Hurricane Gamma (2020)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 2–6, 2020

Peak wind

75 mph

120 km/h · Oct 3

Peak category

Cat 1

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

978 mb

Landfalls

Quintana Roo, Mexico · Yucatán, Mexico

Lifetime

4.5 d

Oct 2 – Oct 6

Distance

775 mi

1,247 km

ACE

2.8

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 Gamma

Hurricane Gamma (2020) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season. It formed on October 2, 2020, 127 mi ENE of Iriona, Honduras, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 978 mb on October 3, 2020, and made landfall 2 times — first near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico on October 3, 2020 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). Later landfalls: 23 mi NNW of Panabá, Yucatán, Mexico on October 6, 2020 as a tropical depression (35 mph). The storm lasted 4.5 days and travelled about 775 miles (1,247 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 3, 2020 · 17:00 UTC	near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico	Cat 1 75 mph	978 mb
October 6, 2020 · 03:00 UTC	23 mi NNW of Panabá, Yucatán, Mexico	TD 35 mph	1005 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico	64 mi	Oct 3 · 21:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico	72 mi	Oct 6 · 09:00 UTC	TD 32 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 21 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 2 00:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1006 mb	16.6°N 83.3°W	98 mi NE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Oct 2 06:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	17.2°N 83.9°W	107 mi NNE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Oct 2 12:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	17.8°N 84.4°W	135 mi NNE of Iriona, Honduras
Oct 2 18:00	TS	40 mph	1002 mb	18.4°N 85.0°W	168 mi N of Iriona, Honduras
Oct 3 00:00	TS	46 mph	998 mb	18.8°N 85.8°W	139 mi SSE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 3 06:00	TS	52 mph	995 mb	19.2°N 86.6°W	93 mi SSE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 3 12:00	TS	63 mph	986 mb	19.7°N 87.1°W	43 mi SE of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 3 17:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	75 mph	978 mb	20.2°N 87.4°W	near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 3 18:00	TS	69 mph	980 mb	20.4°N 87.5°W	13 mi N of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 4 00:00	TS	58 mph	991 mb	21.0°N 87.9°W	19 mi ESE of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 4 06:00	TS	52 mph	997 mb	21.8°N 88.2°W	46 mi N of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 4 12:00	TS	58 mph	995 mb	22.3°N 88.1°W	80 mi N of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 4 18:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	22.7°N 87.7°W	119 mi NNW of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 5 00:00	TS	58 mph	998 mb	22.9°N 87.4°W	124 mi NNW of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 5 06:00	TS	52 mph	999 mb	22.8°N 87.4°W	118 mi NNW of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 5 12:00	TS	46 mph	1001 mb	22.6°N 87.5°W	107 mi NNW of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 5 18:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	22.3°N 87.9°W	82 mi NNE of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 6 00:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	21.9°N 88.2°W	52 mi N of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 6 03:00	TD LANDFALL	35 mph	1005 mb	21.6°N 88.4°W	35 mi NNW of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 6 06:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	21.3°N 88.5°W	25 mi WNW of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 6 12:00	TD	29 mph	1007 mb	20.6°N 88.5°W	near Chichén-Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Gamma make landfall?

Gamma made landfall 2 times: near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico on October 3, 2020 at 17:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds; 23 mi NNW of Panabá, Yucatán, Mexico on October 6, 2020 at 03:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 35 mph winds.

What category was Gamma?

At its peak on October 3, 2020, Gamma was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 978 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Gamma last?

4.5 days, from October 2, 2020 to October 6, 2020, including 1 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 775 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Gamma?

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.

Related storms

Keep exploring

Every storm named Gamma

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2005	Tropical Storm Gamma Atlantic	TS 52 mph	—	→
2020	Hurricane Gamma · this page Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	Quintana Roo, Mexico, Yucatán, Mexico

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

Strongest storms of 2020

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	—	→

See every 2020 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Gamma on Wikipedia.

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