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These are the '''Tropical cyclones of 2020.''' Yes, the article [[Tropical cyclones in 2020]] exists, but this is just a different way to see the same data of the '''142''' tropical cyclones that formed that year (excluding the ones which formed in the 2020-21 southern hemisphere seasons for simplicity sake). Lots of record breaking ones as well. Just think of this as all the season articles mushed together into one huge one.

== Australian region ==
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=== Tropical Cyclone Blake ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Blake 2020-01-06 0537Z.jpg
|Track=Blake 2020 track.png
|Formed=4 January
|Dissipated=8 January
|10-min winds=40
|1-min winds=50
|Pressure=986
}}

During 4 January, the BOM reported that Tropical Low 02U had started to develop within a monsoon trough, about 750&nbsp;km (465&nbsp;mi) north-northwest of [[Broome, Western Australia|Broome]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=4 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104062353/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=4 January 2020|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> Citing considerable rotation extending into the mid [[troposphere]], well-established dual-channel [[Outflow (meteorology)|outflow]] and warm [[sea surface temperature]]s, the JTWC assessed the system as having a moderate chance of attaining tropical cyclone intensity within the following 24 hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean (91S)|date=4 January 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104063202/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|archive-date=4 January 2020|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> The system gradually gathered strength in the favourable environment as it tracked slowly towards the south-southwest,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Tropical Low 02U Forecast Track Map #4 (00Z)|date=5 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105004641/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=5 January 2020|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref> leading the JTWC to issue a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert|tropical cyclone formation alert]] at 03:30 UTC the following day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9120web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (06S)|date=5 January 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105065010/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9120web.txt|archive-date=5 January 2020|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref> The BOM indicated that sustained [[Beaufort scale|gale-force]] winds had developed on the western side of the tropical low at 15:00 UTC,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Tropical Low 02U Forecast Track Map #8 (15Z)|date=5 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105160308/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=5 January 2020|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref> and the system was designated as Tropical Cyclone 06S by the JTWC a few hours later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh0620web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 06S Warning #1 (18Z)|date=5 January 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105215539/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh0620web.txt|archive-date=5 January 2020|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref> Gales fully encircled the system by 00:00 UTC on 6 January, prompting the BOM to upgrade the low to a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the [[Tropical cyclone scales#Australia and Fiji|Australian scale]], the first of the season. The system was given the official name ''Blake'' by the BOM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Blake Forecast Track Map #11 (00Z)|date=6 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106010530/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=6 January 2020|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref>
Blake began to intensify steadily after being upgraded into a tropical cyclone, attaining 10-minute [[Maximum sustained wind|sustained winds]] of 75&nbsp;km/h (45&nbsp;mph) and one-minute sustained winds of 95&nbsp;km/h (60&nbsp;mph) within a few hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Blake Forecast Track Map #13 (06Z)|date=6 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106070933/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=6 January 2020|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh0620web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 06S Warning #3 (06Z)|date=6 January 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106085348/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh0620web.txt|archive-date=6 January 2020|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref> Soon afterwards, however, the system's development stalled due to land interaction with the nearby coastline of Western Australia.<ref name=":0" /> The cyclone made [[landfall]] on [[Dampier Peninsula]] just before 09:00 UTC, approximately 85&nbsp;km (55&nbsp;mi) north of Broome.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Blake Forecast Track Map #14 (09Z)|date=6 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106100347/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=6 January 2020|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref> Blake turned to the southwest and re-emerged over the Indian Ocean at 15:00 UTC; however, the system's structure had deteriorated significantly while the centre was over land.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Blake Forecast Track Map #16 (15Z)|date=6 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106161641/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=6 January 2020|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Blake Technical Bulletin #3 (18Z)|date=6 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106220048/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|archive-date=6 January 2020|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref> As the weakened cyclone continued over water towards the southwest, paralleling the coastline, low [[Wind shear|vertical wind shear]] allowed an area of deep [[Atmospheric convection|convection]] to gradually redevelop over the system on 7 January.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Blake Technical Bulletin #4 (00Z)|date=7 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107020210/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|archive-date=7 January 2020|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref> Blake made its final landfall just to the west of the [[Wallal|Wallal Downs]] [[cattle station]] on [[Eighty Mile Beach]] at approximately 17:00 UTC at minimal Category 1 intensity. Within an hour of crossing the coast, the system weakened to a tropical low.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Blake Forecast Track Map #25 (18Z)|date=7 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107190102/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=7 January 2020|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref> The JTWC discontinued advisories at 00:00 UTC on 8 January as the system moved farther inland;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh0620web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 06S Warning #10 (00Z)|date=8 January 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108024111/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh0620web.txt|archive-date=8 January 2020|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> however, the system maintained tropical storm intensity until 12 hours later.
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=== Severe Tropical Cyclone Claudia ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Claudia 2020-01-13 0530Z.jpg
|Track=Claudia 2020 track.png
|Formed=5 January
|Dissipated=18 January
|10-min winds=80
|1-min winds=80
|Pressure=963
}}

On 4 January, the BOM noted the formation of a weak tropical low over [[Indonesia]]'s [[Maluku Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/tcoutlook.shtml|title=Northern Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=4 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104054928/http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/tcoutlook.shtml|archive-date=4 January 2020|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> In the ensuing days, the tropical low tracked slowly southeastwards across the [[Arafura Sea]], towards the [[Gulf of Carpentaria]]. Significant development was hampered by strong [[Wind shear|vertical wind shear]]; however, very warm [[sea surface temperature]]s of up to 32 °[[Celsius|C]] (90 °[[Fahrenheit|F]]) allowed the low to gradually increase in organisation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Pacific Ocean (06Z)|date=6 January 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106072437/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=6 January 2020|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref> On 7 January, shortly after the low passed near [[Wessel Islands|Cape Wessel]] in the [[Northern Territory]], the BOM published their first forecast track map for the system, and issued a [[Tropical cyclone warnings and watches|tropical cyclone watch]] for the northern coastline of [[Arnhem Land]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDD65012.shtml|title=Tropical Low 03U Forecast Track Map #1 (00Z)|date=7 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107015339/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDD65012.shtml|archive-date=7 January 2020|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref> On the next day, the JTWC issued a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert]] on the system as it began to organize just northwest of the [[Gove Peninsula]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9220web.txt|date=8 January 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url-status=live|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (07S)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108235126/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9220web.txt |archive-date=8 January 2020|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> As the system remained disorganized, the JTWC cancelled the first tropical cyclone formation alert, but later issued another one on 10 January as it re-organized itself, following land interaction with the [[Top End]]. {{citation needed|date=January 2020}} It was later upgraded to a tropical cyclone by the BOM as it was northeast of [[Kalumburu, Western Australia|Kalumburu]], receiving the name ''Claudia'' on 11 January.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW24100.html|title=Tropical Cyclone Advice Number 31|date=11 January 2020|website=Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111163431/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW24100.html|archive-date=11 January 2020|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref> On the next day, the system was upgraded to a category 2 tropical cyclone. Several hours later, following a decrease in wind shear, Claudia's structure quickly improved, with the storm acquiring [[hurricane-force]] winds. It was then upgraded by the BOM to a severe tropical cyclone, during this intensification spell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Severe Tropical Cyclone Claudia Forecast Track Map|date=12 January 2020|website=Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112201746/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=12 January 2020|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>

The storm continued intensifying, indicated by an improvement of the storm's structure over the proceeding hours. The storm eventually reached its peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 90&nbsp;mph (150&nbsp;km/h) and 969 millibars with a small, ragged eye forming on microwave imagery on 13 January. Despite this, a decrease in sea surface temperatures as it quickly accelerated eastwards caused the storm to rapidly weaken throughout 14 January, indicated by a loss of deep convection near the storm's center. The next evening on 15 January, the BOM issued their last advisory on Claudia as it began to weaken.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Ex-TC Claudia Forecast Track|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115223503/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=15 January 2020|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> Claudia dissipated as a tropical low on 17 January.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|title=Western Area High Seas Forecast|date=17 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118073400/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|archive-date=18 January 2020|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref>

When the system was still a tropical low on 10 January, portions of the [[Top End]] received unusually large amounts of rainfall due to the system's slow movement. [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] received 45&nbsp;mm (1.7 inches) of rain, [[Noonamah, Northern Territory|Noonamah]] received 56&nbsp;mm (2.2 inches of rain, [[Pirlangimpi]] received 80.8&nbsp;mm (3.1 inches) of rain, Charles Point received 151&nbsp;mm (5.9 inches) of rain, and Dum In Mirrie Island received a staggering 410&nbsp;mm (16.1 inches) of rain as a result of the system.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ntnews.com.au/news/low-to-bring-wild-weather-and-up-to-200mm-of-rain-to-darwin/news-story/4a0802cfac60063b3a959892fa9aa564|title=Darwin cops a drenching as the Big Wet arrives ... and there may still be more to come|last1=Aisthorpe|first1=Judith|date=10 January 2020|work=Northern Territory News|access-date=11 January 2020|last2=Perera|first2=Alicia}}</ref>

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=== Tropical Low 04U ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=TL 98P 2020-01-27 0441Z.jpg
|Track=TL 98P Jan 2020 track.png
|Formed=23 January
|Dissipated=30 January
|10-min winds=
|1-min winds=<!--25-->
|Pressure=998
|Type1=low}}
On 24&nbsp;January, the BOM noted that a weak tropical low had formed inland over the northeastern [[Northern Territory]], near [[Cresswell Downs]]. Embedded in a [[Trough (meteorology)|low-pressure trough]] stretching across northern Australia and into the [[Pacific Ocean|South Pacific Ocean]], the tropical low remained slow-moving over the ensuing days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml|title=Australian Region MSLP Analysis Chart (00Z)|date=26 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0102&file=IDX0102.202001260000.gif|archive-date=26 January 2020|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref> After meandering just south of the [[Gulf of Carpentaria]], the system moved offshore at about 12:00&nbsp;[[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on 27&nbsp;January, just to the southeast of [[Mornington Island]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml|title=Australian Region MSLP Analysis Chart (12Z)|date=27 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0102&file=IDX0102.202001271200.gif|archive-date=27 January 2020|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref> This allowed atmospheric [[Atmospheric convection|convection]] to develop, and the central [[atmospheric pressure]] deepened to 998&nbsp;[[Pascal (unit)|hPa]] (29.47 [[Inch of mercury|inHg]]) at 18:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml|title=Australian Region MSLP Analysis Chart (18Z)|date=27 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0102&file=IDX0102.202001271800.gif|archive-date=27 January 2020|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref> The system's period over water proved short-lived, however, and the tropical low moved into the [[Gulf Country]] of northern [[Queensland]] a few hours later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/tcoutlook.shtml|title=Northern Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128120401/http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/tcoutlook.shtml|archive-date=28 January 2020|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref> On 29&nbsp;January, the tropical low began to track rapidly southwestwards towards central Australia,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml|title=Australian Region MSLP Analysis Chart (18Z)|date=29 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0102&file=IDX0102.202001291800.gif|archive-date=29 January 2020|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref> causing the system's convection to degrade due to interaction with the dry Australian [[outback]]. The tropical low dissipated near [[Alice Springs]] in the southern Northern Territory the following day.

Persisting thunderstorms associated with the low brought long-lived heavy rainfall throughout much of [[Gulf Country]] in northern [[Queensland]], due to the storm's abnormally slow movement. The town of [[Townsville]] received over 320&nbsp;mm (12 inches) of rain, breaking the previous daily rainfall record in the town of 190&nbsp;mm (7 inches). An apartment building was reported to have "severely flooded" near the same town.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-29/record-breaking-rain-soaks-queensland-warnings-for-north-west/11907366|title=Rain record broken near Townsville as a monsoonal low tracks across Queensland's north-west|date=28 January 2020|work=ABC News (Australia)|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> A peak 475&nbsp;mm (18.7 inches) rainfall total was recorded at the Ayr DPI Research Station in northern [[Queensland]], as a result of the low.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/rainfall/|title=Weekly Rainfall Update for 7 days to 9 am 28 January 2020|date=28 January 2020|website=Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
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=== Severe Tropical Cyclone Damien ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Damien 2020-02-08 0619Z.jpg
|Track=Damien 2020 track.png
|Formed=3 February
|Dissipated=9 February 
|10-min winds=85
|1-min winds=95
|Pressure=955
}}
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As a [[monsoon trough]] began to develop over parts of central northern Australia on 2 February 2020, the BOM noted that an inland tropical low had formed over the [[Northern Territory]], within the monsoon trough.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/tcoutlook.shtml|title=Northern Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=2 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200202084554/http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/tcoutlook.shtml|archive-date=2 February 2020|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> On 4 February, it emerged over the eastern [[Indian Ocean]], and the JTWC labelled the system as Invest 92S. A [[tropical cyclone formation alert]] was promptly issued early the following day by the JTWC as convection began to steadily develop near the centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9220web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref> The next day, the JTWC issued its first advisory on the system as a tropical storm. Several hours later, the BOM followed suit, upgrading the storm to a Category 1 tropical cyclone and giving it the name ''Damien.'' Damien strengthened into a Category 3 (Australian scale) cyclone and within 48 hours hit western Australia. At that time, it was of equal intensity to a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. On February 9, it dissipated.

In preparation for Damien, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued a red alert from [[Whim Creek, Western Australia|Whim Creek]] to [[Mardie Station|Mardie]] stretching south to Millstream, and a yellow alert from [[Port Hedland, Western Australia|Port Hedland]] to Whim Creek extending southwards to [[Wittenoom, Western Australia|Wittenoom]]. Evacuation centres were set up in [[Karratha, Western Australia|Karratha]] and [[South Hedland, Western Australia|South Hedland]]. An urban search and rescue team was also stationed in Port Hedland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cyclone Damien intensifies off WA coast as Karratha braces for impact on Saturday |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-07/cyclone-damien-intensifies-off-wa-as-karratha-braces-for-impact/11942984 |access-date=9 February 2020 |work=ABC News |date=8 February 2020}}</ref> Damien brought gale-force winds, torrential rain, and floods to Western Australia when it made landfall near Karratha on 8&nbsp;February. Wind gusts exceeding 205&nbsp;km/h (125&nbsp;mph) were recorded near the landfall point. Over {{convert|230|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain fell in Karratha and [[Roebourne, Western Australia|Roebourne]] from 8–9 February.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moussalli |first1=Isabel |last2=Shine |first2=Rhiannon |title=Tropical Cyclone Damien brings flooding, gale-force winds and storm surges to WA's north |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-09/cyclone-damien-brings-flooding-gale-force-winds-tracks-inland/11947348 |access-date=9 February 2020 |work=ABC News |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> The [[Department of Fire and Emergency Services]] received more than 100 calls for assistance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tropical Cyclone Damien brings rain, gale force winds to WA's Pilbara |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-08/tropical-cyclone-damien-wa-brings-rain-gale-force-winds/11946362 |access-date=9 February 2020 |work=ABC News |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> Around 9,500 customers in the Pilbara region lost power. Besides downing power lines, strong winds also toppled several trees and caused some buildings to lose their roofs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hickey |first1=Phil |title=Cyclone Damien: Pilbara residents survey damage as cyclone tears off roofs, uproots trees |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/severe-weather/cyclone-damien-pilbara-residents-survey-damage-as-cyclone-tears-off-roofs-uproots-trees-ng-b881457038z |access-date=9 February 2020 |work=The West Australian |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> [[Karratha Airport]] was forced to close on the morning of 10 February&nbsp;after the terminal sustained damage and lost power; the airport reopened in the afternoon.<ref>{{cite news |title=Karratha Airport damaged by Cyclone |url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2020/02/karratha-airport-damaged-by-cyclone/ |access-date=13 February 2020 |work=Australian Aviation |date=10 February 2020}}</ref> It was the strongest tropical cyclone to cross the Western Australia coast since [[Cyclone Christine]] in 2013.
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=== Tropical Low Uesi===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Uesi 2020-02-13 2343Z.jpg
|Track=Uesi 2020 track.png
|Formed=4 February
|Dissipated=14 February <small>([[2019–20 South Pacific cyclone season#Severe Tropical Cyclone Uesi|Exited basin]])</small><br><small>(Out of basin on 5–13 February)</small>
|10-min winds=50
|1-min winds=55
|Pressure=976
|Type1=low
|Type2=subtropical
}}
On 26&nbsp;January, a low-pressure system formed to the east of the [[Solomon Islands]], centred within a very long [[Trough (meteorology)|low-pressure trough]] stretching from [[Western Australia]] to the central [[Pacific Ocean|South Pacific Ocean]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml|title=Australian Region MSLP Chart (00Z)|date=26 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0102&file=IDX0102.202001260000.gif|archive-date=26 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/pacific_ocean.shtml|title=Pacific Ocean MSLP Chart (00Z)|date=26 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0032&file=IDX0032.202001260000.gif|archive-date=26 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> The low-pressure system tracked generally towards the west over the following days, moving into the Australian region from the [[Tropical cyclone basins#South Pacific|South Pacific basin]] on 27&nbsp;January.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml|title=Australian Region MSLP Analysis Chart (12Z)|date=27 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0102&file=IDX0102.202001271200.gif|archive-date=27 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> On 3&nbsp;February, a few days after the low-pressure trough had evolved into a [[monsoon trough]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml|title=Australian Region MSLP Analysis Chart (06Z)|date=31 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0102&file=IDX0102.202001310600.gif|archive-date=31 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> the BOM noted that the low-pressure system had developed into a tropical low.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/cyclone.shtml|title=Eastern Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=3 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203091636/http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/cyclone.shtml|archive-date=3 February 2020|access-date=3 February 2020}}</ref> At the time, the atmospheric environment was assessed as being unfavourable for [[tropical cyclogenesis]]; however, the BOM indicated that conditions were likely to become more conducive over the following week.<ref name=":2" /> The system moved eastwards onto the boundary of the region—the [[160th meridian east]]—at approximately 06:00&nbsp;[[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on 4&nbsp;February,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/nehighseas.shtml|title=North Eastern Area High Seas Forecast (06Z)|date=4 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204114249/http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/nehighseas.shtml|archive-date=4 February 2020|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> before returning to the Australian region proper later that day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/nehighseas.shtml|title=North Eastern Area High Seas Forecast (18Z)|date=4 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200205041605/http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/nehighseas.shtml|archive-date=5 February 2020|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref> By 06:00&nbsp;UTC on 5&nbsp;February, however, the system had moved eastwards out of the Australian region once again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/nehighseas.shtml|title=North Eastern Area High Seas Forecast (06Z)|date=5 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205182516/http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/nehighseas.shtml|archive-date=5 February 2020|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref> The system later intensified into a tropical cyclone while tracking southwards in the South Pacific basin, and was named ''Uesi'' by the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS). Uesi reached peak intensity as a Category&nbsp;3 severe tropical cyclone to the northwest of [[New Caledonia]].

