Atlantic 2020 season
Tropical Storm Fay (2020)
Tropical Storm Fay never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 58 mph sustained winds and was active from Jul 5, 2020 to Jul 11, 2020, with 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 50 kt / 58 mph / 93 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 998 mb |
| Active dates | Jul 5, 2020 – Jul 11, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 1.3 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Fay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 28.9N 86.2W |
| Jul 7, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 32.2N 84.2W |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 33.3N 81.6W |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 33.9N 77.1W |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 36.0N 74.8W |
| Jul 11, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 40.2N 74.3W |
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.