Tropical Storm Cristobal (2020)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 1–12, 2020

Peak wind

58 mph

93 km/h · Jun 3

Peak category

Lowest pressure

982 mb

Landfalls

Campeche, Mexico · Louisiana

Lifetime

10.5 d

Jun 1 – Jun 12

Distance

3,070 mi

4,940 km

ACE

4.0

storm energy

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

What happened with Cristobal

Tropical Storm Cristobal (2020) was a tropical storm of the 2020 Atlantic season. It formed on June 1, 2020, 12 mi WNW of Champotón, Campeche, Mexico, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 982 mb on June 3, 2020, and made landfall 2 times — first 18 mi WNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico on June 3, 2020 as a tropical storm (58 mph). Later landfalls: 32 mi ESE of Galliano, Louisiana on June 7, 2020 as a tropical storm (52 mph). The storm lasted 10.5 days and travelled about 3,070 miles (4,940 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
June 3, 2020 · 13:00 UTC	18 mi WNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico	TS 58 mph	993 mb
June 7, 2020 · 22:00 UTC	32 mi ESE of Galliano, Louisiana	TS 52 mph	990 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico	74 mi	Jun 3 · 13:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico	19 mi	Jun 5 · 19:00 UTC	TS 53 mph
New Orleans, Louisiana	direct hit	Jun 8 · 01:00 UTC	TS 50 mph
Metairie Terrace, Louisiana	direct hit	Jun 8 · 02:00 UTC	TS 48 mph
Metairie, Louisiana	direct hit	Jun 8 · 02:00 UTC	TS 48 mph
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	35 mi	Jun 8 · 07:00 UTC	TS 39 mph
Little Rock, Arkansas	direct hit	Jun 9 · 02:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Springfield, Missouri	64 mi	Jun 9 · 10:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Cedar Rapids, Iowa	30 mi	Jun 9 · 22:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Madison, Wisconsin	51 mi	Jun 10 · 02:00 UTC	TD 36 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