After it began to weaken on 12&nbsp;February, the FMS passed official responsibility for Uesi back to the BOM at 12:00&nbsp;UTC, despite the system still being located in the South Pacific basin.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Uesi Technical Bulletin #3 (12Z)|date=12 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212134114/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|archive-date=12 February 2020|access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> At this time, Uesi adopted a south-southwestwards track towards the Australian region, and began to experience an increase in northwesterly [[Wind shear#Vertical component|vertical wind shear]].<ref name=":3" /> The cyclone's [[Atmospheric convection|convective]] structure rapidly deteriorated in the increasingly hostile environment, and Uesi's low-level circulation centre soon became exposed from the [[central dense overcast]].<ref name=":3"/> However, despite the decreasing [[sea surface temperature]]s and the effects of wind shear and strong upper-level winds, Uesi maintained strong winds in its low-level core.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Uesi Technical Bulletin #5 (00Z)|date=13 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213012652/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|archive-date=13 February 2020|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref> At 00:00&nbsp;UTC on 13&nbsp;February, the tropical cyclone commenced [[Extratropical cyclone|extratropical transition]] while approaching the Australian region, and was downgraded to a [[Beaufort scale|storm-force]] tropical low.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/sehighseas.shtml|title=South Eastern Area High Seas Forecast (06Z)|date=13 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213165605/http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/sehighseas.shtml|archive-date=13 February 2020|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref> Ex-Tropical Cyclone Uesi re-entered the Australian region just before 15:00&nbsp;UTC with [[Maximum sustained wind|sustained winds]] of 95&nbsp;km/h (60&nbsp;mph) and a central [[Atmospheric pressure|barometric pressure]] of 979&nbsp;[[Pascal (unit)|hPa]] (28.91&nbsp;[[Inch of mercury|inHg]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65231.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Uesi Forecast Track Map #15 (15Z)|date=13 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213161522/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65231.shtml|archive-date=13 February 2020|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml|title=Australian Region MSLP Analysis Chart (12Z)|date=13 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0102&file=IDX0102.202002131200.gif|archive-date=13 February 2020|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>

The BOM issued a [[Tropical cyclone warnings and watches|tropical cyclone warning]] for Australian [[Tasman Sea]] territory of [[Lord Howe Island]] at 06:00&nbsp;UTC on 12&nbsp;February in anticipation of Uesi generating destructive winds while passing nearby.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Uesi BOM Forecast Track Map #4 (06Z)|date=12 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212070435/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|archive-date=12 February 2020|access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> A BOM forecaster noted that the island could conceivably experience winds of up to 155&nbsp;km/h (96&nbsp;mph) in association with the system, a fact he described as "quite extraordinary", given that winds of 120&nbsp;km/h (75&nbsp;mph) are only observed on the island once every ten years on average.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Hair|first1=Jonathan|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-13/cyclone-uesi-to-hit-lord-howe-island/11957886|title=Cyclone Uesi set to hit Lord Howe Island, bringing 150kph gale-force winds and large swells|date=13 February 2020|work=ABC News|access-date=13 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213082643/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-13/cyclone-uesi-to-hit-lord-howe-island/11957886|archive-date=13 February 2020|last2=Kidd|first2=Jessica|last3=Thomas|first3=Sarah}}</ref> The system made its closest approach to the island at 18:00&nbsp;UTC on 13&nbsp;February, passing just 20&nbsp;km (10&nbsp;mi) to the southeast as a storm-force extratropical cyclone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65231.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Uesi Forecast Track Map #16 (18Z)|date=13 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213185443/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65231.shtml|archive-date=13 February 2020|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref> A few hours prior, a maximum wind gust of 154&nbsp;km/h (96&nbsp;mph) was observed at Windy Point and a gust of 124&nbsp;km/h (77&nbsp;mph) was recorded at [[Lord Howe Island Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/IDCJDW2190.latest.shtml|title=Lord Howe Island (Windy Point) Daily Weather Observations|date=15 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215122809/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/IDCJDW2190.latest.shtml|archive-date=15 February 2020|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/IDCJDW2077.latest.shtml|title=Lord Howe Island Airport Daily Weather Observations|date=15 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215122536/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/IDCJDW2077.latest.shtml|archive-date=15 February 2020|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> Minor damage to buildings and vegetation was reported across the island; however, no substantial losses were incurred.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/14/storms-to-hit-sydney-over-weekend-as-lord-howe-island-endures-ex-cyclone-uesi|title=Storms to hit Sydney over weekend as Lord Howe Island endures ex-cyclone Uesi|date=14 February 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> As Uesi tracked further south, the BOM cancelled the tropical cyclone warning for the island at 06:00&nbsp;UTC on 14&nbsp;February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65231.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Uesi Forecast Track Map #20 (06Z)|date=14 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214065100/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65231.shtml|archive-date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref> Uesi generated powerful waves and [[Swell (ocean)|swells]] along the coast of southeastern Australia while tracking through the Tasman Sea, with hazardous surf warnings issued by the BOM for beaches along the entire [[New South Wales]] coast, as well as for the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland|Sunshine Coast]] and [[Fraser Island]] in [[Queensland]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Ward|first1=Mary|url=https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/destructive-winds-floods-predicted-as-cyclone-uesi-nears-lord-howe-island-20200213-p540g5.html|title='Quite calm': Lord Howe Island residents await Uesi's arrival|date=13 February 2020|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=13 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213080917/https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/destructive-winds-floods-predicted-as-cyclone-uesi-nears-lord-howe-island-20200213-p540g5.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true|archive-date=13 February 2020|publisher=Nine Entertainment Co.|last2=Bungard|first2=Matt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mygc.com.au/hazardous-surf-bureau-issues-warning-as-cyclone-uesi-edges-closer-to-the-coast/|title=HAZARDOUS SURF {{!}} All Gold Coast beaches closed today|last=Dakin|first=Rebecca|date=13 February 2020|website=myGC.com.au|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213172524/http://www.mygc.com.au/hazardous-surf-bureau-issues-warning-as-cyclone-uesi-edges-closer-to-the-coast/|archive-date=13 February 2020|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref> On 15&nbsp;February, a man drowned and a woman was hospitalised with laceration injuries after they were overcome by the dangerous surf conditions at [[Bondi Beach]] in [[Sydney]].<ref name="Uesi fatality">{{Cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/swimmer-drowns-at-bondi-beach/news-story/06f7a43432f39c9f2c31a0a2afb80ca1|title=Swimmer drowns at Bondi Beach|date=15 February 2020|work=news.com.au|access-date=15 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215115719/https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/swimmer-drowns-at-bondi-beach/news-story/06f7a43432f39c9f2c31a0a2afb80ca1|archive-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> Uesi exited the Australian region for the final time on 15&nbsp;February,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/sehighseas.shtml|title=South Eastern Area High Seas Forecast (18Z)|date=15 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216064314/http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/sehighseas.shtml|archive-date=16 February 2020|access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref> and tracked towards the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]].
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=== Tropical Cyclone Esther ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Esther 2020-02-24 0441Z.jpg
|Track=Esther 2020 track.png
|Formed=21 February
|Dissipated=5 March
|10-min winds=40
|1-min winds=50
|Pressure=988
}}
A tropical low was reported to have formed by the BOM in the [[Gulf of Carpentaria]] on 21 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/tcoutlook.shtml|title=Northern Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=21 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221060214/http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/tcoutlook.shtml|archive-date=21 February 2020|access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref> The tropical low quickly organized over the pursuing days, showing significant bursts of convection to the north of its centre. The low was eventually upgraded into a Category 1 tropical cyclone, being given the name ''Esther'' on 23 February. Moving quickly south, Esther eventually made its first landfall on [[Mornington Island]] around 20:30 UTC, where a peak 988 mb pressure reading was recorded.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://7news.com.au/news/weather/bom-weather-warning-for-queensland-nt-cyclone-esther-to-make-landfall-in-gulf-of-carpentaria-after-developing-from-tropical-low--c-712446|title=Cyclone Esther hits Australia, making landfall between Queensland, Northern Territory|date=23 February 2020|work=7News (Australia)|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> Esther retained its intensity despite the land interaction, and make its second and final landfall near the [[Northern Territory]]-[[Queensland]] border 6 hours later at 2:00 UTC, 24 February.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-24/tropical-cyclone-esther-starting-to-slowly-cross-coast/11994326|title=Tropical Cyclone Esther makes landfall in Gulf of Carpentaria|date=24 February 2020|work=ABC News (Australia)|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> Weakening below tropical storm intensity quickly after landfall. Esther was declared to have become a Ex-Tropical Cyclone about 2 hours later.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}} Continuing to move further inland under the influence of a [[subtropical ridge]], Esther's remnants shifted in a more westerly direction. Esther's convection and structure however stayed consistent far inland and led to the JTWC noting a low possibility of regeneration as it moved west towards the Eastern Indian Ocean.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/hurricanes/2020/02/26/esther-southern-pacific-ocean-2/|title=Feb. 26, 2020 – NASA Tracking Ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther's March|website=NASA Blogs|date=26 February 2020 |access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> Over the proceeding days, Esther's remnant low was given a medium chance of re-development over land. As a result of the [[brown ocean effect]], Esther's convection steadily re-developed over land on 27 February as it drew moisture from the nearby water. A [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert|tropical cyclone formation alert]] was then issued for the system's remnants that same day as it was now likely to briefly emerge over the [[Joseph Bonaparte Gulf]]. However, by the next day, Esther was deemed not likely to emerge overseas contrary to forecast and the TCFA was cancelled while its convection weakened yet again. On 29 February, the TCFA was re-issued as Esther's center skirted the northeastern Kimberley coast. On 1 March, the TCFA was once again cancelled as the system began moving further inland. As it did so, convection decreased rapidly. The remnants persisted for 4 days, before finally dissipating in the Australian desert.

Rainfall from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther caused much welcome rainfall to normally dry areas across the [[Northern Territory]], where some flooding was reported. As much as 258&nbsp;mm (10.15 inches) of rain fell at the cattle stations Eva Downs Station and 107&nbsp;mm (4.21 inches) at Anthony Lagoon Station.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-26/bom-says-ex-tropical-cyclone-esther-could-reintensify/12001432|title=Ex-cyclone Esther bringing heavy rains to the north and could loop towards the middle of Australia, says BOM|work=ABC News (Australia)|access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref> In preparation for [[severe thunderstorm]]s associated with the cyclone's remnants, Flood Warnings and Watches were issued across much of the [[Top End]] (including [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]]) throughout Esther's passage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/national/extropical-cyclone-esther-brings-damaging-wind-and-rain-to-darwin-australia/video/1c49803c1da00095bb9c9ceef9e2e891|title=Ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther Brings Damaging Wind and Rain to Darwin, Australia|website=news.com.au}}</ref>
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=== Severe Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Ferdinand 2020-02-26 0605Z.jpg
|Track=Ferdinand 2020 track.png
|Formed=22 February
|Dissipated=1 March
|10-min winds=85
|1-min winds=95
|Pressure=960
}}

At around 23:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on 22 February, the BOM reported that a tropical low had developed within a [[Trough (meteorology)|low-pressure trough]] over the far-eastern [[Indian Ocean]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook (23Z)|date=22 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223012841/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=23 February 2020|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref> Located approximately 285&nbsp;km (175&nbsp;mi) south-southwest of [[Indonesia]]'s [[Sumba]] island, the system remained slow-moving initially, before adopting a track towards the southwest on 23 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Forecast Track Map #1 (00Z)|date=23 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223021142/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=23 February 2020|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Technical Bulletin #4 (18Z)|date=23 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223234617/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|archive-date=23 February 2020|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref> The tropical low developed rapidly in a favourable environment for intensification characterised by abundant atmospheric moisture, [[sea surface temperature]]s in excess of 30 °[[Celsius|C]] (86 °[[Fahrenheit|F]]), low [[Wind shear#Vertical component|vertical wind shear]] and strong [[Outflow (meteorology)|outflow]] in the upper [[troposphere]].<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 20S (Ferdinand) Warning #1 (18Z)|date=23 February 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223234428/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|archive-date=23 February 2020|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref> The tropical low's [[Atmospheric convection|convective]] structure improved considerably during the night, and the JTWC upgraded the system to a tropical storm on the [[Saffir–Simpson scale|Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale]] (SSHWS) at 18:00 UTC.<ref name=":9" /> The BOM followed suit at 00:00 UTC on 24 February, officially upgrading the system to a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the [[Tropical cyclone scales#Australia and Fiji|Australian scale]] and assigning the name ''Ferdinand''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Forecast Track Map #5 (00Z)|date=24 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224022657/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=24 February 2020|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref>

Ferdinand continued to track slowly southwestwards while gradually intensifying, before turning towards the south at 12:00 UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Forecast Track Map #9 (00Z)|date=25 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200225005632/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=25 February 2020|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> Despite deep convection continuing to develop near the centre of the cyclone throughout the day and into the evening, the system was not able to consistently maintain cold cloud top temperatures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Technical Bulletin #8 (18Z)|date=24 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200225005447/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|archive-date=25 February 2020|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> In the diurnally favourable overnight period, however, increased deep convection began to wrap around the centre, and an intermittent [[Eye (cyclone)|eye]] feature emerged on enhanced [[infrared]] [[satellite imagery]]. The small size of Ferdinand's wind field allowed the system to strengthen rapidly into a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale at 00:00 UTC on 25 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Technical Bulletin #9 (00Z)|date=25 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200225034634/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|archive-date=25 February 2020|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> Ferdinand was also upgraded to Category 1 on the SSHWS by the JTWC at this time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020.gif|title=Tropical Cyclone 20S (Ferdinand) Forecast Track Map #6 (00Z)|date=25 February 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20200225000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020.gif|archive-date=25 February 2020|access-date=25 February 2020}} [https:/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/archive/6/6f/20200225103424%212020_JTWC_20S_forecast_map.sh2020.gif Alt URL]</ref> The rapid intensification phase continued throughout the day as deep convection bloomed around the system's warming eye and rapidly consolidating eyewall structure. Ferdinand strengthened to Category 2 intensity on the SSHWS just six hours later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 20S (Ferdinand) Warning #7 (06Z)|date=25 February 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200225091044/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|archive-date=25 February 2020|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> The BOM reported that Ferdinand peaked in intensity at around 18:00 UTC as a high-end Category 3 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, with estimated maximum 10-minute [[Maximum sustained wind|sustained winds]] of 155&nbsp;km/h (100&nbsp;mph) and a central barometric pressure of 960 [[Pascal (unit)|hPa]] (28.35 [[Inch of mercury|inHg]]).<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Technical Bulletin #12 (18Z)|date=25 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200225224831/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|archive-date=25 February 2020|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Technical Bulletin #13 (00Z)|date=26 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200226030945/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|archive-date=26 February 2020|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> At the time, the JTWC assessed the system as a maximal Category 2 tropical cyclone on the SSHWS, with estimated one-minute sustained winds of 175&nbsp;km/h (110&nbsp;mph).<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 20S (Ferdinand) Warning #9 (18Z)|date=25 February 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200225224518/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|archive-date=25 February 2020|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> Despite being a strong tropical cyclone, no rain or wind impacts were observed in [[Western Australia]] due to Ferdinand's highly compact wind field, with sustained [[Beaufort scale|gale-force]] winds extending only 95&nbsp;km (60&nbsp;mi) from the circulation centre.<ref name=":10" />

