Pacific hurricane season 2020

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Pacific hurricane season 2020
All the storms of the season
All the storms of the season
Formation of the
first storm		 April 25, 2020
(earliest season start east of 140 ° W)
Dissolution of the
last storm		 current season
Strongest storm Cristina - 993  hPa  ( mbar ), 60  kn  (110  km / h )  (1 minute)
Tropical lows 6th
Storms 3
Hurricanes 0
Severe hurricanes ( Cat. 3+ ) 0
Total number of victims no
Total damage no
Pacific hurricane season
2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022

The 2020 Pacific hurricane season is the ongoing annual season of tropical cyclones forming in the northern Pacific Ocean east of the date line . With the emergence of the first system on April 25th, the 2020 season will have the earliest start of a Pacific hurricane season since reliable records began in this area in 1966: "Eins-E" formed around two weeks earlier than the previous record holder " Adrian " in 2017.

The season officially begins on May 15 in the Eastern Pacific and June 1 in the Central Pacific. It ends on November 30th. These dates, by convention, represent the time of year when most tropical cyclones form; In principle, a tropical storm can form at any time.

Season overview

Saffir–Simpson-Hurrikanskala

Systems

Tropical depression Eins-E

Tropical depression
01E 2020-04-25 2115Z.jpg 01E 2020 track.png
Duration April 25th - April 26th
intensity 30 kn (55 km / h ) (1 minute) , 1006 hPa

On April 23, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued a Special Tropical Weather Outlook (STWO) because there was an extensive low pressure area a few hundred kilometers south of the tip of Baja California that showed the potential for tropical cyclogenesis . As a result, this trough developed rapidly and convection formed around the elongated center. The low was enlarged by an extraordinary outflow on the north side and developed slowly during the day and night of April 24th as it broke away from the intertropical convergence zone . Therefore, the NHC assessed the possibility of a tropical system developing within 48 hours as high. Although the thunderstorms began to fade near the center, the center took on a more rounded shape. On April 25, an ASCAT scan indicated that the low pressure area formed a better defined center during the night and that the circulation was completely covered by new thunderstorm activity. At about this time, around 15:00 UTC on April 25, the NHC declared the system to be Tropical Depression One-E. It is thus the earliest formation of a tropical low pressure system in the eastern North Pacific (east of 140 ° west longitude), since 1966 reliable observations began. Previously, the earliest formation was that of Tropical Storm Adrian of the 2017 Pacific Hurricane season , which formed on May 9th. A small convective cell allowed the low pressure area to maintain its intensity, even though dry air entered the circulation. On April 26, dry air, increasing wind shear and a cooler water surface began to affect the small cyclones, so that the deep convection in the center quickly dissolved, leaving a free, poorly defined center with little thunderstorm activity that just met the criteria for a tropical system . A few hours later the system was declared dissolved.

Storm names

The following list of names will be used for naming in the Northeast Pacific in 2020. If the World Meteorological Organization does not announce any name deletions in spring 2021, this list will be used again in 2026. The list is the same as the one used in the 2014 Pacific Hurricane season , with the exception of the name Odalys , which replaced Odile .

  • Amanda  (unused)
  • Boris  (unused)
  • Cristina  (unused)
  • Douglas  (unused)
  • Elida  (unused)
  • Fausto  (unused)
  • Genevieve  (unused)
  • Hernan  (unused)
  • Iselle  (unused)
  • Julio  (unused)
  • Karina  (unused)
  • Lowell  (unused)
  • Marie  (unused)
  • Norbert  (unused)
  • Odalys  (unused)
  • Polo  (unused)
  • Rachel  (unused)
  • Simon  (unused)
  • Trudy  (unused)
  • Vance  (unused)
  • Winnie  (unused)
  • Xavier  (unused)
  • Yolanda  (unused)
  • Zeke  (unused)

Storms that form in the area of ​​responsibility of the Central Pacific Hurricane Center , that is between 140 ° west longitude and the International Date Line, are taken from a series of four alternating lists. The next four names are given below:

  • Hone  (unused)
  • Iona  (unused)
  • Keli  (unused)
  • Lala  (unused)

Season course

This table gives an overview of all tropical low pressure systems in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. She names, duration, names, affected land areas, amount of damage and number of victims.

Surname Duration Top classification constant
wind speeds 		Air pressure affected areas Damage
(USD) 		dead supporting documents
One-E April 25-26 Low pressure area 55 km / h 1006 hPa at sea 000000000000000.00000000000 000000000000000.00000000000
Season overall
1 system April 25 to ... (TBD) 55 km / h 1006 hPa 0

See also

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Andrew Latto: NHC Graphical Outlook Archive ( English ) National Hurricane Center. April 25, 2020. Accessed April 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ Andrew Latto: NHC Graphical Outlook Archive ( English ) National Hurricane Center. April 25, 2020. Accessed April 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ Andrew Latto: NHC Graphical Outlook Archive ( English ) April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. ^ David Zelinsky: Tropical Depression ONE-E ( English ) National Hurricane Center. April 25, 2020. Accessed April 28, 2020.
  5. ^ David Zelinsky: Tropical Depression ONE-E . National Hurricane Center. April 25, 2020. Accessed April 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ Stacy Stewart: Tropical Depression One-E Discussion Number 5 ( English ) May 26, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  7. ↑ Stacy Stewart: Post-Tropical Cyclone One-E Discussion Number 6 ( English ) May 26, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ Tropical Cyclone Names ( English ) In: National Hurricane Center . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. April 11, 2013. Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ Pacific Tropical Cyclone Names 2016-2021 ( English ) In: Central Pacific Hurricane Center . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. May 12, 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016.