Atlantic 2020 season
Tropical Storm Alpha (2020)
Tropical Storm Alpha never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 69 mph sustained winds and was active from Sep 14, 2020 to Sep 19, 2020, with 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 60 kt / 69 mph / 111 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 992 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 14, 2020 – Sep 19, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 0 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Alpha 2020. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2020 | Extratropical | 60 kt (111 km/h) | 47.0N 22.4W |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Extratropical | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 42.9N 20.5W |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Extratropical | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 38.9N 18.9W |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Subtropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 36.7N 13.1W |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Subtropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 40.6N 7.6W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 1 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.