Around this time, Ferdinand's equatorward outflow channel began to be affected by outflow from the approaching Ex–Tropical Cyclone Esther, located approximately 1890&nbsp;km (1175&nbsp;mi) to the east, over the Northern Territory.<ref name=":11" /> During 26 February, a layer of peripheral dry air in the lower troposphere also started becoming entrained into the system's circulation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 20S (Ferdinand) Warning #11 (06Z)|date=26 February 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200226113359/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|archive-date=26 February 2020|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> The combined effects of these atmospheric changes caused Ferdinand to begin to weaken quickly. The previously well-defined eye became indiscernible on satellite imagery, and deep convection began to reduce in coverage around the system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Technical Bulletin #16 (18Z)|date=26 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200226191442/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|archive-date=26 February 2020|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> Ferdinand weakened to Category 1 on the SSHWS at 00:00 UTC the following day, and the BOM downgraded the system to Category 2 on the Australian scale six hours later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 20S (Ferdinand) Warning #14 (00Z)|date=27 February 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200227053043/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|archive-date=27 February 2020|access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Technical Bulletin #18 (06Z)|date=27 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200227120924/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|archive-date=27 February 2020|access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref> Under the steering influence of a mid-level [[Ridge (meteorology)|ridge]] located to the southeast, Ferdinand began tracking towards the west-northwest, and then westwards, on 27 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Forecast Track Map #20 (18Z)|date=27 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200228004335/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml|archive-date=28 February 2020|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 20S (Ferdinand) Warning #15 (06Z)|date=27 February 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200227121119/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|archive-date=27 February 2020|access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref> After being downgraded to a tropical storm on the SSHWS at 12:00 UTC,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020.gif|title=Tropical Cyclone 20S (Ferdinand) Forecast Track Map #16 (12Z)|date=27 February 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20200227000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020.gif|archive-date=27 February 2020|access-date=27 February 2020}} [https:/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/archive/6/6f/20200227223415%212020_JTWC_20S_forecast_map.sh2020.gif Alt URL]</ref> Ferdinand's rate of weakening slowed considerably, with the system maintaining a relatively constant intensity throughout the overnight period despite dry air wrapping entirely around the cyclone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 20S (Ferdinand) Warning #17 (18Z)|date=27 February 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200228004659/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2020web.txt|archive-date=28 February 2020|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand Technical Bulletin #21 (00Z)|date=28 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200228010921/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|archive-date=28 February 2020|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref>
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=== Tropical Low 09U ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=TL 09U 2020-03-11 0620Z.jpg
|Track=09U 2020 track.png
|Formed=9 March
|Dissipated=13 March
|10-min winds=40
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=997
|Type1=low
}}
During early March, a [[monsoon trough]] began to develop over the eastern [[Indian Ocean]] as a pulse of the [[Madden–Julian oscillation|Madden–Julian Oscillation]] moved into the [[Maritime Continent]], bringing increased cloudiness and [[Atmospheric convection|convective]] activity to Australian [[longitude]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/darwin_MSLP_00z.shtml|title=South East Asia MSLP Analysis Chart (00Z)|date=6 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0016&file=IDX0016.202003060000.gif|archive-date=6 March 2020|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/|title=Weekly Tropical Climate Note|date=3 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/archive/20200303.archive.shtml|archive-date=9 March 2020|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIbrZ4UgL4M|title=Severe Weather Update: Monsoon trough and tropical low, 8 March 2020.|date=8 March 2020|website=YouTube|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|type=Video|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> On 9&nbsp;March, the BOM reported that a tropical low had begun to form to the south of [[Java]], embedded within the monsoon trough.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=9 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200309061718/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=9 March 2020|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/glw_00z.shtml|title=South East Asia Gradient Level Wind Analysis (00Z)|date=9 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0014&file=IDX0014.202003090000.gif|archive-date=9 March 2020|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> The atmospheric environment was assessed as being broadly unfavourable for [[tropical cyclogenesis]]; however, the BOM noted that there was a small possibility of the system briefly reaching tropical cyclone strength over the following days.<ref name=":12" /> The tropical low steadily organised as it tracked southwards, with deep convection developing over the low-level circulation centre and the minimum [[atmospheric pressure]] falling to 999&nbsp;[[Pascal (unit)|hPa]] (29.50 [[Inch of mercury|inHg]]) by 18:00&nbsp;[[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on 10 March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|title=Western Area High Seas Forecast (18Z)|date=10 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200311001351/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|archive-date=11 March 2020|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> Around the same time, the JTWC issued a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert|tropical cyclone formation alert]], citing the system's improving structure, sustained winds near [[Beaufort scale|gale force]] detected by a satellite's [[scatterometer]] instrument, and environmental conditions they assessed as being favourable for intensification.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9420web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (16Z)|date=10 March 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200311003645/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9420web.txt|archive-date=11 March 2020|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref>

At 06:00&nbsp;UTC on 11&nbsp;March, the JTWC determined that a small area of sustained gale-force winds had developed under the deep convection in the southern semicircle of the circulation, and hence classified the system as Tropical Storm 21S. Low [[Wind shear#Vertical component|vertical wind shear]], warm [[sea surface temperature]]s and a good poleward [[Outflow (meteorology)|outflow]] channel were forecast to remain sufficient to support the system's intensity in the short term.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2120web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 21S Warning #1 (06Z)|date=11 March 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200311112243/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2120web.txt|archive-date=11 March 2020|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> Weakening soon commenced, however, as the limited deep convection became sheared to the east, leaving the low-level circulation centre fully exposed. The entrainment of cold, dry air into the circulation contributed further to the weakening trend,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2120web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 21S Warning #3 (18Z)|date=11 March 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200311220649/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2120web.txt|archive-date=11 March 2020|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> and the central atmospheric pressure began to rise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|title=Western Area High Seas Forecast (18Z)|date=11 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200311221347/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|archive-date=11 March 2020|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> The system fell below tropical storm intensity by 00:00 UTC on 12 March as it tracked southwestwards towards the coast of [[Western Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tcdat/tc20/SHEM/21S.TWENTYONE/trackfile.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 21S Operational Track File|date=12 March 2020|website=United States Naval Research Laboratory|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> Despite classifying the system as a tropical low, the BOM issued a severe weather warning for a small coastal stretch of the [[Pilbara]] and [[Gascoyne]] regions, warning of the possibility of sustained gale-force winds and heavy rainfall from the system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW21037.shtml|title=Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds and Heavy Rainfall (15Z)|date=12 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200312145555/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW21037.shtml|archive-date=12 March 2020|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> The tropical low made landfall on the eastern coast of the [[Exmouth Gulf]] in the early hours of 13 March (local time), and began tracking towards the south.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW21037.shtml|title=Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds and Heavy Rainfall (21Z)|date=12 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313013335/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW21037.shtml|archive-date=13 March 2020|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/gascoyne.shtml|title=Gascoyne District Forecast (21Z)|date=13 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200314032821/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/gascoyne.shtml|archive-date=14 March 2020|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> The system moved generally parallel to the western coast of Western Australia until dissipating as a tropical system by 21:00 UTC on 14 March,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/lower-west.shtml|title=Lower West District Forecast (21Z)|date=14 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200315030658/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/lower-west.shtml|archive-date=15 March 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref> roughly 400&nbsp;km (250&nbsp;mi) northwest of [[Perth]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml|title=Australian Region MSLP Analysis Chart (18Z)|date=14 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0102&file=IDX0102.202003141800.gif|archive-date=14 March 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>

During 11&nbsp;March, the tropical low passed to the west of [[Rowley Shoals]], a group of [[coral reef]]s centred approximately 315&nbsp;km (195&nbsp;mi) west-northwest of [[Broome, Western Australia|Broome]]. Imperieuse Reef recorded maximum 10-minute [[Maximum sustained wind|sustained winds]] of 59&nbsp;km/h (37&nbsp;mph) and a gust to 74&nbsp;km/h (46&nbsp;mph) at around 02:00&nbsp;UTC as the system was located nearby.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60801/IDW60801.94207.shtml|title=Rowley Shoals Weather Observations|date=11 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200311114410/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60801/IDW60801.94207.shtml|archive-date=11 March 2020|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> Sustained gale-force winds were later observed on the far western Pilbara coast and nearby islands as the tropical low approached on 12 March. [[Barrow Island (Western Australia)|Barrow Island]] recorded 10-minute sustained winds of 76&nbsp;km/h (47&nbsp;mph) and a gust to 91&nbsp;km/h (57&nbsp;mph) at 09:00 UTC,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60801/IDW60801.95304.shtml|title=Barrow Island Airport Weather Observations|date=12 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200312142724/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60801/IDW60801.95304.shtml|archive-date=12 March 2020|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> and [[Thevenard Island]] experienced sustained winds of up to 74&nbsp;km/h (46&nbsp;mph) and a gust of 102&nbsp;km/h (63&nbsp;mph).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60801/IDW60801.94303.shtml|title=Thevenard Island Weather Observations|date=13 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313013653/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60801/IDW60801.94303.shtml|archive-date=13 March 2020|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> The town of [[Onslow, Western Australia|Onslow]] also recorded a short period of sustained gales, reaching 67&nbsp;km/h (42&nbsp;mph).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60801/IDW60801.95305.shtml|title=Onslow Airport Weather Observations|date=13 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313014310/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60801/IDW60801.95305.shtml|archive-date=13 March 2020|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
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=== Tropical Cyclone Gretel ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Gretel 2020-03-14 2350Z.jpg
|Track=Gretel 2020 track.png
|Formed=10 March
|Dissipated=14 March <small>([[2019–20 South Pacific cyclone season#Tropical Cyclone Gretel|Exited basin]])</small>
|10-min winds=40
|1-min winds=40
|Pressure=990
}}
On 8 March, the BOM noted that a strong pulse of the [[Madden–Julian oscillation|Madden–Julian Oscillation]] was located in the [[Maritime Continent]], generating increased rainfall and cloudiness, and elevating the risk of tropical cyclone formation in the waters to the north of Australia.<ref name=":13" /> A [[monsoon trough]] developed across the [[Arafura Sea]] the following day,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml|title=Australian Region MSLP Analysis Chart (12Z)|date=9 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0102&file=IDX0102.202003091200.gif|archive-date=9 March 2020|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> and by 00:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on 10 March, the BOM reported that a tropical low had formed in the area.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/tcoutlook.shtml|title=Northern Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=10 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200310053701/http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/tcoutlook.shtml|archive-date=10 March 2020|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> Originally located approximately 250&nbsp;km (155&nbsp;mi) west-northwest of Weipa,<ref name=":14" /> the tropical low began tracking southeastwards over the following days, making landfall at [[Aurukun, Queensland|Aurukun]] on the western coast of [[Cape York Peninsula]] as a very weak system on the morning of 11 March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Gretel Forecast Track Map #1 (06Z)|date=11 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200311120246/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|archive-date=11 March 2020|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> The tropical low re-emerged over water by 12:00 UTC on 11 March, and began to track east-southeastwards across the [[Coral Sea]].<ref name=":16">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Gretel Forecast Track Map #2 (12Z)|date=11 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200311131844/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|archive-date=11 March 2020|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref>

Initially forecast to develop steadily and reach tropical cyclone strength near [[Willis Island]] by the evening of 13 March,<ref name=":16" /> the system instead struggled to form a defined centre of circulation within a broad and complex area of low pressure.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Gretel Technical Bulletin #1 (00Z)|date=13 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313012219/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|archive-date=13 March 2020|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> Eventually, a dominant circulation centre began to coalesce underneath a bloom of deep [[Atmospheric convection|convection]] on the northern side of the low-pressure area, at which time the tropical low began to accelerate towards the east-southeast.<ref name=":17" /> The system intensified steadily thereafter, acquiring sustained [[Beaufort scale|gale-force]] winds in the northern semicircle by 12:00 UTC on 14 March. The BOM upgraded the system to a tropical cyclone three hours later, and named the storm ''Gretel''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Gretel Forecast Track Map #15 (15Z)|date=14 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200314160133/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|archive-date=14 March 2020|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> By this time, however, the system was quickly approaching the eastern boundary of the Australian cyclone region, leaving only a short period of time for further intensification within the basin. Gretel crossed into the [[Tropical cyclone basins|South Pacific cyclone region]] just after 18:00 UTC on 14 March as a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the [[Tropical cyclone scales#Australia and Fiji|Australian scale]], with maximum 10-minute [[Maximum sustained wind|sustained winds]] of 75&nbsp;km/h (45&nbsp;mph) and a central [[Atmospheric pressure|barometric pressure]] of 990 [[Pascal (unit)|hPa]] (29.23 [[Inch of mercury|inHg]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Gretel Technical Bulletin #8 (18Z)|date=14 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200314225257/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|archive-date=14 March 2020|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65253.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Gretel Forecast Track Map #17 (00Z)|date=15 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200315021516/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65253.shtml|archive-date=15 March 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>

The interaction between the developing tropical low and a [[Ridge (meteorology)|high-pressure ridge]] positioned along the [[Queensland]] east coast generated a strong [[pressure gradient]] on the western side of the system.<ref name=":17"/> As a result, exposed sections of [[North Queensland]]'s east coast and the nearby reefs and islands experienced strong winds, despite being located a considerable distance from the tropical low itself. In particular, the airport on [[Hamilton Island (Queensland)|Hamilton Island]] recorded several days of sustained [[Beaufort scale|near-gale]] to gale-force winds, peaking at 78&nbsp;km/h (48&nbsp;mph) at 17:40 UTC on 12 March, with a maximum gust of 104&nbsp;km/h (65&nbsp;mph) observed one hour prior.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ60801/IDQ60801.94368.shtml|title=Hamilton Island Airport Weather Observations|date=13 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313134218/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ60801/IDQ60801.94368.shtml|archive-date=13 March 2020|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> Hamilton Island also received 175.0&nbsp;mm (6.9&nbsp;in) of rainfall in the 72 hours to 23:00 UTC on 12 March, including 46.0&nbsp;mm (1.8&nbsp;in) in a 46-minute period on the morning of 11 March.<ref name=":15" />{{Clear}}

=== Tropical Low 11U ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=TL 11U 2020-04-01 0032Z.jpg
|Track=11U 2020 track.png
|Formed=31 March
|Dissipated=3 April
|10-min winds=35
|1-min winds=
|Pressure=999
|Type1=low
}}
A [[Trough (meteorology)|low-pressure trough]] developed to the north of Australia during late March, associated with an increase in easterly winds from the [[Coral Sea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/|title=Weekly Tropical Climate Note|date=24 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/archive/20200324.archive.shtml|archive-date=24 March 2020|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref> On 29 March, the BOM noted that a tropical low had begun to form within the trough, centred over the [[Torres Strait]], near the southwestern coast of [[Papua New Guinea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/cyclone.shtml|title=Eastern Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=29 March 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200329153512/http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/cyclone.shtml|archive-date=29 March 2020|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref> Upon its formation, the tropical low was given the identifier code 11U by the BOM. The system meandered slowly towards the east-northeast over the ensuing days, passing into the area of responsibility of the Papua New Guinea National Weather Service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/cyclone.shtml|title=Eastern Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=2 April 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200402052903/http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/cyclone.shtml|archive-date=2 April 2020|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> Despite tracking through a favourable environment, land interaction prevented any significant intensification from occurring, with the tropical low's circulation remaining broad and the deep convection fragmented.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Pacific Ocean (06Z)|date=2 April 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200402131822/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=2 April 2020|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> The system attained its peak intensity on the morning of 2 April, with maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 55 km/h (35 mph), and a minimum central pressure of 999 hPa (29.50 inHg). The tropical low dissipated on 3 April while over water in the [[Gulf of Papua]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 September 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Best Track Database|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/tropical-cyclone-knowledge-centre/databases/|access-date=22 September 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}</ref>
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=== Tropical Cyclone Harold ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=90P 2020-04-02 0255Z.jpg
|Track=Harold 2020 track.png
|Formed=1 April
|Dissipated=2 April <small>([[2019-20 South Pacific cyclone season#Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold|Exited basin]])</small>
|10-min winds=35
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=998
}}
{{main|Cyclone Harold}}
On 1 April, a tropical low formed within a [[monsoon trough]], centered between the [[Solomon Islands]] and the eastern coast of [[Papua New Guinea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Harold Forecast Track Map #1 (03Z)|date=2 April 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200402051458/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|archive-date=2 April 2020|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> The environment was highly conducive for intensification, with the presence of dual-channel upper [[Outflow (meteorology)|outflow]], low [[Wind shear#Vertical component|vertical wind shear]] and warm [[sea surface temperature]]s.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Pacific Ocean|date=1 April 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200402052603/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=2 April 2020|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> The tropical low organised rapidly as it tracked towards the east-southeast over the [[Solomon Sea]], developing tightly curved [[Atmospheric convection|convective]] banding and exceeding intensity estimates from several sources, including [[numerical weather prediction]] products, the [[Dvorak technique]] and some satellite-based analyses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Harold Technical Bulletin #1 (06Z)|date=2 April 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200402093746/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|archive-date=2 April 2020|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> The BOM upgraded the system to a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the [[Tropical cyclone scales#Australia and Fiji|Australian scale]] at 06:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on 2 April, and named it ''Harold''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Harold Forecast Track Map #2 (06Z)|date=2 April 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200402093538/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|archive-date=2 April 2020|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> Development slowed over the following hours, with the system maintaining low-end Category 1 winds while approaching the eastern border of the Australian cyclone region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Harold Technical Bulletin #4 (00Z)|date=3 April 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/Miocene|archive-date=3 April 2020|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref> At around 21:00 UTC, Harold crossed into the [[Tropical cyclone basins#South Pacific|South Pacific cyclone region]] just to the south of [[Guadalcanal]] in the Solomon Islands, and the Fiji Meteorological Service assumed responsibility for the system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Harold Forecast Track Map #4 (00Z)|date=3 April 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200403053844/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml|archive-date=3 April 2020|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref>
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=== Tropical Low Jeruto===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=15U 2020-04-13 0415Z.jpg
|Track=Jeruto 2020 track.png
|Formed=10 April
|Dissipated=13 April <small>([[2019–20 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season#Moderate Tropical Storm Jeruto|Exited basin]])</small>
|10-min winds=30<!--https://archive.today/51LPI-->
|1-min winds=
|Pressure=1006
}}
On 9 April, satellite [[scatterometer]] data indicated the presence of a broad low pressure circulation in the central [[Indian Ocean]], near the western edge of the Australian region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202004101013.pdf|title=Tropical Cyclone Activity Bulletin for the South-West Indian Ocean|date=10 April 2020|website=Météo-France La Réunion|language=fr|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref> The following day, the BOM reported that the system had developed into a weak tropical low, centred within a [[Trough (meteorology)|low pressure trough]].<ref name=":19">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=10 April 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200410055310/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=10 April 2020|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/darwin_MSLP_00z.shtml|title=South East Asia MSLP Analysis Chart (00Z)|date=10 April 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0016&file=IDX0016.202004100000.gif|archive-date=10 April 2020|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> The system remained mostly stationary for the next several days as low [[Wind shear#Vertical component|vertical wind shear]], warm [[sea surface temperature]]s and good [[Outflow (meteorology)|divergence]] in the upper [[troposphere]] allowed [[Atmospheric convection|convection]] to develop over the tropical low.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=13 April 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200413183645/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=13 April 2020|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=":20">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean (11Z)|date=12 April 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200412130823/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|archive-date=12 April 2020|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref> The low-level circulation began to consolidate into a more circular structure by 12 April,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202004121114.pdf|title=Tropical Cyclone Activity Bulletin for the South-West Indian Ocean|date=12 April 2020|website=Météo-France La Réunion|language=fr|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref> centred approximately 515&nbsp;km (320&nbsp;mi) to the west-northwest of the [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands|Cocos Islands]].<ref name=":20" /> Around this time, the tropical low assumed a more consistent course towards the southwest, and crossed over the [[90th meridian east]] into the [[Tropical cyclone basins#South-West Indian Ocean|South-West Indian Ocean cyclone region]] late on 13 April.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|title=Western Area High Seas Forecast (18Z)|date=13 April 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200414060839/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|archive-date=14 April 2020|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004140600_1_12_20192020.pdf|title=Tropical Depression 12 Analysis Bulletin #1 (06Z)|date=14 April 2020|website=Météo-France La Réunion|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=14 April 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200414060916/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=14 April 2020|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> The system was classified as Tropical Depression 12 by [[Météo-France]]'s [[Réunion|La Réunion]] office shortly thereafter,<ref name=":21" /> and later strengthened into [[Tropical cyclone scales#South-West Indian Ocean|Moderate Tropical Storm]] Jeruto.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004150600_JERUTO.pdf|title=Tropical Cyclone Jeruto Analysis Bulletin #3 (06Z)|date=15 April 2020|website=Météo-France La Réunion|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref>

