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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Laura (2020)
20 August 2020 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Laura formed in the North Atlantic basin on 20 August 2020 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 937 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
- Formed
- 20 August 2020
- Dissipated
- 29 August 2020
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 937 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4United States of America241 km/h
- TSCuba107 km/h
- TSDominican Republic83 km/h
- TSHaiti83 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Iota250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Eta241 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