Hurricane Delta (2020)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 4–11, 2020

Peak wind

138 mph

222 km/h · Oct 6

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

953 mb

Landfalls

Quintana Roo, Mexico · Louisiana

Lifetime

7.0 d

Oct 4 – Oct 11

Distance

2,208 mi

3,553 km

ACE

15.1

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 Delta

Hurricane Delta (2020) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season. It formed on October 4, 2020, 117 mi SSE of Kingston, Jamaica, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 953 mb on October 6, 2020, and made landfall 2 times — first 17 mi NE of Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico on October 7, 2020 as a Category 2 hurricane (104 mph). Later landfalls: 29 mi SSE of Lake Charles, Louisiana on October 9, 2020 as a Category 2 hurricane (98 mph). It rapidly intensified by 75 mph in 24 hours (to 138 mph on October 6, 2020). The storm lasted 7.0 days and travelled about 2,208 miles (3,553 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
October 7, 2020 · 11:00 UTC	17 mi NE of Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico	Cat 2 104 mph	971 mb
October 9, 2020 · 23:00 UTC	29 mi SSE of Lake Charles, Louisiana	Cat 2 98 mph	970 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico	26 mi	Oct 7 · 11:00 UTC	Cat 2 104 mph
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico	68 mi	Oct 7 · 20:00 UTC	Cat 1 88 mph
Beaumont, Texas	63 mi	Oct 9 · 23:00 UTC	Cat 2 98 mph
Lafayette, Louisiana	44 mi	Oct 10 · 02:00 UTC	Cat 1 77 mph
Jackson, Mississippi	63 mi	Oct 10 · 15:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Huntsville, Alabama	20 mi	Oct 11 · 16:00 UTC	TD 23 mph
Chattanooga, Tennessee	56 mi	Oct 11 · 18:00 UTC	TD 23 mph
Murfreesboro, Tennessee	52 mi	Oct 11 · 18:00 UTC	TD 23 mph
East Chattanooga, Tennessee	59 mi	Oct 11 · 18:00 UTC	TD 23 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 31 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 4 18:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	16.4°N 76.2°W	117 mi SSE of Kingston, Jamaica
Oct 5 00:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	16.4°N 77.0°W	111 mi S of Kingston, Jamaica
Oct 5 06:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	16.4°N 77.7°W	112 mi SSW of May Pen, Jamaica
Oct 5 12:00	TS	46 mph	1004 mb	16.4°N 78.4°W	128 mi SSW of Mandeville, Jamaica
Oct 5 18:00	TS	63 mph	985 mb	16.4°N 79.1°W	138 mi SSW of Negril, Jamaica
Oct 6 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	980 mb	16.6°N 79.8°W	150 mi SW of Negril, Jamaica
Oct 6 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	973 mb	17.1°N 80.7°W	155 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 6 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	959 mb	17.8°N 82.0°W	111 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 6 18:00	Cat 4	138 mph	953 mb	18.5°N 83.3°W	137 mi WSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 7 00:00	Cat 3	115 mph	962 mb	19.3°N 84.6°W	173 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 7 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	968 mb	20.1°N 85.9°W	73 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 7 11:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	104 mph	971 mb	20.8°N 86.9°W	17 mi NE of Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 7 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	973 mb	21.1°N 87.4°W	36 mi W of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 7 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	978 mb	21.7°N 88.8°W	52 mi NE of Motul, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 8 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	973 mb	22.3°N 90.2°W	78 mi NNW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 8 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	973 mb	23.0°N 91.4°W	163 mi NW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 8 12:00	Cat 2	104 mph	969 mb	23.7°N 92.4°W	open ocean
Oct 8 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	960 mb	24.5°N 93.1°W	open ocean
Oct 9 00:00	Cat 3	121 mph	953 mb	25.3°N 93.5°W	open ocean
Oct 9 06:00	Cat 3	121 mph	953 mb	26.3°N 93.7°W	open ocean
Oct 9 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	958 mb	27.5°N 93.8°W	138 mi SSE of Galveston, Texas
Oct 9 18:00	Cat 2	104 mph	966 mb	28.7°N 93.6°W	83 mi ESE of Galveston, Texas
Oct 9 23:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	98 mph	970 mb	29.8°N 93.1°W	29 mi SSE of Lake Charles, Louisiana
Oct 10 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	971 mb	30.1°N 92.9°W	20 mi ESE of Lake Charles, Louisiana
Oct 10 06:00	TS	58 mph	985 mb	31.4°N 92.2°W	16 mi ENE of Alexandria, Louisiana
Oct 10 12:00	TS	40 mph	993 mb	32.5°N 91.4°W	32 mi WNW of Vicksburg, Mississippi
Oct 10 18:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	998 mb	33.3°N 90.6°W	28 mi ESE of Greenville, Mississippi
Oct 11 00:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	1002 mb	33.9°N 89.6°W	15 mi NE of Grenada, Mississippi
Oct 11 06:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	1004 mb	34.4°N 88.6°W	11 mi NNE of Tupelo, Mississippi
Oct 11 12:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1005 mb	34.8°N 87.5°W	near East Florence, Alabama
Oct 11 18:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1007 mb	35.1°N 86.3°W	19 mi SSW of Tullahoma, Tennessee

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Delta make landfall?

Delta made landfall 2 times: 17 mi NE of Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico on October 7, 2020 at 11:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds; 29 mi SSE of Lake Charles, Louisiana on October 9, 2020 at 23:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 98 mph winds.

What category was Delta?

At its peak on October 6, 2020, Delta was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 953 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.

How long did Delta last?

7.0 days, from October 4, 2020 to October 11, 2020, including 102 hours at hurricane strength (42 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,208 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Delta?

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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Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1972	Subtropical Storm Delta Atlantic	TS 46 mph	—
2005	Tropical Storm Delta Atlantic	TS 69 mph	—	→
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Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

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2020	Hurricane Teddy Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
2020	Hurricane Marie Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
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Background reading: Hurricane Delta on Wikipedia.

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