The tropical low and its associated low-pressure trough generated light rainfall in the Cocos Islands while located nearby. The [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport|airport]] on [[West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands|West Island]] received 17.6&nbsp;mm (0.7&nbsp;in) of rain on 10–13 April.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=136&p_display_type=dailyDataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=200284|title=Cocos Islands Airport Daily Rainfall Data|date=14 April 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200414064758/http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=136&p_display_type=dailyDataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=200284|archive-date=14 April 2020|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> Maximum 10-minute [[Maximum sustained wind|sustained winds]] of 44&nbsp;km/h (27&nbsp;mph), [[Wind gust|gusting]] to 57&nbsp;km/h (35&nbsp;mph), were also observed for a short period on 14 April.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60801/IDW60801.96996.shtml|title=Cocos Islands Airport Weather Observations|date=14 April 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200414114836/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60801/IDW60801.96996.shtml|archive-date=14 April 2020|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref>
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=== Tropical Depression===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Type1=spdepression
|Image=TD 96S 2020-05-07 0706Z.jpg
|Track=TD 96S 2020 track.png
|Formed=3 May
|Dissipated=10 May
|10-min winds=30
|Pressure=1004
}}
{{See also|List of off-season Australian region tropical cyclones}}
During late April, a strong pulse of the [[Madden–Julian oscillation|Madden–Julian Oscillation]] (MJO) tracked eastwards across the equatorial [[Indian Ocean]], and approached Australian longitudes by early May. The presence of the MJO enhanced convective activity in the region, generating areas of increased cloudiness and rainfall across the [[Maritime Continent]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Weekly Tropical Climate Note|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/|date=28 April 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/archive/20200428.archive.shtml|archive-date=28 April 2020|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref> On 1 May, a low-pressure system formed west of [[Indonesia]]'s [[Mentawai Islands Regency|Mentawai Islands]], centred within a [[Trough (meteorology)|low-pressure trough]] near the [[Equator]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=South-East Asia MSLP Analysis Chart (00Z)|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/darwin_MSLP_00z.shtml|date=1 May 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0016&file=IDX0016.202005010000.gif|archive-date=1 May 2020|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref> The system tracked east-southeastwards towards [[Sumatra]] over the following days, and on 3 May, the BOM reported that it had developed into a tropical low.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|date=3 May 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200503100507/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=3 May 2020|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref> Situated approximately 305&nbsp;km (190&nbsp;mi) southwest of the Sumatran coastal city of [[Bengkulu (city)|Bengkulu]], the system was located within the area of responsibility of TCWC Jakarta, who classified it as a tropical depression.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression 96S Forecast Track Map (06Z)|url=http://tcwc.bmkg.go.id/data/tc/IDJ22000.html|date=5 May 2020|website=Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200505171315/http://tcwc.bmkg.go.id/data/tc/IDJ22000.html|archive-date=5 May 2020|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> The depression began to track southwards on 4 May,<ref name=":22" /> and soon began to show signs of organisation, with intermittent [[Atmospheric convection|deep convection]] developing over the low-level circulation centre.<ref name=":23">{{Cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (0230Z)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9620web.txt|date=5 May 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200505172933/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9620web.txt|archive-date=5 May 2020|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> Citing a favourable environment for intensification, including very low [[Wind shear|vertical wind shear]], anomalously warm [[sea surface temperature]]s and a good poleward [[Outflow (meteorology)|outflow]] channel, the JTWC issued a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert|tropical cyclone formation alert]] for the system on 5 May.<ref name=":23" /> This was later cancelled as the depression tracked westwards into an area of increasing vertical wind shear.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone 96S Formation Alert Cancellation (00Z)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9620web.txt|date=6 May 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200506161807/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9620web.txt|archive-date=6 May 2020|access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref> The depression continued westwards over the following days without intensification, passing to the north of the Cocos Islands, and dissipated by 10 May.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|date=9 May 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200509183120/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=9 May 2020|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|date=10 May 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200510112603/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=10 May 2020|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref>

As the system developed near Indonesia as a tropical depression on 5 May, TCWC Jakarta issued an extreme weather warning for southern Sumatra, western [[Java]], the [[Bangka Belitung Islands]] and other nearby islands.<ref name=":22" /> The areas were warned to expect moderate to heavy rainfall and strong winds, as well as wave heights reaching 4&nbsp;m (13&nbsp;ft) in Indian Ocean waters off the south coast and in the [[Sunda Strait]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression 96S Information Bulletin (06Z)|url=http://tcwc.bmkg.go.id/data/tc/IDJ21030.txt|date=5 May 2020|website=Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics|language=id|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200505175257/http://tcwc.bmkg.go.id/data/tc/IDJ21030.txt|archive-date=5 May 2020|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>
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===Tropical Cyclone Mangga===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=Aus
|Image=Mangga 2020-05-23 0705Z.jpg
|Track=Mangga 2020 track.png
|Formed=19 May
|Dissipated=23 May
|10-min winds=35
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=995
}}
{{See also|List of off-season Australian region tropical cyclones}}
After being mostly indiscernible for the preceding week, the [[Madden–Julian oscillation|Madden–Julian Oscillation]] (MJO) redeveloped over the central equatorial [[Indian Ocean]] during mid May, and began to track towards the [[Maritime Continent]]. The return of an active pulse of the MJO led to an increase in cloudiness and convective activity across the region, and also contributed to the formation of [[twin cyclone]]s, with the other being [[Cyclone Amphan|Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Weekly Tropical Climate Note|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/|date=19 May 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/archive/20200519.archive.shtml|archive-date=19 May 2020|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref> On 19 May, the BOM noted that a low-pressure system centred with a [[Trough (meteorology)|low-pressure trough]] in the far northwestern part of the basin had developed into an off-season tropical low.<ref>{{Cite web|title=South-East Asia MSLP Analysis Chart (00Z)|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/darwin_MSLP_00z.shtml|date=19 May 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0016&file=IDX0016.202005190000.gif|archive-date=19 May 2020|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=":24">{{Cite web|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|date=19 May 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200519180815/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=19 May 2020|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> Situated approximately 790&nbsp;km (490&nbsp;mi) southwest of [[Padang]] in [[Sumatra]], the system was located within the area of responsibility of TCWC Jakarta.<ref name=":24" /> Environmental conditions were assessed as favourable for [[tropical cyclogenesis]] by Météo-France and the JTWC, with warm [[sea surface temperature]]s, low [[Wind shear#Vertical component|vertical wind shear]], sufficient moisture in the mid [[troposphere]], and a good poleward [[Outflow (meteorology)|outflow]] channel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone Activity Bulletin for the South-West Indian Ocean|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202005191053.pdf|date=19 May 2020|website=Météo-France La Réunion|language=fr|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean (18Z)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|date=19 May 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200520011036/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|archive-date=20 May 2020|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref> Citing these conditions, the JTWC issued a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert|tropical cyclone formation alert]] for the system early on 20 May.<ref name=":25">{{Cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone 27S (Mangga) Formation Alert (03Z)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9820web.txt|date=20 May 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200520031556/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9820web.txt|archive-date=20 May 2020|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref>

As the tropical low tracked slowly towards the southwest, the previously fragmented [[Atmospheric convection|deep convection]] began to consolidate over the centre of the broad low-level circulation.<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":26">{{Cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone 27S (Mangga) Warning #1A (Corrected) (03Z)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2720web.txt|date=21 May 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200521062752/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2720web.txt|archive-date=21 May 2020|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> Owing to the development of [[Beaufort scale|gale-force]] westerly winds to the north of the system by the afternoon of 20 May, the JTWC upgraded the system to a tropical storm at 03:00 UTC the following day.<ref name=":26" /> The tropical low soon adopted a track towards the south-southeast under the influence of a high-pressure ridge to the northeast.<ref name="metoc.navy.mil">{{Cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone 27S (Mangga) Warning #2 (06Z)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2720web.txt|date=21 May 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200521102810/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2720web.txt|archive-date=21 May 2020|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> Despite being located within an otherwise favourable environment for development, the system's low level circulation remained broad and weakly defined as moderate easterly vertical wind shear hampered the development of persistent deep convection near the centre.<ref name="metoc.navy.mil"/> Supported by strong upper-level outflow, a burst of deep convection began to bloom near the centre of the struggling tropical low at around 12:00 UTC,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone Mangga Technical Bulletin #3 (18Z)|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|date=21 May 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200521202915/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW27600.txt|archive-date=21 May 2020|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> at which point TCWC Jakarta upgraded the system to a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, assigning the name ''Mangga''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone Mangga Track and Impact Map #3 (12Z)|url=http://tcwc.bmkg.go.id/data/tc/IDJ22000.html|date=21 May 2020|website=Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200521194512/http://tcwc.bmkg.go.id/data/tc/IDJ22000.html|archive-date=21 May 2020|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

Due to the potential of the tropical low to generate for moderate to heavy rainfall, TCWC Jakarta issued an extreme weather warning for the southwestern coast of Sumatra and the westernmost part of [[Java]] on 21 May.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Low 17U Technical Bulletin (00Z)|url=http://tcwc.bmkg.go.id/data/tc/IDJ21020.txt|date=21 May 2020|website=Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics|language=id|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200521064720/http://tcwc.bmkg.go.id/data/tc/IDJ21020.txt|archive-date=21 May 2020|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=":27">{{Cite web|title=Tropical Low 17U Track and Impact Map (00Z)|url=http://tcwc.bmkg.go.id/data/tc/IDJ22000.html|date=21 May 2020|website=Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200521064401/http://tcwc.bmkg.go.id/data/tc/IDJ22000.html|archive-date=21 May 2020|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> Wave heights were also forecast to reach 6&nbsp;m (20&nbsp;ft) in Indian Ocean waters near the [[Mentawai Islands Regency|Mentawai Islands]] and the southwestern coasts of Sumatra and Java, and up to 4&nbsp;m (13&nbsp;ft) in the [[Sunda Strait]] and other areas.<ref name=":27" /> Severe weather warnings were later issued for the entire western area of [[Western Australia]] as the remnants of the low combined with a passing cold front to bringing damaging winds, raised dust and heavy rain in what was described as a "once in a decade" storm.<ref>{{cite web |title=WA super storm clean-up continues as hundreds still without power |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/severe-weather/wa-super-storm-clean-up-continues-as-hundreds-still-without-power-ng-b881558191z |website=PerthNow |date=25 May 2020 |access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref> Over 60,000 properties lost power in south-western Western Australia, particularly in [[Perth]], [[Geraldton, Western Australia|Geraldton]], [[Kalgoorlie]] and [[Margaret River, Western Australia|Margaret River]]. A wind gust of 132&nbsp;km/h was reported at [[Cape Leeuwin]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaur |first1=Herlyn |title=Storm hits Perth as ex-Tropical Cyclone Mangga delivers wild weather across WA, power cut to thousands |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-25/massive-storm-hits-perth-as-ex-tropical-cyclone-mangga-strikes/12281886 |newspaper=ABC News |date=24 May 2020 |access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref>
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===Other systems===
A weak tropical low began to develop over the eastern [[Indian Ocean]] within a [[Trough (meteorology)|low-pressure trough]] on 31&nbsp;January, approximately 460&nbsp;km (285&nbsp;mi) east-northeast of the [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands|Cocos Islands]] and 500&nbsp;km (310&nbsp;mi) west of [[Christmas Island]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=31 January 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131064510/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=31 January 2020|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref> The system tracked slowly towards the south-southwest over the following days with little development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=3 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204023148/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=4 February 2020|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> The system began to gradually decay as it neared the Cocos Islands, and it dissipated as a tropical low by 4 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=4 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205035652/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=5 February 2020|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref>

Increased winds were observed in the vicinity of the tropical low in the Cocos Islands, with a maximum wind gust of 44&nbsp;km/h (27&nbsp;mph) recorded at the [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport|local airport]] at 01:29&nbsp;[[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on 2&nbsp;February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/IDCJDW6027.latest.shtml|title=Cocos Islands Airport Recent Weather Observations|date=4 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204023826/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/IDCJDW6027.latest.shtml|archive-date=4 February 2020|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> In addition, 28.8&nbsp;mm (1.1&nbsp;in) of rainfall fell on [[Christmas Island]] from 31&nbsp;January to 2&nbsp;February on the eastern side of the tropical low.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/wData/wdata?p_nccObsCode=136&p_display_type=dailyDataFile&p_stn_num=200790&p_startYear=|title=Christmas Island Aerodrome Daily Rainfall Data|date=3 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204025444/http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/wData/wdata?p_nccObsCode=136&p_display_type=dailyDataFile&p_stn_num=200790&p_startYear=|archive-date=4 February 2020|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>

Late on 6 February, the BOM noted that a tropical low had developed within a [[Trough (meteorology)|low-pressure trough]] near the Australian region's western border, approximately 200&nbsp;km (125&nbsp;mi) west of the [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands|Cocos Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|title=Western Area High Seas Forecast (18Z)|date=6 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206222832/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|archive-date=6 February 2020|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> The tropical low remained nearly stationary over the central [[Indian Ocean]] for the next few days with little development,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|title=Western Area High Seas Forecast (06Z)|date=8 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208084146/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|archive-date=8 February 2020|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref> before dissipating late on 8 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|title=Western Area High Seas Forecast (18Z)|date=8 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209010257/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|archive-date=9 February 2020|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>

The Cocos Islands received 34.4&nbsp;mm (1.4&nbsp;in) of rainfall during the 48 hours to 03:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on 8 February when the tropical low was located nearby, as well as a maximum wind gust to 39&nbsp;km/h (24&nbsp;mph) at 01:44 UTC on 8 February.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=136&p_display_type=dailyDataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=200284|title=Cocos Islands Airport Daily Rainfall Data|date=14 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214083753/http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=136&p_display_type=dailyDataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=200284|archive-date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/IDCJDW6027.latest.shtml|title=Cocos Islands Airport Daily Weather Observations|date=14 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214084440/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/IDCJDW6027.latest.shtml|archive-date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref> An extended rainfall total of 108.0&nbsp;mm (4.3&nbsp;in) was recorded on the islands during the five days to 03:00 UTC on 10 February as a result of the slow-moving low-pressure system and its associated trough.<ref name=":6" />

The BOM indicated that a tropical low had developed on the western border of the Australian region over the central [[Indian Ocean]] at 06:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on 13 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|title=Western Area High Seas Forecast (06Z)|date=13 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213154617/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|archive-date=13 February 2020|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref> The tropical low was located in a concentrated area of [[Atmospheric convection|convection]] being enhanced by the [[monsoon trough]] established across the [[Tropical cyclone basins#South-West Indian Ocean|South-West Indian Ocean cyclone region]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202002131124.pdf|title=Cyclonic Activity and Tropical Meteorology Bulletin for the South-West Indian Ocean (12Z)|date=13 February 2020|website=Météo-France La Réunion|language=fr|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref> Within twelve hours, the tropical had moved westwards out of the Australian region,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|title=Western Area High Seas Forecast (18Z)|date=13 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214060436/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|archive-date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref> where [[Météo-France]]'s office on [[Réunion|La Réunion]] assessed the system as having a low probability of intensification into a tropical cyclone.<ref name=":5" />

