The record-shattering 2020 hurricane season, explained
Like so many other aspects of 2020, the Atlantic hurricane season hurled one shocking event after another.
Atlantic Hurricane Season
At least 20 dead after Hurricane Iota slams Nicaragua coast
Iota was the second Category 4 storm to hit Nicaragua's Caribbean coast in two weeks.
Tropical Storm Eta hits North Carolina with deadly flooding
At least four people are dead, dozens were rescued and several are unaccounted for after the tropical storm slammed the South.
Eta dumps torrents of rain on Florida; man electrocuted
Tropical Storm Eta dumped torrents of blustery rain on Florida's west coast as it moved over the state after making landfall north of the Tampa Bay area.
Eta weakens to tropical storm as Florida braces for second hit
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an expanded emergency declaration to include 13 counties along or near the Gulf Coast.
Theta forms, breaking record for most named storms in a season
This is storm number 29, breaking the record of 28 tropical storms set in the memorable season of 2005.
Florida in the path of Eta and it could become a hurricane again
After slamming into Central America, Eta may have South Florida in its sights.
Hurricane Eta slams into Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm
The storm is already drawing comparisons to 1998's Hurricane Mitch, which killed more than 9,000 people.
"Devastating" Hurricane Eta heading for Central America
Eta rapidly strengthened into the most powerful hurricane so far this season, likely to bring storm surge of 12 to 18 feet to some spots in Nicaragua.
Zeta takes aim at U.S. Gulf Coast after drenching Mexico
Zeta is expected to regain strength as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico, prompting authorities to issue hurricane warnings in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Hurricane Zeta forms in the Atlantic
The formation of Zeta puts the 2020 hurricane season one name storm away from tying the all-time record.
Hurricane Epsilon rapidly strengthens to a Category 3
Epsilon is the earliest 26th named storm in a record-breaking hurricane season.
Hurricane Delta leaves hundreds of thousands without power
The storm slammed the same region that was devastated by Hurricane Laura just six weeks ago.
Hundreds of thousands lose power as Delta slams the Gulf Coast
Delta made landfall near Creole, Louisiana, as a Category 2 storm on Friday evening, but quickly weakened to a Category 1.
Hurricane Delta takes aim at the Gulf Coast
The Category 3 storm is growing more powerful and expected to hit Louisiana Friday evening.
Hurricane Delta bears striking resemblance to Atlantic's most intense storm
Perhaps the most astonishing similarity is its extremely small eye. The smaller the eye, the faster the winds can circulate around the center.
Hurricane Delta rapidly intensifies, likely to hit Gulf Coast
Delta is forecast to make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast around Friday.
Tropical Storm Beta prompts hurricane watch for parts of Texas
The storm is the latest to form in a hurricane season so active that forecasters have run out of traditional storm names.
Tropical Storm Sally strengthens in the Gulf
The storm poses a "very significant threat" when it hits land this week, bringing "life-threatening" storm surge from Louisiana to the Mississippi/Alabama border.
Laura strikes Louisiana, killing 6
The storm is bringing "catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding" to portions of the state.
Laura brings downpours and some twisters way inland
Now a tropical depression, the once fierce hurricane is likely to turn right, head for Northeast, forecasters say. It's blamed for at least six U.S. deaths.
The biggest threat from Hurricane Laura
Major storms like Laura make up only 25% of landfalling hurricanes but cause 85% of the damage.
Over half a million people ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Laura looms
Laura could slam into land this week as a major storm with ferocious winds and deadly flooding.
Tropical Storm Laura threatens the U.S. Gulf Coast
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