Atlantic 2020 season
Hurricane Gamma (2020)
Hurricane Gamma was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (65 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 978 mb. It was active from Oct 2, 2020 to Oct 6, 2020 and made 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 1 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 65 kt / 75 mph / 120 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 978 mb |
| Active dates | Oct 2, 2020 – Oct 6, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 3.2 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Gamma 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 16.6N 83.3W |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 18.8N 85.8W |
| Oct 4, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 21.0N 87.9W |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 22.9N 87.4W |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 21.9N 88.2W |
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.