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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Eta (2020)
31 October 2020 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Eta formed in the North Atlantic basin on 31 October 2020 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 922 hPa. It made landfall in Nicaragua, Cuba, the United States of America and Honduras.
- Formed
- 31 October 2020
- Dissipated
- 14 November 2020
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 922 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Nicaragua222 km/h
- TSCuba93 km/h
- TSUnited States of America83 km/h
- TSHonduras56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Iota250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Laura241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Teddy222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Delta222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Epsilon185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Zeta185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Sally176 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Paulette167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth