2020 Hurricane Season

A woman stands in front of a destroyed restaurant after Hurricane Zeta on Oct. 29, 2020, in Chalmette, La. In a postseason analysis, NOAA upgraded Zeta's windspeeds, saying it was a "major" Category 3 storm when it hit.

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2020's Monster Hurricane Season Still Has Surprises

1:23pm May 12, 2021

by Greg Allen

In a postseason review of last year's hurricane season, NOAA meteorologists upgrade Zeta to a "major" Category 3 storm. It hit New Orleans and southeast Louisiana on Oct. 28.

Buildings and homes were flooded after Hurricane Laura hit near Lake Charles, La., in August. Five named storms came ashore in Louisiana in 2020 — part of a record-setting Atlantic hurricane season.

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Too Many Storms, Not Enough Names

8:38am November 30, 2020

by Greg Allen

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ends Monday. And it couldn't come soon enough. The season set plenty of records, including the most named storms, the latest a category 5 formed and many others.

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Tropical Storm Iota is expected to develop into a major hurricane within the next few days.

World News

Central America Braces For Another Hurricane

6:27pm November 14, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

It's the busiest Atlantic hurricane season on record. When it makes landfall early next week, Iota could drop up more than 2 feet of rain in an area still recovering from Hurricane Eta.

Forecast cone graphic for Subtropical Storm Theta, the 29th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season. Theta is not expected to reach the United States.

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Subtropical Storm Theta Makes 2020 Busiest Hurricane Season On Record

12:43am November 10, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Forecasters say some slight strengthening is possible during the next 12 to 24 hours followed by little change in strength through Thursday. Theta is not expected to make landfall in the U.S.