Track map & timeline · Atlantic · May 16–21, 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 Arthur (2020) was a tropical storm of the 2020 Atlantic season. It formed on May 16, 2020, 101 mi N of Lucaya, Bahamas, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb on May 19, 2020, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 4.3 days and travelled about 1,320 miles (2,124 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 28.0°N 78.7°W | 92 mi N of West End, Bahamas |
| May 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 28.9°N 78.0°W | 168 mi ENE of Palm Bay, Florida |
| May 17 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 29.6°N 77.6°W | open ocean |
| May 17 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 30.3°N 77.5°W | open ocean |
| May 17 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 31.0°N 77.3°W | open ocean |
| May 18 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 31.9°N 77.0°W | 165 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| May 18 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 33.1°N 76.7°W | 100 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| May 18 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 34.4°N 75.9°W | 66 mi ESE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| May 18 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 993 mb | 35.5°N 74.7°W | 103 mi ESE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| May 19 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 36.2°N 73.1°W | 166 mi ESE of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| May 19 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 990 mb | 36.8°N 71.4°W | open ocean |
| May 19 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 989 mb | 37.0°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| May 19 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 991 mb | 36.9°N 67.8°W | open ocean |
| May 20 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 993 mb | 36.2°N 66.8°W | open ocean |
| May 20 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 997 mb | 35.5°N 66.0°W | open ocean |
| May 20 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 1002 mb | 34.6°N 65.6°W | 166 mi NNW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| May 20 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 33.7°N 65.3°W | 101 mi NNW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| May 21 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1008 mb | 32.8°N 65.0°W | 37 mi NNW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Arthur.
At its peak on May 19, 2020, Arthur was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 989 mb.
4.3 days, from May 16, 2020 to May 21, 2020. It travelled about 1,320 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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