In the midst of an active pulse of the [[Madden–Julian oscillation|Madden–Julian Oscillation]] over the tropical western [[Pacific Ocean]], the BOM noted that a tropical low had formed within a [[Trough (meteorology)|low-pressure trough]] over the northeastern [[Coral Sea]] on 15 February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/|title=Weekly Tropical Climate Note|date=11 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/archive/20200211.archive.shtml|archive-date=11 February 2020|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/cyclone.shtml|title=Eastern Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=15 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215073605/http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/cyclone.shtml|archive-date=15 February 2020|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml|title=Australian Region MSLP Analysis Chart (06Z)|date=15 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0102&file=IDX0102.202002150600.gif|archive-date=15 February 2020|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> The slow-moving system was assessed as having a very low probability of developing into a tropical cyclone in the short term.<ref name=":7" /> The tropical low attained a minimum barometric pressure of 1002 hPa before moving into the [[Tropical cyclone basins#South Pacific|South Pacific cyclone region]] by 17 February,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/cyclone.shtml|title=Eastern Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=17 February 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217072110/http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/cyclone.shtml|archive-date=17 February 2020|access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref> where the system was designated as Tropical Disturbance 08F by the Fiji Meteorological Service.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Irondro entered the Australian region at 06:00 UTC on 6 April, located approximately 2,575&nbsp;km (1,600&nbsp;mi) to the west-northwest of [[Perth]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=6 April 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200406080000/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=6 April 2020|access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref> Upon entering the region, the Bureau of Meteorology estimated the system's central pressure as 993 [[Pascal (unit)|hPa]] (29.32 [[Inch of mercury|inHg]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|title=Western Area High Seas Forecast (06Z)|date=6 April 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200406093248/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|archive-date=6 April 2020|access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref> At this time, the JTWC assessed the system as a low-end tropical storm, with maximum one-minute sustained winds of 75&nbsp;km/h (45&nbsp;mph). The system had commenced [[Extratropical cyclone|extratropical transition]] around the time of entering the region due to the effects of hostile [[Wind shear#Vertical component|vertical wind shear]] and [[sea surface temperature]]s decreasing below 25 °[[Celsius|C]] (77 °[[Fahrenheit|F]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2420web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 24S (Irondro) Warning #9 (06Z)|date=6 April 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref> Ex-Irondro was downgraded to a remnant low by 18:00 UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|title=Western Area High Seas Forecast (18Z)|date=6 April 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200407044549/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/whighseas.shtml|archive-date=7 April 2020|access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
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== South Pacific ==
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===Tropical Cyclone Rita===
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|Pressure=977
}}

Beginning November 21, the [[Fiji Meteorological Service]] (FMS) began highlighting the likelihood of a [[tropical cyclone]] forming between [[Vanuatu]] and [[Fiji]].<ref name="5Day_21Nov">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone - 5 Day Outlook (21 November 2019)|type=5 Day Outlook|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |location=Nadi, Fiji|date=November 21, 2019}}</ref> Showers and thunderstorms began to aggregate in the region atop [[sea surface temperature]]s above {{cvt|29|C|F}} in low-[[wind shear]] conditions.<ref name="TDS_22Nov1930">{{cite report|type=Tropical Disturbance Summary|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary for 22 November 0930 UTC |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> Imagery from [[Microwave radiometer|microwave satellite data]] showed emergent [[rainband]]s wrapping towards an organising [[low-pressure area|center of low pressure]].<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans (November 22 2000 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> Late on November 22, the FMS designated the system, now east of the [[Solomon Islands]], as Tropical Disturbance 01F.<ref name="TDS_22Nov2100">{{cite report|type=Tropical Disturbance Summary|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary for November 22 2100 UTC |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> The slow-moving disturbance tracked towards the south and southeast,<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A1 for Tropical Depression 01F|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=November 23, 2019}}</ref> steered by a broad [[subtropical ridge|area of high pressure]]. On November 23, 01F attained tropical depression status.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A2 for Tropical Depression 01F|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=November 23, 2019}}</ref> Supported by the stout [[outflow (meteorology)|outflow]] of air at the upper-levels of the troposphere, shower activity became more concentrated around the center of circulation. The depression reached tropical cyclone intensity by 06:00&nbsp;UTC on November 24 near the [[Santa Cruz Islands]], earning the name Rita.<ref name="TDS_24Nov06000">{{cite report|type=Tropical Disturbance Summary|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary for 24 November 0600 UTC |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=November 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A4 for Tropical Depression 01F|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=November 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 01P (One) Warning NR 001 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=November 24, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000635&eventtype=TC|via=[[Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System]]|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> A well-defined and formative [[eye (cyclone)|eye]] soon developed beneath the central cloud cover.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 01P (One) Warning NR 002 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=November 24, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000635&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> Continuing to intensify in favorable atmospheric conditions, Rita reached Category 2 cyclone strength by November 25 and Category 3 intensity six hours later.<ref name="Rita_A8">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A8 for Tropical Cyclone Rita|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=November 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Hurricane Warning 013 for Tropical Cyclone Rita|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=November 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Hurricane Warning 015 for Tropical Cyclone Rita|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=November 25, 2019}}</ref> The developing eye briefly emerged on [[infrared]] and [[visible light|visible]] satellite imagery as a ragged feature at the cyclone's center, surrounded by well-defined rainbands.<ref name="Rita_A8" /><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A9 for Tropical Cyclone Rita|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=November 25, 2019}}</ref>

Over the course of November 25, [[convection (meteorology)|convective activity]] and organization slightly diminished due to an increase in wind shear,<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 01P (Rita) Warning NR 007 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=November 25, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000635&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> and Rita ultimately peaked as a Category 3 tropical cyclone with 10-minute [[maximum sustained wind]]s of {{cvt|120|km/h|mph}} as well as 1-minute sustained winds up to the same intensity. Additionally, Rita reached a minimum [[barometric pressure]] of 977&nbsp;[[bar (unit)|mbar]] ([[pascal (unit)|hPa]]; 28.85&nbsp;[[inches of mercury|inHg]]).<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A10 for Tropical Cyclone Rita|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=November 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 01P (Rita) Warning NR 005 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=November 25, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000635&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> This made Rita one of the strongest first storms to form in the South Pacific since the formation of Mick in [[2009–10 South Pacific cyclone season|2009]], as many others were merely depressions or disturbances. It then began to track into an area unfavorable for intensification due to the presence of wind shear and cool dry air,<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 01P (Rita) Warning NR 009 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=November 26, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000635&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref> resulting in a rapid decay of the storm's convection and a decrease of the storm's maximum winds.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A13 for Tropical Cyclone Rita|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=November 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 01P (Rita) Warning NR 011 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=November 26, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000635&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref> The FMS issued their last advisory on Rita on November 26 after the storm was downgraded to a remnant area of low pressure; at the time these remnants were slowly moving west-southwest towards northern Vanuatu.<ref name="RitaTropLow">{{cite news |title=Former Cyclone Rita now a Tropical Low |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/404218/former-cyclone-rita-now-a-tropical-low|access-date=November 25, 2019|publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=November 26, 2019}}</ref> In anticipation of heavy rainfall and strong winds from Rita, the National Disaster Management Office in [[Port Vila, Vanuatu]], issued a Red Alert for [[Torba Province]] and a Yellow Alert for [[Penama Province]] and [[Sanma Province]].<ref name="RitaBecomesCat2">{{cite news |title=Cyclone Rita becomes category two storm |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/404085/cyclone-rita-becomes-category-two-storm |access-date=November 25, 2019 |publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=November 25, 2019}}</ref><ref name="RitaPassEast">{{cite news |title=Cyclone Rita to pass east of Vanuatu |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/404085/cyclone-rita-becomes-category-two-storm |access-date=November 25, 2019|publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=November 25, 2019}}</ref> Warnings for strong winds were also issued for [[Shefa Province|Shefa]] and [[Tafea Province|Tafea]] provinces.<ref name="VanuatuECHO_27Nov">{{cite web |title=Vanuatu - Tropical Cyclone RITA update (GDACS, JTWC, VMGD, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 27 November 2019) |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/vanuatu/vanuatu-tropical-cyclone-rita-update-gdacs-jtwc-vmgd-media-echo-daily-flash-27 |website=[[ReliefWeb]] |publisher=European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |access-date=November 27, 2019 |date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
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===Tropical Cyclone Sarai===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SPac
|Image=Sarai 2019-12-28 0205Z.jpg
|Track=Sarai 2019 track.png
|Formed=December 23
|Dissipated=January 2
|10-min winds=60
|1-min winds=75
|Pressure=972
}}

During December 23, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 03F had developed about {{convert|630|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} to the west of [[Tuvalu]].<ref name="TDS 24/12">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary December 24, 2019 00z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=December 24, 2019}}</ref> At this time the system was poorly organised with deep atmospheric convection, displaced to the north and east of its broad and elongated low-level circulation.<ref name="TDS 24/12"/><ref name="STWA Dec 23">{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans December 23, 2019 19z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=December 23, 2019}}</ref> The disturbance was also located underneath an upper ridge of high pressure within a favourable environment for further development, with low to moderate vertical [[windshear]] and warm [[sea surface temperatures]] of {{convert|29-30|C|F}}.<ref name="TDS 24/12"/><ref name="STWA Dec 23"/> Over the next couple of days, the system moved southwards and gradually developed further with its overall organisation improving, before it was classified as a tropical depression by the FMS during December 25.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A1 December 25, 2019 00z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=December 25, 2019}}</ref><ref name="TCFA Dec 25">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert December 25, 2019 03z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=December 25, 2019}}</ref> After being classified as a tropical depression, the system continued to develop, with its outflow improving and deep convection wrapping on to the systems low level circulation center.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A6 December 26, 2019 06z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=December 26, 2019}}</ref> During December 26, the JTWC initiated advisories on the depression and designated it as Tropical Cyclone 04P, before the FMS reported that the system had become a Category 1 tropical cyclone and [[Tropical cyclone naming|named]] it Sarai.<ref name="JTWC Ad 2">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Cyclone 04P Warning 2 December 26, 2019 15z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=December 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Naming Bulletin December 26, 2019 12z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226124146/https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/nw/nwps01.nffn..txt|date=December 26, 2019|url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/nw/nwps01.nffn..txt|archive-date=December 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name="TDA A7">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A7 December 26, 2019 15z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=December 26, 2019}}</ref> At this time, Sarai was being steered southwards to the west of Fiji, along the edge of a near-equatorial ridge of high pressure and the jetstream.<ref name="JTWC Ad 2"/><ref name="TDA A7"/> Over the next couple of days, the system gradually intensified further and was classified as a [[List of Category 2 South Pacific tropical cyclones|Category 2 tropical cyclone]] during December 27, while it was located around {{convert|220|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} to the west of [[Nadi, Fiji]].<ref name="TDA A10">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A10 December 27, 2019 08z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=December 27, 2019}}</ref><ref name="FICS Dec 19">{{cite report|title=Fiji Climate Summary: December 2019 Volume 40: Issue 12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109212910/http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/Climate_Products/December%202019climateSum2020.01.09%2012.55.20.pdf|archive-date=January 9, 2020|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|url=http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/Climate_Products/December%202019climateSum2020.01.09%2012.55.20.pdf|access-date=January 9, 2020|date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> During December 28, as Sarai passed about {{convert|100|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} to the south of Fiji's [[Kadavu Island]], the FMS estimated that the system had peaked as a Category 2 tropical cyclone with 10-minute sustained winds of 110&nbsp;km/h (70&nbsp;mph).<ref name="FICS Dec 19"/><ref name="TDA A14">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A14 December 28, 2019 09z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=December 28, 2019}}</ref>

Due to an area of high pressure to its east, Sarai took a southerly course during its early stages as a named system.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 04P (Sarai) Warning NR 002 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=December 26, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning}}</ref> The high pressure region would later shift its orientation, causing Sarai to gradually curve towards the east.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 04P (Sarai) Warning NR 006 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=December 27, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=December 27, 2019}}</ref> On December 27, the cyclone's winds increased further past Category&nbsp;2 cyclone thresholds, with one-minute sustained winds to [[hurricane-force]].<ref>{{cite report|title=Storm Warning 020 for Tropical Cyclone Sarai|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=December 27, 2019}}</ref> The following day, the FMS assessed a peak intensity with ten-minute sustained winds of 110&nbsp;km/h (70&nbsp;mph).<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A13 for Tropical Cyclone Sarai|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=December 28, 2019}}</ref> At the time, a large eye was evident on microwave satellite data while the storm tracked towards the southeast along the periphery of the [[jet stream]], and remained present throughout the day.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 04P (Sarai) Warning NR 008|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=December 28, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A14 for Tropical Cyclone Sarai|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=December 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 04P (Sarai) Warning NR 010|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=December 28, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref> Sarai reached its lowest barometric pressure on December 29 before weakening due to increasing wind shear of {{cvt|55|–|65|km/h|mph}}, resulting in a loss of organisation.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A18 for Tropical Cyclone Sarai|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=December 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 04P (Sarai) Warning NR 013|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=December 29, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A20 for Tropical Cyclone Sarai|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> Sarai's center of circulation became displaced from the storm's convection on December 30, and the storm weakened to Category&nbsp;1 strength.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 04P (Sarai) Warning NR 016|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=December 30, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref> Its center tracked near [[Nukuʻalofa]] on December 31 while the storm's structure rapidly deteriorated, with the JTWC issuing their final advisory that day.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 04P (Sarai) Warning NR 021|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=December 31, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref> The FMS continued monitoring the system as an ex-cyclone as the storm accelerated eastward, highlighting a low possibility for regeneration;<ref name="TDS_01Jan0830">{{cite report|type=Tropical Disturbance Summary|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary for 01 January 0830 UTC |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=January 1, 2020}}</ref> the agency ultimately issued their final bulletin on the system on January 2.<ref name="TDS_02Jan0004">{{cite report|type=Tropical Disturbance Summary|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary for 02 January 0004 UTC |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=January 2, 2020}}</ref>

As the cyclone passed very close to the main Fijian island of [[Viti Levu]] on December 27 and brought very heavy rainfall, the FMS warned of the probability of damaging [[gale-force]] and [[storm-force]] winds and very heavy rainfall at times, with over 2,000 people being evacuated to higher grounds in case of flooding, while commercial flights and cruises in and out of the country were delayed or cancelled as a result of these conditions. Additionally, as of December 29, 2019, 2 deaths have been confirmed related to the cyclone due to drowning in [[flash flood|floodwaters]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://phys.org/news/2019-12-hundreds-lowlands-cyclone-sarai-fiji.html|title=Hundreds flee lowlands as Cyclone Sarai sweeps past Fiji|date=December 27, 2019|publisher=Phys.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://abc.net.au/article/11830346|publisher=ABC News (Australia)|title=Tropical Cyclone Sarai claims two lives as more than 2,000 remain under evacuation in Fiji|date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> Damage to road infrastructure reached FJ$5&nbsp;million (US$2.3&nbsp;million).<ref>{{cite news|author=Kathrin Krishna|publisher=Fijian Broadcasting Corporation|date=January 8, 2020|access-date=January 8, 2020|title=FRA confirms $5 million damage from TC Sarai|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/fra-confirms-5-million-damage-from-tc-sarai/}}</ref>
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===Severe Tropical Cyclone Tino===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SPac
|Image=Tino 2020-01-17 2230Z.jpg
|Track=Tino 2020 track.png
|Formed=January 11
|Dissipated=January 19
|10-min winds=65
|1-min winds=70
|Pressure=970
}}
{{Main|Cyclone Tino}}
On January&nbsp;10, an area of low pressure formed just east of the [[Solomon Islands]] and was forecast by the FMS to track towards the southeast, exhibiting some potential to develop further into a tropical cyclone.<ref name="OutlookJan9">{{cite report|type=5 Day Outlook|title=Tropical Cyclone - 5 Day Outlook (9 January 2020)|url=http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/3DayOutLook/Outlook%202020.01.09%2017.05.09.pdf |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |access-date=January 14, 2020 |location=Nadi, Fiji |date=January 9, 2020}}</ref><ref name="OutlookJan10">{{cite report|type=5 Day Outlook|title=Tropical Cyclone - 5 Day Outlook (10 January 2020)|url=http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/3DayOutLook/Outlook%202020.01.10%2017.34.21.pdf |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |access-date=January 14, 2020 |location=Nadi, Fiji |date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> The FMS designated the slow-moving complex of deep convection as ''Tropical Disturbance 04F'' on January&nbsp;11; at the time, the disturbance was located within a moderate [[wind shear]] environment near [[Makira]] atop {{cvt|31|C|F}} ocean waters.<ref name="TDS_11Dec">{{cite report|type=Tropical Disturbance Summary|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary for January 11 2253 UTC |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> Deep convection continued to accompany the developing wind circulation over the following days as conditions grew more favourable, though the wind field remained broad and disorganised.<ref name="STWA Jan 12">{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans January 12, 2020 21z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=January 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name="STWA Jan 14">{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans January 14, 2020 06z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> The FMS began issuing advisories on 04F on January&nbsp;14 following improvements in the disturbance's organisation.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A1 for Tropical Disturbance TD04F|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> A subtropical ridge to the northeast caused 04F to track towards the east and southeast.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A2 for Tropical Disturbance TD04F|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> Throughout the early part of the storm's development, a strong band of convection persisted north of the centre of circulation. Following a decrease in wind shear, the FMS upgraded 04F to a tropical depression on January&nbsp;15 as it began to organize.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A5 for Tropical Depression 04F|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> Further intensification occurred as additional convection wrapped around the storm's centre on January&nbsp;16, prompting the FMS to upgrade the system to a Category 1 tropical cyclone, giving the storm the name ''Tino''.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A10 for Tropical Cyclone Tino|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=January 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 08P (Tino) Warning NR 001 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=January 16, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000646&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=January 18, 2019}}</ref> The next day, the storm passed near [[Vanua Levu]] and strengthened further into a Category&nbsp;2 cyclone as an emerged;<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A14 for Tropical Cyclone Tino|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=January 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 08P (Tino) Warning NR 004 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=January 17, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000646&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=January 18, 2019}}</ref> Category&nbsp;3 intensity was reached later that day with 10-minute sustained winds estimated at 120&nbsp;km/h (75&nbsp;mph).<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A16 for Tropical Cyclone Tino|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=January 17, 2020}}</ref> However, Tino soon began to entrain dry air, resulting in a gradual decay of its convection and subsequent weakening on January&nbsp;18 as the center tracked across [[Ha'apai]].<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 08P (Tino) Warning NR 006 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=January 18, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000646&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=January 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A18 for Tropical Cyclone Tino|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=January 18, 2020}}</ref> Interaction with a baroclinic zone the next day signaled the onset of extratropical transition;<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 08P (Tino) Warning NR 011 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=January 19, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000646&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=January 20, 2019}}</ref> Tino fully completed this processes later on January&nbsp;19.<ref name="TinoDowngradedPummel">{{cite news |title=Cyclone Tino downgraded but remnants to pummel eastern coastline |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/407691/cyclone-tino-downgraded-but-remnants-to-pummel-eastern-coastline |access-date=January 20, 2020 |agency=Radio New Zealand |publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=January 20, 2020}}</ref>

