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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Zeta (2020)
24 October 2020 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Zeta formed in the North Atlantic basin on 24 October 2020 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico and the United States of America.
- Formed
- 24 October 2020
- Dissipated
- 30 October 2020
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 970 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Mexico139 km/h
- Cat. 1United States of America135 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Iota250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Laura241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Eta241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Teddy222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Delta222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Epsilon185 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