The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1 and concludes on November 30, although Mother Nature knows no-bounds to a calendar. Early seasonal outlooks called for "above-average" storm activity in 2020, but early into the season, weather experts upgraded their already threatening forecasts calling for an "extremely active" season with 10 to 15 named storms. Already, 2020 has become the first Atlantic hurricane season on record in which nine tropical storms formed before August and 13 formed before September, according to the National Hurricane Center. Moving into September, the Atlantic has made it over the hump hitting the half-way mark for the 2020 hurricane season. With three months behind us and three more to go, let's recap what 2020 has brought so far, and what forecasters predict is yet to come. In the slideshow above, review the biggest named storms of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season so far, summarizing each formation's strength, impact, damage cost, and insured loss estimates. Related: |
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Danielle Ling
Danielle Ling is an experienced video journalist and business reporter. As associate editor, Danielle manages all multimedia and reports on industry news and risk-related coverage, managing all weather-related content. A University of Maryland and Philip Merrill College of Journalism alum, Danielle previously served as a video journalist for Verizon FiOS 1 News NJ, Push Pause. Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn or email her at [email protected].