Warnings for heavy rain were issued for all of the Solomon Islands and four Vanuatuan provinces by their respective National Meteorological and Hydrological Services.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaukuki |first1=Ian M. |title=Cyclone Emerging |url=https://www.solomonstarnews.com/index.php/news/national/item/22537-cyclone-emerging |access-date=January 14, 2020 |work=Solomon Star |agency=Solomon Star |publisher=Solomon Star News |date=January 13, 2020 |location=Honiara, Solomon Islands}}</ref> Similarly, a Heavy Rain Alert was issued by the FMS on January&nbsp;14 for western parts of Fiji.<ref name="MR52">{{cite report|title=Heavy Rain Alert Now in Force for Parts of the Fiji Group |url=http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/Media%20Releases/Media%20Release%20No%2053_2020.pdf |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |access-date=January 14, 2020 |location=Nadi, Fiji|date=December 28, 2019|type=Media Release}}</ref> A Tropical Cyclone Warning was subsequently issued for [[Rotuma]] on January&nbsp;15, and a Tropical Cyclone Alert for the rest of the Fijian islands.<ref>{{cite report|title= Special Weather Bulletin Number FIVE FOR FIJI AND ROTUMA ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD04F|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> Fijians were advised by the Water Authority of Fiji to boil and store drinking water in anticipation of the approaching tropical cyclone.<ref name="BoilStore04F">{{cite news |last1=Kate |first1=Talebula |title=WAF: Boil and store drinking water |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/waf-boil-and-store-drinking-water/ |access-date=January 14, 2020 |work=The Fiji Times |agency=The Fiji Times |publisher=Fiji Times Limited |date=January 15, 2020 |location=Suva, Fiji}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Cruises in the area began to be cancelled on January&nbsp;14.<ref name="CruisesCanceledTino">{{cite news |last1=Rizzo |first1=Cailey |title=Cruises Canceled as Fiji Prepares for a Tropical Cyclone (Video) |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-tips/weather/fiji-cruises-canceled-tropical-storm-cyclone |access-date=January 16, 2020 |work=Travel+Leisure |agency=Travel+Leisure |publisher=Meredith Corporation |date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> Evacuation centres were opened on January&nbsp;16 in Fiji's [[Northern Division, Fiji|Northern Division]], as well as the division's Emergency Operations Centre.<ref name="TinoEvacuationCentres">{{cite news |title=Evacuation centres opened as Cyclone Tino aims for Fiji, Tonga |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/407507/evacuation-centres-opened-as-cyclone-tino-aims-for-fiji-tonga|access-date=January 16, 2020|publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=January 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name="NorthenersPrepared0F">{{cite news |last1=Silaitoga|first1=Serafina|title=TD04F: Northerners prepare for approaching storm|url=https://www.fijitimes.com/td04f-northerners-prepare-for-approaching-storm/ |access-date=January 16, 2020 |work=The Fiji Times |agency=The Fiji Times |publisher=Fiji Times Limited |date=January 16, 2020 |location=Suva, Fiji}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Villagers in the Udu Point region of [[Vanua Levu]] were urged to move inland due to rough forecast seas.<ref name="UduVillagers">{{cite news |last1=Silaitoga|first1=Serafina|title=TD04F: Udu villagers advised to move inland |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/td04f-udu-villagers-advised-to-move-inland/ |access-date=January 16, 2020 |work=The Fiji Times |agency=The Fiji Times |publisher=Fiji Times Limited |date=January 16, 2020 |location=Suva, Fiji}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The [[Labasa, Fiji|Labasa]] campus of the [[Fiji National University]] closed on January&nbsp;17.<ref name="FNUAdvisesNorthern">{{cite news |last1=Vula|first1=Timoci|title=TD04F: FNU advises northern staff and students to stay home |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/td04f-fnu-advises-northern-staff-and-students-to-stay-home/ |access-date=January 16, 2020 |work=The Fiji Times |agency=The Fiji Times |publisher=Fiji Times Limited |date=January 16, 2020 |location=Suva, Fiji}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

As Tino passed close to [[Vanua Levu]], the second cyclone to pass near the nation within three weeks following Sarai, Fijian government officials called for urgent action on the 'climate crisis' in the South Pacific region.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/17/fiji-calls-for-urgent-action-on-climate-crisis-as-second-cyclone-hits-in-three-weeks|title=Fiji calls for urgent action on climate crisis as second cyclone hits in three weeks|last=Lyons|first=Kate|date=January 17, 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref> Additionally, a father and daughter were left missing after being swept away from floodwaters due to heavy rainfall generated by the system in Eastern Fiji.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/118881266/cyclone-tino-to-make-landfall-on-fijis-vanua-levu-by-midnight|title=Cyclone Tino: 2 missing as cyclone gains strength over Fiji|date=January 17, 2020|work=Stuff|access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref>
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===Tropical Disturbance 05F===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SPac
|Image=05F 2020-01-25 1930Z.jpg
|Track=05F 2020 track.png
|Formed=January 24
|Dissipated=January 26
|10-min winds=
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=1003
|Type1=disturbance
|Type2=storm}}

During January 24, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 05F had developed about {{convert|75|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} to the northwest of [[Pago-Pago]] in American Samoa.<ref name="STWA Jan 23">{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans January 23, 2020 20z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=January 23, 2020}}</ref><ref name="TDS 24/01">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary January 24, 2020 09z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=January 24, 2020}}</ref> At this time, the disturbance was poorly organised with atmospheric convection located to the north of its low-level circulation center.<ref name="STWA Jan 23"/> During that day, the disturbance moved south-eastwards within an environment favourable for further development, with low vertical windshear, warm sea surface temperatures, while its outflow was enhanced by strong westerlies.<ref name="STWA Jan 23"/><ref name="TCFA Jan 24">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert January 24, 2020 22z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=January 24, 2019}}</ref> As a result, atmospheric convection started to wrap into the system's consolidating low-level circulation center, which prompted the JTWC to issue a [[tropical cyclone formation alert]] on the disturbance.<ref name="TCFA Jan 24"/> During the next day, the JTWC intiated advisories on the disturbance and designated it as Tropical Cyclone 12P, as the system peaked with 1-minute sustained windspeeds of {{convert|65|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 12P January 25, 2020 15z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=January 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125150719/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh1220web.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2020|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh1220web.txt}}</ref><ref>https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil//tcdat/tc20/SHEM/12P.TWELVE/trackfile.txt</ref> The system subsequently moved south-eastwards into an area of moderate vertical wind shear, while atmospheric convection became sheared and located to the northeast of the disturbance's exposed low-level circulation centre.<ref name="TDS 25/01">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary January 25, 2020 21z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=January 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 12P Warning 3 January 26, 2020 03z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=January 26, 2020}}</ref> As a result, the FMS issued their final warning on the disturbance, as it was expected to move further south into an area of high vertical wind shear.<ref name="TDS 25/01"/> During January 26, the JTWC subsequently issued their final warning on the system after it had dissipated.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 12P Warning 5 January 26, 2020 15z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=January 26, 2020}}</ref>
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=== Severe Tropical Cyclone Uesi===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SPac
|Image=Uesi 2020-02-11 0020Z.jpg
|Track=Uesi 2020 track.png
|Formed=February 5
|Dissipated=February 13 <small>([[2019–20 Australian region cyclone season#Tropical Low Uesi|Exited basin]])</small><!--Uesi reemerged into the SPAC on February 15 as an ex-tropical cyclone-->
|10-min winds=70
|1-min winds=80
|Pressure=975
}}

During February&nbsp;5, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 06F had developed, about {{convert|775|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} to the northwest of [[Port Villa]] in [[Vanuatu]].<ref name="TDS Feb 6">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary February 6, 2020 00z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=January 16, 2020}}</ref>  At this time the system was poorly organised with deep [[atmospheric convection]] displaced, to the northeast of the system's weak and ill-defined [[Eye (cyclone)|low level circulation center]].<ref name="TDS Feb 6"/><ref name="STWA Feb 6">{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans February 6, 2020 06z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> The disturbance was also located to the north of a subtropical ridge of high pressure, within a favourable environment for further development, with a low to moderate amount of vertical wind shear and warm sea surface temperatures of {{convert|29-30|°C|°F}}.<ref name="TDS Feb 6"/><ref name="STWA Feb 6"/> A [[tropical cyclone formation alert]] was subsequently issued by the JTWC early on February&nbsp;8, as convection improved near the centre of the storm; at the time, 06F was centered {{cvt|653|km|mi}} northwest of [[Port Vila, Vanuatu]].<ref name="TCFA Feb 8">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert February 8, 2020 03z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> Routine advisories were initiated by the FMS the same day while 06F drifted towards the south-southwest. Convection continued to evolve at the disturbance's centre into organised banding.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A1 for Tropical Disturbance 06F|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> During February&nbsp;9, the JTWC upgraded the system to a tropical storm, designating it Tropical Cyclone 15P.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 15P (Fifteen) Warning NR 001 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=February 9, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> Later that day, the FMS named the storm ''Uesi'', and upgraded it to a category 2 tropical cyclone.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A6 for Tropical Cyclone Uesi|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>

Based on significant improvements to the storm's structure, the JTWC determined Uesi was undergoing [[rapid intensification]].<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 15P (Fifteen) Warning NR 004 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=February 9, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> Associated showers and thunderstorms continued to coalesce within favourable atmospheric and oceanic conditions.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 15P (Uesi) Warning NR 005 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=February 10, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> However, the presence of dry air slowed Uesi's intensification.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A10 for Tropical Cyclone Uesi|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=February 10, 2020}}</ref> Uesi strengthened further into a Category 3 tropical cyclone at 18:00&nbsp;UTC that day but continued to be affected by the entrainment of dry air.<ref>{{cite report|title=Hurricane Warning 013 for Tropical Cyclone Uesi|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=February 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A12 for Tropical Cyclone Uesi|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=February 11, 2020}}</ref> The cyclone developed a ragged eye {{cvt|19|km|mi}} early on February&nbsp;11.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 15P (Uesi) Warning NR 009 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=February 11, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> Guided southward by the nearby influence of a subtropical ridge to its east, Uesi moved southward, passing west of New Caledonia.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 15P (Uesi) Warning NR 011 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=February 11, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> An increase in vertical wind shear from the northwest on February&nbsp;12 caused the convective structure of the cyclone to weaken, resulting in the low-level circulation centre becoming exposed from the central dense overcast.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 15P (Uesi) Warning NR 013 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=February 12, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 15P (Uesi) Warning NR 014 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=February 12, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000642&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> After passing near to New Caledonia on February 11, Uesi adopted a steady south-southwestwards track towards the Australian cyclone region. At 12:00&nbsp;UTC on February&nbsp;12, the FMS passed primary responsibility for Uesi over to the Australian [[Bureau of Meteorology]]'s (BOM) warning centre in [[Brisbane]],<ref>{{cite report|title=Storm Warning 020 for Tropical Cyclone Uesi|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> who indicated that the system had weakened to a high-end Category 2 tropical cyclone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone Uesi Technical Bulletin #3 (12Z)|date=12 February 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212134114/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|archive-date=12 February 2020|access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> The extratropical remnants of Uesi reentered the South Pacific basin on a southeasterly heading towards [[South Island]] on February&nbsp;15.<ref name="TCPB-MS-Feb14">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Potential Bulletin, 2249 UTC 14 Feb 2020 |url=https://www.metservice.com/warnings/tropical-cyclone-activity |website=Tropical Cyclone Bulletin |publisher=MetService |access-date=February 15, 2020 |location=Wellington, New Zealand |date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>

Vanuatu and the French territory of [[New Caledonia]] were threatened by Uesi along its southward trek through the South Pacific basin. Warnings were issued by the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department for Uesi, noting the possibility of stream and [[coastal flooding]].<ref name="VanuatuIssuesWarningsUesi">{{cite news |title=Vanuatu issues warnings for new Tropical Cyclone |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/409154/vanuatu-issues-warnings-for-new-tropical-cyclone|access-date=February 9, 2020|publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=February 9, 2020}}</ref> [[Météo France]] (MFR) issued thunderstorm and rain warnings for four municipalities in New Caledonia on February&nbsp;9,<ref name="06FPoursuitEvolution">{{cite news |agency=NC1ere|title=La dépression tropicale 06F poursuit son évolution |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/depression-tropicale-06f-poursuit-son-evolution-798379.html |access-date=February 9, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=February 9, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> and later raised warnings to an orange alert for six the following day.<ref name="UesiFortePrealerteCaledonie">{{cite news |last1=Mestre|first1=Charlotte|last2=Tromeur|first2=Françoise|title=Dépression tropicale forte Uesi : la Calédonie en préalerte à midi |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/depression-tropicale-forte-uesi-descend-lentement-798501.html |access-date=February 10, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=February 10, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> Ferry and bus services in several New Caledonian communes were suspended.<ref name="RaiAnnules">{{cite news |title=Des bus Raï annulés en raison de l'approche d'Uesi |url=https://www.lnc.nc/breve/des-bus-rai-annules-en-raison-de-l-approche-d-uesi |access-date=February 10, 2020 |work=Les Nouvelles Caledonies |publisher=LNC.nc |date=February 10, 2020 |location=Nouméa, New Caledonia}}</ref><ref name="UesiNavettesMaritimesSuspendues">{{cite news |title=Uesi: les navettes maritimes suspendues jusqu'à nouvel ordre |url=https://www.lnc.nc/breve/uesi-les-navettes-maritimes-suspendues-jusqu-a-nouvel-ordre |access-date=February 10, 2020 |work=Les Nouvelles Caledonies |publisher=LNC.nc |date=February 10, 2020 |location=Nouméa, New Caledonia}}</ref> Flights serviced by [[Air Calédonie]] were also delayed.<ref name="LivraisonPerturbee">{{cite news |title=Cyclone Uesi : la livraison des Nouvelles perturbée |url=https://www.lnc.nc/breve/cyclone-uesi-la-livraison-des-nouvelles-perturbee |access-date=February 11, 2020 |work=Les Nouvelles Caledonies |publisher=LNC.nc |date=February 11, 2020 |location=Nouméa, New Caledonia}}</ref> The first accommodation centers in the French territory were opened on February&nbsp;10.<ref name="UesiConsequences">{{cite news |last1=Tromeur|first1=Françoise|title=Approche de la dépression Uesi, les conséquences |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/approche-depression-uesi-consequences-798559.html |access-date=February 10, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=February 10, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> One person was injured while securing their roof in preparation for the storm.<ref name="UesiSEloigneFaisant">{{cite news |title=Nouvelle-Calédonie. Le cyclone Uesi s'éloigne en faisant une blessée |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/meteo/tempete/nouvelle-caledonie-le-cyclone-uesi-s-eloigne-en-faisant-une-blessee-6733689 |access-date=February 12, 2019 |agency=Agence France-Presse |publisher=Ouest-France |date=February 12, 2020|language=fr}}</ref> Uesi passed between {{cvt|100|–|150|km|mi}} west of [[Belep|Belep, New Caledonia]], on February&nbsp;11, bringing heavy rains and strong winds. MFR stations recorded up to {{cvt|300|mm|in}} of rainfall in Poum over a 48-hour period;<ref name="UesiTramobesSabattent">{{cite news |title=Cyclone Uesi. Des trombes d'eau s'abattent sur la Nouvelle-Calédonie |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/monde/nouvelle-caledonie/cyclone-uesi-des-trombes-d-eau-s-abattent-sur-la-nouvelle-caledonie-6731875 |access-date=February 11, 2019 |agency=Agence France-Presse |publisher=Ouest-France |date=February 11, 2020|language=fr}}</ref> this was roughly equal to two months of average rainfall.<ref name="CaledonieFrappeeUesi">{{cite news |last1=Crepet |first1=Regis |title=La Nouvelle-Calédonie frappée par le cyclone Uesi |url=https://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2020-02-11/la-nouvelle-caledonie-frappee-par-le-cyclone-uesi-54085 |access-date=February 11, 2020 |publisher=La Chaîne Météo |date=February 11, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> Flooding from Uesi's rainfall blocked travel between Poum and [[Koumac]],<ref name="UesiAxesCoupes">{{cite news |agency=NC1ere|title=Uesi est devenu un cyclone, des axes coupés |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/uesi-est-devenu-cyclone-quelques-axes-coupes-798849.html |access-date=February 10, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=February 11, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> as well as other bridges throughout the territory.<ref name="EnDirectCycloneUesi" /> Several routes to [[Dumbéa]] were blocked by floodwaters.<ref name="EnDirectCycloneUesi" /> Gusts of up to {{cvt|120|km/h|mph}} impacted New Caledonia's central mountain range.<ref name="SEloigneProgressivement">{{cite news |title=Uesi s'éloigne progressivement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie |url=https://www.lnc.nc/breve/uesi-s-eloigne-progressivement-de-la-nouvelle-caledonie |access-date=February 11, 2020 |work=Les Nouvelles Caledonies |publisher=LNC.nc |date=February 12, 2020 |location=Nouméa, New Caledonia}}</ref> Power outages afflicted at least 3,900&nbsp;households serviced by EEC and Enercal and over 5,000&nbsp;overall.<ref name="ProgressivementNouvelleCaledonie">{{cite news |last1=Carboni|first1=Lizzie|agency=NC1ere|title=Cyclone Uesi : après une nuit agitée, le phénomène s'éloigne progressivement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/cyclone-uesi-apres-nuit-agitee-phenomene-s-eloigne-progressivement-nouvelle-caledonie-799299.html |access-date=February 11, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=February 11, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="UesiSEloigneFaisant" /> At least 565&nbsp;homes lost power in [[Hienghène]] and [[Ponérihouen]].<ref name="EnDirectCycloneUesi">{{cite news |title=[EN DIRECT CYCLONE UESI] Routes coupées, foyers privés d'électricité, consignes de sécurité… Suivez en temps réel l'évolution de la situation |url=https://www.lnc.nc/breve/en-direct-cyclone-uesi-routes-coupees-foyers-prives-d-electricite-consignes-de-securite-suivez-en-temps-reel-l-evolution-de-la-situation |access-date=February 11, 2020 |work=Les Nouvelles Caledonies |publisher=LNC.nc |date=February 11, 2020 |location=Nouméa, New Caledonia}}</ref> All warnings for New Caledonia were lifted by the morning of February&nbsp;12.<ref name="ProgressivementNouvelleCaledonie" /> Rough surf generated by Uesi forced the closure of beaches in [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] beginning that day.<ref name="GCBeachCloseUesi">{{cite news |last1=St. Clair |first1=Monique |title=Multiple Gold Coast beaches closed, as Cyclone Uesi approaches |url=http://www.mygc.com.au/multiple-gold-coast-beaches-closed-as-cyclone-uesi-approaches/ |access-date=February 11, 2020 |publisher=myGC |date=February 12, 2020 |location=Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia}}</ref> The large extratropical stage of Uesi produced {{cvt|6|–|8|m|ft}} waves off the northwestern shores of South Island.<ref name="UesiBatterNZ">{{cite news |last1=Spamer |first1=Courtney |title=Uesi to batter New Zealand with heavy rainfall, strong winds |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/uesi-to-batter-new-zealand-with-heavy-rainfall-strong-winds/681470 |access-date=February 15, 2020 |publisher=AccuWeather, Inc. |date=February 15, 2020}}</ref>

