Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · May 30–31, 2020
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Amanda (2020) was a tropical storm of the 2020 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on May 30, 2020, 119 mi S of Puerto San José, Guatemala, reached its peak of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb on May 31, 2020, and made landfall 20 mi SSE of Guazacapán, Guatemala on May 31, 2020 as a tropical storm (40 mph). The storm lasted 0.8 days and travelled about 140 miles (225 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2020 · 10:00 UTC | 20 mi SSE of Guazacapán, Guatemala | TS 40 mph | 1003 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City, Guatemala | 40 mi | May 31 · 12:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Villa Nueva, Guatemala | 35 mi | May 31 · 12:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Mixco, Guatemala | 42 mi | May 31 · 12:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 12.2°N 90.9°W | 119 mi S of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| May 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 12.7°N 90.6°W | 81 mi SW of Acajutla, El Salvador |
| May 31 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 13.3°N 90.4°W | 43 mi WSW of Acajutla, El Salvador |
| May 31 10:00 | TS LANDFALL | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 13.8°N 90.3°W | 20 mi SSE of Guazacapán, Guatemala |
| May 31 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.1°N 90.3°W | near Chiquimulilla, Guatemala |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Amanda made landfall once: 20 mi SSE of Guazacapán, Guatemala on May 31, 2020 at 10:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds.
At its peak on May 31, 2020, Amanda was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a central pressure of 1003 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
0.8 days, from May 30, 2020 to May 31, 2020. It travelled about 140 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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