Record Atlantic storm season continues

The record-breaking 2020 hurricane season continues with Theta in the eastern Atlantic and another area to watch in the Caribbean, which could become Iota – the 30th named storm of the year

 
2020 NAMED STORMS
Reached hurricane strength 
Tropical/subtropical storm


New record set in 2020 		Old record
Named storms 		29 	28 (2005)
U.S. landfalls 		12 	9 (1916)
Louisiana landfalls	5 	4 (2002)
  

Dashed lines show active storms

Gulf of Mexico
U.S. 
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Caribbean Sea

Data as of Nov 12
 
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1 Arthur 	May 16-21
2 Bertha 	May 27-28
3 Cristobal 	Jun 1-12
4 Dolly 	Jun 22-24
5 Edouard 	Jul 4-7
6 Fay 		Jul 9-11
7 Gonzalo 	Jul 21-25
8 Hanna 	Jul 23-27
9 Isaias 	Jul 30-Aug 5
10 Josephine 	Aug 11-16
11 Kyle 	Aug 14-16
12 Laura 	Aug 20-28
13 Marco 	Aug 20-25
14 Omar 	Aug 31-Sep 5
15 Nana 	Sep 1-4
16 Paulette 	Sep 7-22
17 Rene 	Sep 7-14
18 Sally 	Sep 11-17
19 Teddy 	Sep 12-24
20 Vicky 	Sep 14-17
21 Beta 	Sep 17-22
22 Wilfred 	Sep 18-21
23 Alpha 	Sep 14-18
24 Gamma 	Oct 2-6
25 Delta 	Oct 5-10
26 Epsilon 	Oct 19-26
27 Zeta 	Oct 25-29
28 Eta 		Oct 31-
29 Theta 	Nov 9-
30 Iota 	Possible storm


Sources: AP, National Hurricane Centre, The Weather Channel 
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