The extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is drawing to a close with a record-breaking 30 named storms and 12 landfalling storms in the continental United States. While the official hurricane season concludes on November 30, tropical storms may continue to develop past that day.
“Throughout this relentless hurricane season, NOAA worked around-the-clock to provide critical data and reliable forecasts to our Nation’s communities in the path of devastating storms,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “The services provided by NOAA, alongside our emergency management partners, undoubtedly helped save many lives and protect property.”
“The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ramped up quickly and broke records across the board,” said Neil Jacobs, Ph.D, acting NOAA administrator. “Our investments in research, forecast models, and computer technology allowed forecasters at the National Weather Service, and its National Hurricane Center, to issue forecasts with increasing accuracy, resulting in the advanced lead time needed to ensure that decision makers and communities were ready and responsive.
This is the fifth consecutive year with an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with 18 above-normal seasons out of the past 26. This increased hurricane activity is attributed to the warm phase of the — which began in 1995 — and has favored more, stronger, and longer-lasting storms since that time. Such active eras for Atlantic hurricanes have historically lasted about 25 to 40 years. An average season has 12 named storms, six hurricanes, and three major hurricanes.
NWSPortland NWS NWSCPC NHC_Atlantic Do the hurricanes know it's over?
NWSBayArea NWS NWSCPC NHC_Atlantic What would have happened if there had been another named storm after Omega? Latin?
NWS NWSCPC NHC_Atlantic Make...the bad...people...stop.
NWS 'Bertha' is spelled incorrectly in the infographic.
NWS NWSCPC NHC_Atlantic Well now u have nxt year to try to break this years record because records are made to be broken enjoy ur well earned rest b4 u know it the 2021 season will be starting NWSGREAT JOB
NWS NWSCPC The NHC needs to suggest Q, U, X, Y and Z be included in the Atlantic list each year as they are for the Pacific list. It would not have kept the '20 season from the Greek list but it would other years. I understand for the Pacific list the rare Q-Z names are reused each year.
RyanMaue NWS NWSCPC NHC_Atlantic Except......
NWS NWSCPC NHC_Atlantic Finally I can take a break from tracking this insanely active hurricane season. Never thought in my life I would track a season that would end at Iota. However, that AOI in the open Atlantic is still going strong.
NWS NWSCPC NHC_Atlantic Can we just skip to Mu if we get one more before then? The memes would be glorious.
NWS NWSCPC Oh gee whiz, it's almost as if the Earth is on its deathbed and we can't do anything about it
NWS NWSCPC NHC_Atlantic does Nature know that hurricane season ends 11/30 ?
NWS Random question . When we have above average seasons is that a moving/rolling average that takes into account all the years prior or is it based on a fixed time frame? If it’s a basic question, then I blame 2020 lol.
NWS NWSCPC Seems like y’all ran out of creativity after Wilfred.
NWS NWSCPC Missed opportunity for all the Kappa jokes that would permeate the internet for the next 3 mos
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