===Tropical Disturbance 07F===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SPac
|Image=07F 2020-02-15 2340Z.jpg
|Track=07F 2020 track.png
|Formed=February 14
|Dissipated=February 21
|10-min winds=
|1-min winds=
|Pressure=998
|Type1=disturbance
}}

During February 14, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 07F had developed, about {{convert|490|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} to the northeast of [[Funafuti]] in [[Tuvalu]].<ref name="TDS Feb 14">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary February 14, 2020 23z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=February 14, 2020}}</ref> The disturbance developed within a broad trough formed by a complex interaction between an amplified [[South Pacific convergence zone]], a monsoon trough and a [[westerly wind burst]] in the region.<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans (February 15 0600 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=February 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name="FXZS60 NSTU 160149">{{cite web |title=Area Forecast Discussion for February 15 2020 |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=AFDPPG&e=202002160149 |website=National Weather Service Raw Text Product |publisher=National Weather Service Pago Pago, American Samoa |access-date=February 16, 2020 |location=Pago Pago, American Samoa |date=February 15, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref> Despite lacking a clear wind circulation within a chaotic environment—the JTWC initially considered the disturbance to be a hybrid tropical system rather than a tropical cyclone—the region's warm sea surface temperatures and low wind shear were supportive of further organisation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9320web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 93P Formation Alert (17Z)|date=16 February 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216182931/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9320web.txt|archive-date=16 February 2020|access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref> However, development was slow and convection remained displaced from the center of circulation three days later.<ref name="TDS Feb 19" /> After an extended period of slow movement,<ref name="TDS Feb 14" /><ref name="TDS Feb 19">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary February 19, 2020 09z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=February 18, 2020}}</ref> 07F accelerated south of Samoa on February&nbsp;19.<ref>{{cite web |title=Severe Weather Information Number Thirteen (13) – Developing tropical disturbance within the region issued by the Samoa Meteorology Division at 5:00am Thursday 20th February 2020 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/samoa/severe-weather-information-number-thirteen-13-developing-tropical-disturbance-within |publisher=Samoa Meteorology Division |access-date=February 19, 2020 |location=Apia, Samoa |date=February 19, 2020 |via=ReliefWeb}}</ref> Over the following days, the system tracked towards the east-southeast with little development. 07F turned towards the southwest by February&nbsp;20, where strong wind shear began to degrade the convective structure of the system. The FMS issued the final advisory on the system on February&nbsp;21 while it was passing to the south of Niue.<ref name="TDS Feb 21 03z">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary February 21, 2020 03z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=February 21, 2020}}</ref>

The U.S. [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] sent seven representatives to American Samoa in advance of the disturbance.<ref name="SamoaGroupAlert">{{cite news |title=Samoa group on alert for threatening weather system |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/409586/samoa-group-on-alert-for-threatening-weather-system |access-date=February 16, 2020 |publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> Before 07F's arrival, a moisture-laden convergence zone had already been affecting Samoa with heavy rainfall and high winds.<ref name="TDUpgradedWild">{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Soli |title=Tropical Depression upgraded; wild weather forecast |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58248 |access-date=February 16, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 15, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Warnings from the Samoa Meteorology Service for rain, wind, and flooding were in effect for [[Savai'i]] and [[Upolu]],<ref name="07FSamoaInfo6">{{cite web |title=Severe Weather Information Number Six (6) – Tropical Disturbance 07F issued by the Samoa Meteorology Division at 5:00 pm Sunday 16th February 2020 [EN/SM] |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/samoa/severe-weather-information-number-six-6-tropical-disturbance-07f-issued-samoa |publisher=Government of Samoa |access-date=February 16, 2020 |location=Apia, Samoa |date=February 16, 2020|via=ReliefWeb}}</ref> resulting in cancellations of ferry services.<ref name="LowPressureSystemsTD">{{cite news |last1=Von Dincklage|first1=Vaelei|title=Low pressure systems, tropical depression impact weather |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58248 |access-date=February 16, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 15, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> While the threat of both 07F and nearby 08F lessened on February&nbsp;18, warnings remained posted due to the persistence of the active convergence zone.<ref name="TDMovesForecastersAdvise">{{cite news |last1=Von Dincklage|first1=Vaelei|title=Tropical depression moves; forecasters advise maintain caution |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58384 |access-date=February 16, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 18, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The Ministry of Education Sports and Culture closed schools between February&nbsp;18–19 in response to the inclement conditions.<ref name="WildWeatherClosesSchools">{{cite news |last1=Wilson|first1=Soli|title=Wild weather forecast closes schools |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58329 |access-date=February 18, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 18, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Roads in three villages in Apia were flooded by rains associated with 07F.<ref name="LPsRemain">{{cite news |last1=Wilson|first1=Soli|title=Low pressure systems remain over Samoa |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58364 |access-date=February 18, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 18, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Power outages affected [[Tutuila]] in American Samoa, where airports closed as the storm passed. Further southeast, in the [[Cook Islands]], a civil defense emergency was declared. All schools were closed in [[Rarotonga]]. Large waves along the island's coast forced the closure of the seawall road.<ref name="DamageAssessmentsSamoaEase">{{cite news |title=Damage assessments begin as Samoa storms ease |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/409829/damage-assessments-begin-as-samoa-storms-ease |access-date=February 19, 2020 |publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=February 19, 2020}}</ref>
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===Tropical Disturbance 08F===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SPac
|Image=08F 2020-02-17.jpg
|Track=08F 2020 track.png
|Formed=February 16
|Dissipated=February 18
|10-min winds=
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=994
|Type1=disturbance
|Type2=subtropical
}}
On February&nbsp;17, the FMS noted the formation of Tropical Disturbance 08F between American Samoa and [[Niue]]. The system was poorly organised, with a high wind shear environment displacing convection to the northeast of the low-level center of circulation as the disturbance moved southeast to east-southeast.<ref name="TDS Feb 17">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary February 17, 2020 03z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=February 17, 2020}}</ref><ref name="TDS Feb 18">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary February 18, 2020 09z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=February 18, 2020}}</ref> The JTWC considered the disheveled cyclone as subtropical in nature,<ref name="TCFAC Feb 17">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Invest 93P) Cancellation February 17, 2020 13z|date=February 17, 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}</ref> remaining in an environment hostile to increased organisation.<ref name="STWA February 18 06z">{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans February 18, 06z|date=February 18, 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}</ref> By February&nbsp;18, the JTWC declared the disturbance to have dissipated.<ref name="STWA February 18 1530z">{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans February 18, 1530z|date=February 18, 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}</ref> Later that day, the center of 08F continued past the [[25th parallel south]], leading the FMS to issue their final tropical disturbance summary on the highly sheared system.<ref name="TDS Feb 18 23z">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary February 18, 2020 23z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=February 18, 2020}}</ref>
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===Tropical Cyclone Vicky===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SPac
|Image=Vicky 2020-02-20 2205Z.jpg
|Track=Vicky 2020 track.png
|Formed=February 19
|Dissipated=February 21
|10-min winds=40
|1-min winds=45
|Pressure=990
}}
The FMS analysed the formation of Tropical Disturbance 09F on February&nbsp;19 near Wallis and Futuna,<ref name="SunShort">{{cite news |last1=Wilson|first1=Soli|title=Sunshine short lived, cyclone possible |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58491 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 20, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> positioned within an area of low wind shear and divergent flow aloft.<ref name="TDS Feb 19 21z">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary February 19, 2020 21z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> The east-southeastward-moving storm was upgraded to a tropical depression the next day, prompting routine advisories from the FMS. Developing rainbands quickly organised atop the newly formed and compact low-level circulation center.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A1 for Tropical Depression 09F|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=February 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 17P (Seventeen) Warning NR 001 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=February 20, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000655&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> 09F tracked near Samoa on February&nbsp;20 with maximum sustained winds of 55&nbsp;km/h (35&nbsp;mph),<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A3 for Tropical Depression 09F|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=February 19, 2019}}</ref> with the center later passing just south of [[Tutuila]] in American Samoa.<ref name="FXZS60 NSTU 202138" /><ref name="FXZS60 NSTU 210259">{{cite web |title=Area Forecast Discussion for February 20 2020 0500 PM HST|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=AFDPPG&e=202002210300 |website=National Weather Service Raw Text Product |publisher=National Weather Service Pago Pago, American Samoa |access-date=February 21, 2020 |location=Pago Pago, American Samoa |date=February 20, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref> Continuing to track towards the east-southeast, the depression strengthened into a Category 1 tropical cyclone later that day, receiving the name ''Vicky''.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A5 for Tropical Cyclone Vicky|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=February 20, 2019}}</ref> Though the cyclone's rainbands expanded further, the storm's convection remained disorganised.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 17P (Vicky) Warning NR 002 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=February 21, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000655&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> Despite warm ocean waters and a conducive environment aloft for outflow, strong wind shear led to a deterioration of Vicky's shower activity.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 17P (Vicky) Warning NR 003 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=February 21, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000655&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> On February&nbsp;21, the FMS issued their final advisory on Vicky once it transitioned into an ex-tropical system.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A10 for Tropical Cyclone Vicky|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>

Flights to Pago Pago were cancelled indefinitely by Samoa Airways, with delays impacting [[Faleolo International Airport]].<ref name="WeatherGrounds">{{cite news |last1=Wilson|first1=Soli|title=Weather grounds Pago flights |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58532 |access-date=February 21, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 21, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Non-essential government employees in American Samoa were released from work on February&nbsp;20 as Vicky passed to the south,<ref name="ASGWorkers">{{cite news |title=Latest storm updates: ASG workers off and HAL flight cancelled |url=https://www.samoanews.com/local-news/latest-storm-updates-asg-workers-and-hal-flight-cancelled |access-date=February 21, 2020 |agency=Samoa News |publisher=Osini Faleatasi Inc |date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> suspending [[United States Postal Service]] and [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] operations.<ref name="AfterOneDepression">{{cite news |title=After one depression passes, another approaches |url=https://www.talanei.com/2020/02/20/after-one-depression-passes-another-approaches/ |access-date=February 21, 2020 |agency=Talanei |publisher=InterTech Media LLC |date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> Vicky produced damaging winds and heavy rain in the Samoan islands as an intensifying system.<ref name="SamoaBraced">{{cite news |last1=Wilson|first1=Soli|title=Samoa braced for storm |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58534 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 21, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Brief power outages affected parts of Samoa early on February&nbsp;21.<ref name="NationReactsThreat">{{cite news |last1=Von Dincklage|first1=Vaelei|title=Samoa braced for storm |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58563 |access-date=February 21, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 21, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The combination of Vicky and two other tropical disturbances resulted in a peak rainfall of {{cvt|203.2|mm|in}} in [[Le'auva'a]] between February&nbsp;17&ndash;20.<ref name="LevauvaaRainiest">{{cite news |last1=Fruean|first1=Adel|title=Leauvaa Samoa's rainiest spot |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58556 |access-date=February 21, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 21, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> A 120&nbsp;km/h (75&nbsp;mph) gust was measured in [[Pago Pago International Airport]] in American Samoa and sustained winds of 85&nbsp;km/h (50&nbsp;mph) were observed in Tutuila.<ref name="FXZS60 NSTU 202138" /><ref name="ASGWorkers" /> One buoy off [[Aunu'u]] measured {{cvt|3.7|&ndash;|4.3|m|ft}} seas due to Vicky.<ref name="FXZS60 NSTU 202138">{{cite web |title=Area Forecast Discussion for February 20 2020 1138 AM HST|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=AFDPPG&e=202002202138 |website=National Weather Service Raw Text Product |publisher=National Weather Service Pago Pago, American Samoa |access-date=February 21, 2020 |location=Pago Pago, American Samoa |date=February 20, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref>
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===Tropical Cyclone Wasi===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SPac
|Image=Wasi 2020-02-22 0135Z.jpg
|Track=Wasi 2020 track.png
|Formed=February 21
|Dissipated=February 23
|10-min winds=60
|1-min winds=60
|Pressure=975
}}

During February 21, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 10F had developed, about {{convert|145|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} to the north of [[Mata Utu]] on the island of Wallis.<ref name="TDS Feb 21 03z"/> The disturbance was located within an area of low vertical windshear while atmospheric convection persisted over and had started to wrap into the systems low-level circulation centre.<ref name="TDS Feb 21 03z"/> 10F was upgraded to a tropical depression 12&nbsp;hours after its initial designation.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory B1 for Tropical Depression 10F|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> Continuing to organise throughout the day,<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory B3 for Tropical Depression 10F|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service|date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> the system was upgraded to Tropical Cyclone Wasi by February&nbsp;22 while centred west of Samoa.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A1 for Tropical Cyclone Wasi|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> A transient eye-like feature emerged on satellite imagery early on February&nbsp;22, suggesting a cyclone stronger than its organisation suggested.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 18P (Wasi) Warning NR 003 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=February 22, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000656&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref> While the cyclone was initially highly compact and within favourable conditions,<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 18P (Wasi) Warning NR 004 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=February 22, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000656&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> interaction with the nearby insular landmasses suppressed Wasi's convection.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A2 for Tropical Cyclone Wasi|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> Continued interaction ultimately caused Wasi to weaken and become increasingly disorganised after passing south of Samoa.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A4 for Tropical Cyclone Wasi|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=February 22, 2020}}</ref><ref name="FXZS60 NSTU 230006">{{cite web |title=Area Forecast Discussion for February 22 2020 |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=AFDPPG&e=202002230006 |website=National Weather Service Raw Text Product |publisher=National Weather Service Pago Pago, American Samoa |access-date=February 25, 2020 |location=Pago Pago, American Samoa |date=February 22, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref> Accelerating towards the south-southeast, convective activity associated with Wasi became limited to the cyclone's eastern half,<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 18P (Wasi) Warning NR 005 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=February 22, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000656&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 18P (Wasi) Warning NR 007 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=February 23, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000656&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref> eventually exposing the low-level centre of circulation on February&nbsp;23.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 18P (Wasi) Warning NR 008 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=February 23, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000656&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref> This circulation quickly slackened during the day.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 18P (Wasi) Warning NR 009 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=February 23, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000656&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref>