Every official fix 45 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Jun 1 18:00	TD	29 mph	1006 mb	19.4°N 90.9°W	12 mi WNW of Champotón, Campeche, Mexico
Jun 2 00:00	TD	29 mph	1005 mb	19.6°N 91.6°W	60 mi WNW of Champotón, Campeche, Mexico
Jun 2 06:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	19.6°N 92.1°W	68 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Jun 2 12:00	TS	40 mph	1004 mb	19.5°N 92.5°W	67 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico
Jun 2 18:00	TS	46 mph	1001 mb	19.2°N 92.6°W	45 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico
Jun 3 00:00	TS	52 mph	996 mb	19.0°N 92.5°W	33 mi NNE of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico
Jun 3 06:00	TS	58 mph	994 mb	18.9°N 92.3°W	35 mi WNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Jun 3 12:00	TS	58 mph	993 mb	18.8°N 92.2°W	26 mi WNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Jun 3 13:00	TS LANDFALL	58 mph	993 mb	18.7°N 92.1°W	18 mi WNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Jun 3 18:00	TS	52 mph	994 mb	18.5°N 91.9°W	11 mi SSW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Jun 4 00:00	TS	46 mph	995 mb	18.2°N 91.7°W	32 mi SSE of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Jun 4 06:00	TS	40 mph	997 mb	17.9°N 91.5°W	near Balancán, Tabasco, Mexico
Jun 4 12:00	TD	35 mph	999 mb	17.7°N 91.2°W	22 mi NE of Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico
Jun 4 18:00	TD	35 mph	999 mb	17.6°N 90.8°W	42 mi ENE of Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico
Jun 5 00:00	TD	35 mph	999 mb	17.9°N 90.4°W	54 mi SSE of Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico
Jun 5 06:00	TS	40 mph	998 mb	18.6°N 90.1°W	42 mi E of Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico
Jun 5 12:00	TS	46 mph	997 mb	19.6°N 89.9°W	43 mi ESE of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Jun 5 18:00	TS	52 mph	997 mb	20.8°N 89.9°W	11 mi WSW of Umán, Yucatán, Mexico
Jun 6 00:00	TS	58 mph	996 mb	22.0°N 90.0°W	54 mi NNW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Jun 6 06:00	TS	58 mph	994 mb	23.0°N 90.1°W	122 mi NNW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Jun 6 12:00	TS	52 mph	992 mb	23.9°N 90.2°W	184 mi N of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Jun 6 18:00	TS	52 mph	992 mb	24.8°N 90.2°W	open ocean
Jun 7 00:00	TS	52 mph	992 mb	25.8°N 90.1°W	open ocean
Jun 7 06:00	TS	52 mph	992 mb	26.9°N 90.0°W	open ocean
Jun 7 12:00	TS	52 mph	991 mb	28.0°N 89.9°W	121 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana
Jun 7 18:00	TS	52 mph	990 mb	29.0°N 89.8°W	68 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Jun 7 22:00	TS LANDFALL	52 mph	990 mb	29.3°N 89.8°W	48 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Jun 8 00:00	TS	52 mph	990 mb	29.8°N 89.9°W	15 mi SE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Jun 8 06:00	TS	40 mph	991 mb	30.6°N 90.6°W	10 mi NW of Hammond, Louisiana
Jun 8 12:00	TD	35 mph	993 mb	31.7°N 91.5°W	11 mi NNW of Natchez, Mississippi
Jun 8 18:00	TD	35 mph	994 mb	32.9°N 92.0°W	10 mi NNW of Bastrop, Louisiana
Jun 9 00:00	TD	29 mph	994 mb	34.2°N 92.1°W	near Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Jun 9 06:00	TD	29 mph	993 mb	35.8°N 92.2°W	31 mi W of Batesville, Arkansas
Jun 9 12:00	TD	29 mph	991 mb	38.0°N 92.1°W	18 mi W of Rolla, Missouri
Jun 9 18:00	TD	35 mph	988 mb	40.3°N 91.7°W	18 mi WSW of Keokuk, Iowa
Jun 10 00:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	986 mb	42.6°N 90.8°W	10 mi NW of Dubuque, Iowa
Jun 10 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	983 mb	45.0°N 89.3°W	16 mi E of Wausau, Wisconsin
Jun 10 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	982 mb	47.5°N 87.4°W	66 mi N of Marquette, Michigan
Jun 10 18:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	982 mb	49.8°N 85.1°W	open ocean
Jun 11 00:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	983 mb	51.7°N 82.6°W	open ocean
Jun 11 06:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	985 mb	52.7°N 81.2°W	open ocean
Jun 11 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	987 mb	53.2°N 80.4°W	open ocean
Jun 11 18:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	989 mb	53.4°N 79.8°W	open ocean
Jun 12 00:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	992 mb	53.3°N 79.4°W	open ocean
Jun 12 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	998 mb	52.5°N 79.1°W	open ocean

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Cristobal make landfall?

Cristobal made landfall 2 times: 18 mi WNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico on June 3, 2020 at 13:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds; 32 mi ESE of Galliano, Louisiana on June 7, 2020 at 22:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds.

What category was Cristobal?

At its peak on June 3, 2020, Cristobal was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 982 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Cristobal last?

10.5 days, from June 1, 2020 to June 12, 2020. It travelled about 3,070 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Cristobal?

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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Every storm named Cristobal

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2002	Tropical Storm Cristobal Atlantic	TS 52 mph	—	→
2008	Tropical Storm Cristobal Atlantic	TS 63 mph	—	→
2014	Hurricane Cristobal Atlantic	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
2020	Tropical Storm Cristobal · this page Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Campeche, Mexico, Louisiana
2026	Tropical Storm Cristobal Atlantic	TS 46 mph	—

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

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Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2020	Hurricane Iota Atlantic	Cat 4 155 mph	Nicaragua	→
2020	Hurricane Laura Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	Louisiana, Granma Province, Cuba	→
2020	Hurricane Eta Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	Nicaragua, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba	→
2020	Hurricane Teddy Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
2020	Hurricane Delta Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	Quintana Roo, Mexico, Louisiana	→
2020	Hurricane Marie Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
2020	Hurricane Douglas Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
2020	Hurricane Genevieve Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→

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