Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 5–11, 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 Fay (2020) was a tropical storm of the 2020 Atlantic season. It formed on July 5, 2020, 174 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb on July 10, 2020, and made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey on July 10, 2020 as a tropical storm (52 mph). The storm lasted 6.3 days and travelled about 1,749 miles (2,814 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2020 · 20:00 UTC | near Atlantic City, New Jersey | TS 52 mph | 999 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, Georgia | 73 mi | Jul 7 · 09:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 65 mi | Jul 10 · 06:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 44 mi | Jul 10 · 22:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| New York City, New York | 15 mi | Jul 11 · 02:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
| Brooklyn, New York | 17 mi | Jul 11 · 02:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
| Queens, New York | 23 mi | Jul 11 · 02:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
| Staten Island, New York | direct hit | Jul 11 · 02:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
| Manhattan, New York | 16 mi | Jul 11 · 03:00 UTC | TD 37 mph |
| The Bronx, New York | 20 mi | Jul 11 · 03:00 UTC | TD 37 mph |
| Montréal, Quebec, Canada | 13 mi | Jul 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 27.7°N 88.8°W | 174 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jul 5 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 28.1°N 87.7°W | 148 mi S of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Jul 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 28.9°N 86.2°W | 93 mi SSW of Panama City, Florida |
| Jul 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 29.9°N 85.4°W | 20 mi SSE of Callaway, Florida |
| Jul 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 30.8°N 85.0°W | 26 mi WSW of Bainbridge, Georgia |
| Jul 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 31.5°N 84.6°W | 27 mi WSW of Albany, Georgia |
| Jul 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 32.2°N 84.2°W | near Americus, Georgia |
| Jul 7 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 32.8°N 83.7°W | near Macon, Georgia |
| Jul 7 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 33.3°N 83.2°W | 15 mi N of Milledgeville, Georgia |
| Jul 7 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 33.3°N 82.5°W | 20 mi WSW of Grovetown, Georgia |
| Jul 8 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 33.3°N 81.6°W | 19 mi SSE of Aiken, South Carolina |
| Jul 8 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 33.3°N 80.5°W | 27 mi NW of Summerville, South Carolina |
| Jul 8 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 33.3°N 79.2°W | 29 mi SSW of Socastee, South Carolina |
| Jul 8 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 33.7°N 77.9°W | 37 mi S of Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Jul 9 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 33.9°N 77.1°W | 47 mi ESE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Jul 9 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 34.1°N 76.8°W | 52 mi SE of Piney Green, North Carolina |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 34.1°N 76.8°W | 52 mi SE of Piney Green, North Carolina |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 35.4°N 74.9°W | 98 mi SE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Jul 10 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 36.0°N 74.8°W | 88 mi SE of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Jul 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 36.8°N 74.8°W | 65 mi E of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Jul 10 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 37.7°N 74.7°W | 54 mi SSE of Ocean Pines, Maryland |
| Jul 10 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 38.9°N 74.4°W | 28 mi SSE of Ocean City, New Jersey |
| Jul 10 20:00 | TS LANDFALL | 52 mph | 999 mb | 39.4°N 74.4°W | near Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Jul 11 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 40.2°N 74.3°W | near West Freehold, New Jersey |
| Jul 11 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 41.5°N 74.2°W | 10 mi W of Newburgh, New York |
| Jul 11 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1001 mb | 43.4°N 74.0°W | 19 mi W of Queensbury, New York |
| Jul 11 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 999 mb | 45.4°N 73.8°W | 13 mi SW of Montréal, Quebec, Canada |
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Questions
Fay made landfall once: near Atlantic City, New Jersey on July 10, 2020 at 20:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds.
At its peak on July 10, 2020, Fay was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 998 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
6.3 days, from July 5, 2020 to July 11, 2020. It travelled about 1,749 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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