Tropical Storm Kyle was the 12th tropical system and 11th named storm system of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Kyle began as a storm system over eastern North Carolina where officials began keeping an eye on it. Once over the Gulf Stream, the storm gained Tropical characteristics and became a Tropical Storm.
The system struggled against shear from the get-go. While the circulation was closed, most of its center was exposed through vast parts of the storm's life. As quickly as it popped up, it disintegrated.
Tropical Storm Rene was the eighteenth tropical system and the seventeenth named storm of 2020. Slow moving and constantly under attack by wind shear and dry air, Rene never strengthened below 1000 mbar of pressure.
Peak: 50 MPH, 1000 mbar / hPa
Hurricane Zeta was the twenty-eighth tropical system and the twenty-seventh named storm of the hyperactive 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Zeta was the earliest forming twenty-seventh storm on record beating Tropical Storm Epsilon of 2005 by 35 days.
The western Caribbean was flagged as a spot of concern for development well before a low pressure system actually formed. Zeta formed slowly and meandered for awhile. As it got closer to the Yucatán it began to pick up strength.
After crossing the Yucatán, Zeta's forward speed increased quickly and barely spent 18-hours over the United States.
Tropical Storm Bertha was the second named storm for 2020 in the Atlantic basin. This is the second pre-season storm as the season does not officially kick off until June 1st.
Peak: 50 MPH, 1007 mbar / hPa.
Tropical Storm Vicky was the twenty-first tropical system and twentieth named storm of the hyperactive 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the earliest forming twentieth named storm, beating out 2005's Tropical Storm Tammy by 21 days. The NHC keyed in on the development of Vicky before the tropical wave left the shores of Africa. After becoming a Tropical Storm, Vicky ran into strong shear (around 0:39) - though it maintained strength for a bit longer than expected. After succumbing to the shear, the low swirl continued moving southwestward for days.
The first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season. Hanna broke the record for the earliest 8th storm. It broke the previous record held by Harvey of 2005 by 10 days.
Peak: 85 MPH (90 MPH from non 6-hour update sources), 973 mbar / hPa.
Hurricane Paulette was the seventeenth tropical system and sixteenth named storm of the hyperactive 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Paulette is the earliest forming sixteenth storm in recorded history, beating out 2005's Hurricane Philippe by 10 days.
Paulette was tracked as a tropical wave coming off of Africa as early as late August. The wave organized and developed a low pressure system. It became tropical on September 7th. Paulette maintained tropical storm strength, despite strong shear, as it marched its way across the central Atlantic.
As the storm took aim at Bermuda, it began to strengthen. It peaked just after making landfall as a 105 MPH category 2 storm. The next evening, the storm began to weaken due to shear and dry air and quickly became extratropical.
Fast-forward a week later, the remnants of Paulette began to pick up tropical characteristics and redevelop. An interesting note: between the initial development of Paulette and its reformation, seven other storms had developed! It was shorted lived and Paulette became extratropical once again.
Tropical Storm Omar was the fifteenth tropical system and fifteenth named storm of the hyperactive 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The storm that would become Omar became a tropical depression first, being given the numerical identifier 15L. However, the depression didn't strengthen to tropical storm status until after 16L. Thus, 15L received the later 'O' name and 16L received the 'N' name.
Omar affected no land directly while tropical, but did make landfall as an extratropical system over Scotland.
Peak: 40 MPH, 1003 mbar / hPa
Tropical Storm Beta was the twenty-second tropical system and twenty-third named storm of the hyperactive 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. The reason the storm was the 22nd overall but 23rd named is because Beta formed as Tropical Depression Twenty-Two between the systems that would become Vicky and Wilfred, but did not reach tropical storm status and thus receive a name until Wilfred and Alpha became named storms. Beta is the earliest forming twenty-third storm in recorded history, beating out 2005's Tropical Storm Alpha by 34 days.
Tropical Storm Beta was a slow moving meandering storms that spent a lot of time just floating around in the Gulf. Even before tropical development, the storms and low pressure swirl that eventually became Beta had been moving about the Gulf for days.
Slow moving, Beta dropped rain for days over the Gulf Coast regions.
Peak: 60 MPH, 994 mbar / hPa.
Tropical Storm Wilfred was the twenty-third tropical system and twenty-first named storm of the hyperactive 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Wilfred is the earliest forming twenty-first named storm in recorded history, beating out 2005's Hurricane Vince by 20 days.
Tropical Storm Wilfred was monitored as it came off of Africa. Although the potential for cyclogenesis had been there for a while, wind shear prevented development. Wilfred was eventually able to persevere for a few days and attain tropical characteristics. However, the wind shear proved to be too great and can be see ripping the storm apart towards the tail end of the sequence.
Peak: 40 MPH, 1007 mbar / hPa.