Atlantic 2020 season
Tropical Storm Omar (2020)
Tropical Storm Omar never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 40 mph sustained winds and was active from Aug 30, 2020 to Sep 6, 2020.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 35 kt / 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 1003 mb |
| Active dates | Aug 30, 2020 – Sep 6, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 0.7 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Omar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 30.2N 79.4W |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 32.9N 76.2W |
| Sep 2, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 35.8N 70.7W |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 36.2N 64.8W |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 35.3N 59.5W |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 35.5N 57.3W |
| Sep 6, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 38.8N 56.8W |
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.