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Hurricane Eta (2020)

Hurricane Eta was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 150 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 922 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Miami, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 51 mph.

Peak strength150 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 4
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst November 3, 2020
4
Lowest pressure
922 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane Eta’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. November 3, 2020, Category 4 at 138 mph, in Nicaragua
  2. November 8, 2020, tropical storm at 63 mph, in Cuba
  3. November 9, 2020, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 68 miles from Miami, FL
  4. November 12, 2020, tropical storm at 52 mph, about 89 miles from Tampa, FL

Modeled winds at cities (2)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Miami, FL51 mph42 mph68 milesNov 8, 2020, 11:00 PM EST
Tampa, FL50 mph41 mph58 milesNov 11, 2020, 8:15 PM EST

Best track (58 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 31, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1006 mb14.9°N, 72.4°W
Nov 1, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1005 mb14.9°N, 73.6°W
Nov 1, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1005 mb14.9°N, 75.1°W
Nov 1, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1002 mb14.9°N, 76.7°W
Nov 1, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph992 mb14.9°N, 78.2°W
Nov 2, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph988 mb14.9°N, 79.4°W
Nov 2, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph982 mb14.9°N, 80.4°W
Nov 2, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph972 mb14.8°N, 81.2°W
Nov 2, 18:00 UTCCategory 4 hurricane132 mph948 mb14.7°N, 82.0°W
Nov 3, 00:00 UTCCategory 4 hurricane150 mph929 mb14.3°N, 82.5°W
Nov 3, 06:00 UTCCategory 4 hurricane150 mph922 mb14.0°N, 82.9°W
Nov 3, 12:00 UTCCategory 4 hurricane144 mph936 mb13.6°N, 83.1°W
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