NPR: 2020 Hurricane Season https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=933316484 2020 Hurricane Season en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:30:42 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: 2020 Hurricane Season https://www.npr.org/tags/933316484/2020-hurricane-season 2020's Monster Hurricane Season Still Has Surprises In a postseason review of last year's hurricane season, NOAA meteorologists upgrade Zeta to a "major" Category 3 storm. It hit New Orleans and southeast Louisiana on Oct. 28. Wed, 12 May 2021 12:08:16 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/05/12/996183191/2020s-monster-hurricane-season-still-has-surprises https://www.npr.org/2021/05/12/996183191/2020s-monster-hurricane-season-still-has-surprises

In a postseason review of last year's hurricane season, NOAA meteorologists upgrade Zeta to a "major" Category 3 storm. It hit New Orleans and southeast Louisiana on Oct. 28.

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]]> Greg Allen Too Many Storms, Not Enough Names The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ends Monday. And it couldn't come soon enough. The season set plenty of records, including the most named storms, the latest a category 5 formed and many others. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/937986687/too-many-storms-not-enough-names https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/937986687/too-many-storms-not-enough-names The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ends Monday. And it couldn't come soon enough. The season set plenty of records, including the most named storms, the latest a category 5 formed and many others.

]]> Greg Allen Hurricane Iota Continues To Intensify As It Approaches Central America The storm is expected to make landfall Monday as a Category 4 hurricane. Its arrival comes as the region is still recovering from Hurricane Eta, which killed at least 150 people earlier this month. Sat, 14 Nov 2020 18:27:37 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/11/14/935005336/central-america-braces-for-another-hurricane https://www.npr.org/2020/11/14/935005336/central-america-braces-for-another-hurricane

The storm is expected to make landfall Monday as a Category 4 hurricane. Its arrival comes as the region is still recovering from Hurricane Eta, which killed at least 150 people earlier this month.

]]> Matthew S. Schwartz Subtropical Storm Theta Makes 2020 Busiest Hurricane Season On Record Forecasters say some slight strengthening is possible during the next 12 to 24 hours followed by little change in strength through Thursday. Theta is not expected to make landfall in the U.S. Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:42:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/11/10/933316050/subtropical-storm-theta-makes-2020-busiest-hurricane-season-on-record https://www.npr.org/2020/11/10/933316050/subtropical-storm-theta-makes-2020-busiest-hurricane-season-on-record

Forecasters say some slight strengthening is possible during the next 12 to 24 hours followed by little change in strength through Thursday. Theta is not expected to make landfall in the U.S.

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