Hurricane Isaias (2020)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 28 – August 5, 2020

Peak wind

92 mph

148 km/h · Aug 4

Peak category

Cat 1

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

986 mb

Landfalls

South Carolina · Guantánamo Province, Cuba

Lifetime

7.8 d

Jul 28 – Aug 5

Distance

3,478 mi

5,596 km

ACE

9.4

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 Isaias

Hurricane Isaias (2020) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season. It formed on July 28, 2020, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 986 mb on August 4, 2020, and made landfall 4 times — first near San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic on July 30, 2020 as a tropical storm (63 mph). Later landfalls: at 20.9°N, 73.4°W on July 31, 2020 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph); 51 mi SSW of Nassau, Bahamas on August 1, 2020 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph); near Little River, South Carolina on August 4, 2020 as a Category 1 hurricane (92 mph). The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 3,478 miles (5,596 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
July 30, 2020 · 16:00 UTC	near San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic	TS 63 mph	1002 mb
July 31, 2020 · 09:00 UTC	at 20.9°N, 73.4°W	Cat 1 81 mph	990 mb
August 1, 2020 · 13:00 UTC	51 mi SSW of Nassau, Bahamas	Cat 1 81 mph	989 mb
August 4, 2020 · 03:00 UTC	near Little River, South Carolina	Cat 1 92 mph	986 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	26 mi	Jul 30 · 17:00 UTC	TS 66 mph
Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic	31 mi	Jul 30 · 18:00 UTC	TS 69 mph
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	direct hit	Jul 30 · 22:00 UTC	TS 73 mph
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	28 mi	Aug 4 · 16:00 UTC	TS 65 mph
New York City, New York	59 mi	Aug 4 · 18:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Brooklyn, New York	63 mi	Aug 4 · 18:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Queens, New York	68 mi	Aug 4 · 18:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Manhattan, New York	60 mi	Aug 4 · 18:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
The Bronx, New York	61 mi	Aug 4 · 19:00 UTC	TS 61 mph
Montréal, Quebec, Canada	56 mi	Aug 5 · 03:00 UTC	TS 46 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 36 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Jul 28 12:00	TS low/wave	40 mph	1007 mb	12.5°N 54.0°W	open ocean
Jul 28 18:00	TS low/wave	40 mph	1006 mb	13.2°N 56.4°W	open ocean
Jul 29 00:00	TS low/wave	46 mph	1005 mb	14.1°N 58.3°W	112 mi NE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Jul 29 06:00	TS low/wave	46 mph	1005 mb	14.8°N 60.3°W	42 mi ENE of Le François, Martinique
Jul 29 12:00	TS low/wave	46 mph	1005 mb	15.2°N 62.2°W	55 mi W of Roseau, Dominica
Jul 29 18:00	TS low/wave	46 mph	1005 mb	15.3°N 64.0°W	158 mi WSW of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Jul 30 00:00	TS	52 mph	1004 mb	15.8°N 65.7°W	147 mi SSW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Jul 30 06:00	TS	58 mph	1003 mb	16.7°N 67.2°W	98 mi SSW of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Jul 30 12:00	TS	63 mph	1002 mb	17.7°N 68.5°W	59 mi SSE of La Romana, Dominican Republic
Jul 30 16:00	TS LANDFALL	63 mph	1002 mb	18.4°N 69.3°W	near San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Jul 30 18:00	TS	69 mph	999 mb	18.9°N 69.8°W	near Sabana Grande de Boyá, Dominican Republic
Jul 31 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	996 mb	19.9°N 71.2°W	19 mi NE of Villa Vásquez, Dominican Republic
Jul 31 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	990 mb	20.5°N 72.7°W	40 mi NNE of Port-de-Paix, Haiti
Jul 31 09:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	81 mph	990 mb	20.9°N 73.4°W	66 mi NE of Maisí, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Jul 31 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	992 mb	21.3°N 74.0°W	73 mi NNE of Baracoa, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Jul 31 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	990 mb	22.1°N 75.1°W	88 mi NNE of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba
Aug 1 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	987 mb	22.9°N 75.9°W	126 mi NNE of Puerto Padre, Las Tunas Province, Cuba
Aug 1 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	987 mb	23.6°N 76.7°W	109 mi SSE of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 1 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	987 mb	24.3°N 77.5°W	53 mi S of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 1 13:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	81 mph	989 mb	24.4°N 77.7°W	51 mi SSW of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 1 18:00	TS	69 mph	993 mb	24.8°N 78.3°W	63 mi WSW of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 2 00:00	TS	69 mph	995 mb	25.3°N 78.9°W	87 mi ESE of Miami, Florida
Aug 2 06:00	TS	63 mph	996 mb	25.9°N 79.2°W	55 mi SW of Lucaya, Bahamas
Aug 2 12:00	TS	63 mph	995 mb	26.6°N 79.5°W	35 mi ESE of West Palm Beach, Florida
Aug 2 18:00	TS	69 mph	995 mb	27.4°N 79.6°W	47 mi E of Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Aug 3 00:00	TS	69 mph	995 mb	28.2°N 79.7°W	55 mi ENE of Palm Bay, Florida
Aug 3 06:00	TS	69 mph	995 mb	29.1°N 79.9°W	61 mi E of Edgewater, Florida
Aug 3 12:00	TS	69 mph	995 mb	30.1°N 80.0°W	81 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida
Aug 3 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	991 mb	31.2°N 79.7°W	92 mi SE of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Aug 4 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	986 mb	32.8°N 79.1°W	44 mi E of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Aug 4 03:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	92 mph	986 mb	33.9°N 78.5°W	12 mi ENE of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Aug 4 06:00	TS	69 mph	992 mb	35.0°N 78.1°W	27 mi SSW of Goldsboro, North Carolina
Aug 4 12:00	TS	69 mph	993 mb	37.7°N 76.8°W	32 mi ENE of Mechanicsville, Virginia
Aug 4 18:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	40.9°N 75.1°W	near East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Aug 5 00:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	998 mb	44.0°N 73.1°W	28 mi NNW of Rutland, Vermont
Aug 5 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	1000 mb	46.7°N 71.8°W	13 mi S of Saint-Raymond, Quebec, Canada

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Isaias make landfall?

Isaias made landfall 4 times: near San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic on July 30, 2020 at 16:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds; at 20.9°N, 73.4°W on July 31, 2020 at 09:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds; 51 mi SSW of Nassau, Bahamas on August 1, 2020 at 13:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds; near Little River, South Carolina on August 4, 2020 at 03:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds.

What category was Isaias?

At its peak on August 4, 2020, Isaias was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 986 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Isaias last?

7.8 days, from July 28, 2020 to August 5, 2020, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,478 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Isaias?

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
2020	Hurricane Isaias · this page Atlantic	Cat 1 92 mph	South Carolina, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
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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 Marie Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
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Background reading: Hurricane Isaias on Wikipedia.

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