984 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Devin [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration October 26 – October 30 Peak intensity 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Eric [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration November 7 – November 19 Peak intensity 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Francine [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration December 8 – December 14 Peak intensity 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Grace [ ]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration December 18 – December 27 Peak intensity 130 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 943 mbar (hPa )
Storm names [ ]
The following list of names are in a rotating list of 100 names and were slated for use in 2020. Those names are submitted by the Sandy Hurricane and Monsoon Center and each list goes either in a boy-girl-girl-boy order and girl-boy-boy-girl.
Cooper
Daisy
Emily
Frank
Gabe
Hailey
Ivy
Justin
Kayden
Lana
Marissa
Nicholas
Oswald
Penelope
Rachel
Sam
Ted
Veronica
Winnie
Xander
York
Zoe
Albert
Bonnie
Caitlyn
Devin
Eric
Francine
Grace
Herbert (unused)
Ivan (unused)
Freda entered from the North Sandlantic basin, while reforming in the Sandific basin, so it kept the name and the designation 06S .
Jerome entered from the North Sandlantic basin as a tropical storm so it also kept the name and the designation 10S .
Season effects [ ]
2020 Sandific hurricane season season statistics
Storm name
Dates active
Storm category at peak intensity
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h)
Min. press. (mbar )
Areas affected
Damage (USD )
Deaths
Category 2 hurricane
100 (155)
973
Tropical storm
60 (95)
996
Tropical depression
35 (55)
1007
Category 3 hurricane
120 (195)
964
Tropical storm
45 (75)
1005
Tropical storm
50 (85)
997
Category 3 hurricane
125 (205)
954
Category 5 hurricane
180 (285)
903
Category 1 hurricane
80 (130)
986
Category 1 hurricane
85 (140)
980
Tropical storm
40 (65)
1005
Category 4 hurricane
130 (215)
948
Tropical storm
65 (100)
995
Tropical depression
35 (55)
1005
Category 1 hurricane
80 (130)
981
Category 2 hurricane
110 (175)
960
Category 5 hurricane
165 (270)
910
Tropical storm
40 (65)
1006
Tropical storm
60 (95)
998
Category 3 hurricane
115 (185)
954
Category 4 hurricane
145 (230)
936
Category 2 hurricane
110 (175)
962
Tropical storm
70 (110)
994
Tropical depression
35 (55)
1008
Category 1 hurricane
75 (120)
986
Tropical storm
50 (85)
997
Category 5 hurricane
185 (300)
899
Tropical storm
40 (65)
1004
Category 1 hurricane
75 (120)
984
Tropical storm
45 (75)
1002
Tropical storm
50 (85)
998
Tropical storm
60 (95)
995
Category 4 hurricane
130 (215)
943
Season aggregates
33 systems
March 14 – December 27
185 (300)
899
$6.91 billion
317
See also [ ]