Atlantic 2020 season
Hurricane Sally (2020)
Hurricane Sally was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (95 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 965 mb. It was active from Sep 11, 2020 to Sep 18, 2020 and made 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 2 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 95 kt / 109 mph / 176 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 965 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 11, 2020 – Sep 18, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 8.2 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Sally 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 12, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 25.6N 79.4W |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 26.0N 82.5W |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 27.9N 86.0W |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 28.7N 87.7W |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 29.6N 88.0W |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 31.6N 86.7W |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Extratropical | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 33.7N 82.3W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 2 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.