Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 16–26, 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
Hurricane Epsilon (2020) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season. It formed on October 16, 2020, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 952 mb on October 21, 2020, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on October 21, 2020). The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 3,511 miles (5,650 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 31.5°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 31.2°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 30.9°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 30.7°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 30.3°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 29.7°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 28.9°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 28.1°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 27.3°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 26.4°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 25.7°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 25.5°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 25.4°N 55.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 25.3°N 55.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 25.2°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 996 mb | 25.5°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 26.2°N 54.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 27.3°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 28.3°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 28.7°N 57.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 968 mb | 28.9°N 58.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 955 mb | 29.3°N 59.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 952 mb | 29.5°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 958 mb | 30.2°N 60.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 965 mb | 30.8°N 61.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 968 mb | 31.5°N 61.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 968 mb | 32.2°N 61.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 968 mb | 32.9°N 61.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 966 mb | 33.7°N 61.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 964 mb | 34.9°N 61.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 962 mb | 36.1°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 957 mb | 36.8°N 62.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 957 mb | 37.4°N 61.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 960 mb | 38.6°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 962 mb | 40.3°N 57.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 963 mb | 42.0°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 964 mb | 43.3°N 51.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 966 mb | 45.0°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 968 mb | 47.2°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 969 mb | 49.5°N 34.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 964 mb | 52.1°N 28.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Epsilon.
At its peak on October 21, 2020, Epsilon was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 952 mb.
10.0 days, from October 16, 2020 to October 26, 2020, including 114 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,511 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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