The Samoa Meteorology Division issued a Category 1 Tropical Cyclone Warning for Samoa on 22&nbsp;February,<ref name="SamoaOfficeWarns">{{cite news |last1=Fruean|first1=Adel|title=Meteorology Office warns of Category 1 Cyclone in next 6-12 hours |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58610 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 22, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> prompting the activation of the country's National Emergency Operations Centre.<ref name="SamoaActivateEmergencyResponse">{{cite news |last1=Lesa|first1=Mata'afa Keni|title=Govt. activates Emergency response as Samoa braces for cyclone Wasi |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58655 |access-date=February 22, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 22, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Heavy rain and flood warnings were also in effect for Samoa.<ref name="SamoaGovtActivatesEmergency">{{cite news |title=Samoa govt activates Emergency Ops Center, monitors likely track of Wasi |url=https://samoanews.com/regional/samoa-govt-activates-emergency-ops-center-monitors-likely-track-wasi |access-date=February 22, 2020 |agency=Samoa News |publisher=Osini Faleatasi Inc. |date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> Wasi was the second tropical cyclone to affect the Samoan islands in two days.<ref name="RNZSamoaWasi">{{cite news |title=Samoa prepares for Wasi, activates Emergency Operations Centre |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/410122/samoa-prepares-for-wasi-activates-emergency-operations-centre |access-date=February 22, 2020 |agency=RNZ |publisher=RNZ |date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> Downpours from Wasi spread over the islands of Upolu and Savai'i.<ref name="SamoaDrenchedByRain">{{cite news |last1=Rheeney|first1=Alexander |title=Samoa drenched by rain as TC Wasi warning remains |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58661 |access-date=February 22, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 22, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Two rivers in Savai'i flooded their banks and inundated adjacent roads. River and small stream flooding was also documented in Upolu.<ref name="WasiFloodsRivers">{{cite news |title=Residents stranded after Cyclone Wasi floods rivers in Samoa |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/410186/residents-stranded-after-cyclone-wasi-floods-rivers-in-samoa |access-date=February 24, 2020 |publisher=RNZ |date=February 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name="UpoluFlooding">{{cite news |last1=Fruean|first1=Adel|title=Parts of Upolu continue flooding  |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/58671 |access-date=February 24, 2020 |work=Samoa Observer Online |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=February 24, 2020}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In American Samoa, 50&nbsp;mm (2&nbsp;in) of rain fell over a 12-hour span.<ref name="TSWasiContinues">{{cite news |title=TS Wasi continues to move away |url=https://www.talanei.com/2020/02/22/ts-wasi-continues-to-move-away/ |access-date=February 22, 2020 |agency=Talanei |publisher=InterTech Media LLC |date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> Gusts to {{cvt|69|km/h|mph}} were reported at Pago Pago International Airport,<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 18P (Wasi) Warning NR 005 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=February 22, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000656&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> which had suspended operations during Wasi's passage.<ref name="PagoPagoResumesToday">{{cite news |title=Samoa Airways Service to Pago Pago Resumes Today |url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/samoa-airways-service-to-pago-pago-resumes-today/ |access-date=February 25, 2020 |publisher=Samoa Global News |date=February 24, 2020}}</ref> Two homes were destroyed and six sustained major damage from the combined effects of Cyclones Wasi and Cyclone Vicky in American Samoa, which had struck the territory in the same week. Minor damage was inflicted to another 58&nbsp;homes.<ref name="HomesSamoaDamaged">{{cite news |title=Cyclones leave homes in American Samoa damaged |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/410315/cyclones-leave-homes-in-american-samoa-damaged |access-date=February 25, 2020 |publisher=RNZ |date=February 25, 2020}}</ref> A gale warning was issued by the FMS for Niue that was later cancelled upon Wasi's dissipation.<ref name="WarningCancelledNiueWasi">{{cite news |title=Warning for Niue cancelled as Cyclone Wasi dissipates |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/410174/warning-for-niue-cancelled-as-cyclone-wasi-dissipates |access-date=February 25, 2020 |publisher=RNZ |date=February 24, 2020}}</ref>
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===Tropical Cyclone Gretel===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SPac
|Image=Gretel 2020-03-15 0236Z.jpg
|Track=Gretel 2020 track.png
|Formed=March 14 <small>([[2019–20 Australian region cyclone season#Tropical Cyclone Gretel|Entered basin]])</small>
|Dissipated=March 16
|10-min winds=55
|1-min winds=55
|Pressure=980
}}

During March 15, Tropical Cyclone Gretel moved into the basin from the Australian region, about {{convert|620|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} to the northwest of Nouméa in New Caledonia.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65253.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Gretel Forecast Track Map #17 (00Z)|date=15 March 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200315021516/http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65253.shtml|archive-date=15 March 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref> Gretel continued to organise upon its entrance into the basin, exhibiting well-formed rainbands within a low-shear environment.<ref name="AXAU21 ABRF 150132">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Gretel (0131 UTC 15/03/2020)|type=Tropical Cyclone Technical Bulletin: Australia - Eastern Region |publisher=Brisbane Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre|date=March 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 23P (Gretel) Warning NR 002 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=March 15, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000661&eventtype=TC|access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref> Forced southeast by a nearby subtropical ridge,<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A1 for Tropical Cyclone Gretel |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> The storm passed {{cvt|150|km|mi}} south of New Caledonia on March&nbsp;15.<ref name="GretelSEloigne" /> During this time, an eye-feature was noted by the JTWC on microwave-wavelength satellite imagery.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 23P (Gretel) Warning NR 003 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=March 15, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000661&eventtype=TC|access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref> The FMS upgraded Gretel to a Category&nbsp;2 cyclone at 12:00&nbsp;UTC that day.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A3 for Tropical Cyclone Gretel |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> However, the storm's convective activity soon began to diminish as dry air began to permeate the low-level circulation center.<ref name="GretelA4">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A4 for Tropical Cyclone Gretel |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=March 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 23P (Gretel) Warning NR 004 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=March 15, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000661&eventtype=TC|access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref> The addition of strong vertical wind shear caused Gretel's remaining showers and thunderstorms to dislocate from the central vortex.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 23P (Gretel) Warning NR 005 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=March 15, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000661&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=March 15, 2019}}</ref> Gretel quickly developed frontal features on March&nbsp;16—a sign of extratropical transition.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 23P (Gretel) Warning NR 006 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=March 16, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000661&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref>

Level 1 cyclone alerts were issued for New Caledonia's [[North Province, New Caledonia|North]] and [[South Province, New Caledonia|South]] provinces on March&nbsp;15 and were lifted by the following morning.<ref name="GretelAlerteCyclonique" /><ref name="PreAlerteLeveeGretel">{{cite news|agency=NC la 1ère|title=Dépression Gretel : la préalerte cyclonique levée sur la province des Iles, levée de l'alerte 1 pour le Nord à 8h et le Sud à 11h|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/municipales-scrutin-perturbe-intemperies-extreme-nord-811092.html |access-date=March 16, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=March 16, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> Shelters were opened throughout the territory in anticipation of Gretel's passage.<ref name="CentresDAccueil">{{cite news |title=Gretel : les centres d'accueil opérationnels dans le Grand Nouméa|url=https://www.lnc.nc/breve/gretel-les-centres-d-accueil-operationnels-dans-le-grand-noumea |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes |publisher=LNC.nc |date=15 March 2020}}</ref> Air Calédonie cancelled some of its March&nbsp;15–16 flights;<ref name="GretelAlerteCyclonique" /> some [[Aircalin]] were also cancelled or rescheduled.<ref name="AircalinChamboules">{{cite news|last1=Tromeur |first1=Françoise|title=Dépression Gretel : les vols Aircalin chamboulés|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/depression-gretel-vols-aircalin-chamboules-811216.html |access-date=March 15, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=March 15, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> All Raï bus routes were cancelled for March&nbsp;15.<ref name="RAIGretel">{{cite news |title=Gretel : annulation de tous les bus Raï ce dimanche |url=https://www.lnc.nc/breve/gretel-annulation-de-tous-les-bus-rai-ce-dimanche |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes |publisher=LNC.nc |date=15 March 2020}}</ref> Several ports were closed and the Ouaième–[[Hienghène]] ferry was suspended.<ref name="GretelAlerteCyclonique" /> Classes at the University of New Caledonia on March&nbsp;16–17 were closed at their Nouméa and Koné campuses;<ref name="UNCGretel">{{cite web |title=Mesures de prévention liées au phénomène climatique GRETEL |url=https://unc.nc/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Mesures-de-pr%C3%A9vention-GRETEL.pdf |publisher=Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie |access-date=15 March 2020 |language=fr |date=15 March 2020}}</ref> the Collège de Païamboué also closed its classes.<ref name="Pouembout">{{cite news |title=A Pouembout, le collège de Païamboué est fermé jusqu'à mercredi |url=https://www.lnc.nc/breve/a-pouembout-le-college-de-paiamboue-est-ferme-jusqu-a-mercredi |access-date=March 16, 2020|work=Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes |publisher=LNC.nc |date=16 March 2020}}</ref> Power outages affected the greater [[Nouméa]] area on New Caledonia, particularly in [[Le Mont-Dore (New Caledonia)|Le Mont-Dore]] and Savannah sur Mer.<ref name="GretelCaillou" /> Across three municipalities, 791&nbsp;homes were without power by the evening of March&nbsp;15,<ref name="800FoyersSansElectricite">{{cite news|last1=Tromeur|first1=Françoise|title=Dépression Gretel : près de 800 foyers sans électricité [MàJ]|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/depression-gretel-plus-2-500-foyers-electricite-811214.html|access-date=March 15, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=March 15, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> and ultimately at least 6,931&nbsp;electricity customers lost power during Gretel's passage.<ref name="GretelSEloigne">{{cite news|title=[MàJ] Gretel s'éloigne par le Sud-Ouest mais la Calédonie subit encore son influence|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/gretel-s-eloigne-sud-ouest-caledonie-subit-encore-son-influence-811648.html|access-date=March 16, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=March 16, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> Some roads were blocked by downed trees. Gretel's effects disrupted some [[2020 French municipal elections|municipal elections]], flooding a polling station and preventing voter travel in some municipalities;<ref name="GretelCaillou">{{cite news|title=Gretel au plus près du Caillou cette nuit |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/gretel-au-plus-pres-du-caillou-cette-nuit-811354.html |access-date=March 15, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=March 15, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> voter turnout was diminished relative to the previous elections in 2014.<ref name="PerturbeMuncipales">{{cite news|last1=Madec|first1=Alix|agency=NC la 1ère|title=Municipales : un scrutin perturbé par les intempéries dans l'extrême Nord|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/municipales-scrutin-perturbe-intemperies-extreme-nord-811092.html |access-date=March 15, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=March 15, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> Northern parts of New Caledonia received {{cvt|50|–|80|mm|in}} of rain over a six-hour period,<ref name="Bascule">{{cite news|last1=Tromeur |first1=Françoise|title=Le Sud bascule à son tour en alerte 1, comme le Nord|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/sud-bascule-son-tour-alerte-1-nord-811108.html |access-date=March 15, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=March 15, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> and {{cvt|100|–|150|mm|in}} of rain overall was recorded on the northern and southern extents of [[Grande Terre (New Caledonia)|Grande Terre]].<ref name="SudTourAlerte">{{cite news |title=[MàJ 11h40] La province Sud passe à son tour en alerte 1 à 15 heures |url=https://www.lnc.nc/breve/maj-11h40-la-province-sud-passe-a-son-tour-en-alerte-1-a-15-heures |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes |publisher=LNC.nc |date=15 March 2020}}</ref> Floods overtook a bridge between [[Pouébo]] and [[Ouégoa]].<ref name="GretelAlerteCyclonique">{{cite news|last1=Madec|first1=Alix|last2=Nollet|first2=Martine|title=Dépression tropicale Gretel : la province Sud en alerte cyclonique de niveau 1 à 15h [MÀJ]|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/depression-tropicale-gretel-se-rapproche-extreme-nord-811026.html |access-date=March 15, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=March 15, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> Rough seas grounded a barge in Nouville.<ref name="BargeGretel">{{cite news|last1=Wakahugnème |first1=Cédrick |last2=Le Tenneur |first2=Antoine|title=Dépression Gretel : une barge sous le pont de Nouville|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/province-sud/noumea/depression-gretel-barge-pont-nouville-812244.html |access-date=March 17, 2020|publisher=France TV |date=March 17, 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> The Australian territory of [[Norfolk Island]] recorded maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 57&nbsp;km/h (35&nbsp;mph) and a maximum gust to 83&nbsp;km/h (52&nbsp;mph) on March&nbsp;16.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
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=== Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold ===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SPac
|Image=Harold 2020-04-06 1125Z.jpg
|Track=Harold 2020 track.png
|Formed=April 2 <small>([[2019-20 Australian region cyclone season#Tropical Cyclone Harold|Entered basin]])</small>
|Dissipated=April 10
|10-min winds=125
|1-min winds=145
|Pressure=920
}}
{{main|Cyclone Harold}}
During April 3, Tropical Cyclone Harold moved into the basin from the Australian region, as a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale.<ref name="Tech Bull 4">{{cite report|date=April 3, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Harold Technical Bulletin April 3, 2020 00z|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20018.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2020|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406173646/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/ABRF/Alphanumeric/Analysis/Miscellaneous/20200403/014500/A_AXAU21ABRF030145_C_RJTD_20200403014631_17.txt|access-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|date=April 3, 2020|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A1 for Tropical Cyclone Harold April 3, 2020 06z|url=https://www.met.gov.fj/index.php?|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 10, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410150520/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/NFFN/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200403/060000/A_WTPS11NFFN030600_C_RJTD_20200403080031_1.txt|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service}}</ref> Atmospheric conditions were supportive of further intensification within the South Pacific as the storm tracked towards the southeast.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 25P (Harold) Warning NR 002 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=April 3, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000663&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 25P (Harold) Warning NR 003 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=April 3, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000663&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> On April&nbsp;3, Harold began to quickly gain in organisation and intensity, developing tightly wound rainbands and a [[pinhole eye]].<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A2 for Tropical Cyclone Harold |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=April 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 25P (Harold) Warning 4 April 3, 2020 15z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=April 3, 2020|url-status=dead|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2520web.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410152944/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200403/150000/A_WTPS31PGTW031500_C_RJTD_20200403144017_35.txt|archive-date=April 10, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref> Harold rapidly intensified into a Category&nbsp;3 severe tropical cyclone by April&nbsp;4;<ref name="JTWC6">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Advisory A4 for Tropical Cyclone Harold |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=April 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 25P (Harold) Warning NR 006 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=April 3, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000663&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> Category&nbsp;4 intensity was reached by 12:00&nbsp;UTC that day, with Harold exhibiting maximum ten-minute sustained winds of 165&nbsp;km/h (105&nbsp;mph).<ref>{{cite report|title=Hurricane Warning Number 010 for Tropical Cyclone Harold |publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> The JTWC assessed Harold three hours later as having one-minute sustained winds of 215&nbsp;km/h (130&nbsp;mph), equivalent to a Category&nbsp;4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale.<ref name="JTWC8">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 25P (Harold) Warning NR 008 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=April 3, 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000663&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> Concurrently, an extension of an area of high pressure to Harold's east caused the storm's track to slow and curve increasingly southward.<ref name="JTWC6" /> Afterwards, the storm recurved eastwards and accelerated before turning east-southeastwards. On the next day, the storm intensified into a Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone, the highest rating on the Australian scale. Later that day, at 1:00 P.M. local time, the storm made landfall on [[Espiritu Santo]]. At landfall, the storm had 10-minute winds of 215&nbsp;km/h (130&nbsp;mph).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/413549/cyclone-harold-updates-storm-makes-landfall-on-vanuatu-s-santo|title=Cyclone Harold updates: Storm makes landfall on Vanuatu's Santo|date=April 6, 2020|website=RNZ|language=en-nz|access-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref> Intensification continued and by 12:00 UTC, it reached peak intensity as a Category 5-equivalent cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with 10-minute winds of 230&nbsp;km/h (145&nbsp;mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of {{convert|920|mbar|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|lk=on}}. It maintained the intensity for only 6 hours before weakening back to a Category 4-equivalent cyclone. The storm began an [[Eyewall replacement cycle]]. And thus, both warning centers downgraded the system. After the cyclone was completed, a new eye formed. Thus, the FMS upgraded Harold to a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone for the second time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.met.gov.fj/index.php?page=warn1#20008.txt|title=Hurricane Warning 026 for Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold|date=April 8, 2020|website=Fiji Meteorological Service|access-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref> Later that day, it reached Category 4 status on the SSHWS yet again. On April 8, the storm passed just south of [[Fiji]] and passed over [[Kadavu Island]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cyclone-harold-fiji_n_5e8d7a0ec5b6e1d10a6bfe4b|title=Cyclone Harold Slams Into Fiji As Category 5 Storm|last=Kaye|first=Bryan|date=April 8, 2020|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref> The system finally began to weaken as it accelerated towards [[Tonga]]. Later that day, the storm passed just 100&nbsp;mi (165&nbsp;km) south of [[Tongatapu]], the main island of Tonga, as a Category 3-equivalent cyclone.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Capucci|first=Matthew|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/04/08/cyclone-harold-tonga/|title=Cyclone Harold slams Tonga, third island nation hit in 3 days.|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> On the next day, the storm began an [[extratropical transition]] while it moved into MetService's area of responsibility.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} The JTWC subsequently issued its final advisory on Harold, as it was expected to gain [[Weather front|frontal characteristics]] and complete its extratropical transition within 12&nbsp;hours.<ref name="JTWC 28">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 25P (Harold) Warning 28 April 9, 2020 15z|archive-date=April 12, 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=April 9, 2020|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2520web.txt|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412200205/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200409/150000/A_WTPS31PGTW091500_C_RJTD_20200409142118_35.txt}}</ref> MetService subsequently declared Harold to be an extratropical cyclone during April 10, before the system was last noted during the following day around {{convert|1500|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} to the southwest of [[Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands|Adamstown]] in the [[Pitcairn Islands]].<ref name="JTWC RBT">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 25P (Harold) Running Best Track Analysis|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url=https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil//tcdat/tc2020/SH/SH252020/txt/trackfile.txt|date=April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|date=April 10, 2020|title=Storm Warning 135 April 10, 2020 06z|url=https://www.metservice.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 12, 2020|access-date=April 12, 2020|publisher=New Zealand MetService|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412202815/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/NZKL/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200410/070500/A_WWNZ40NZKL100705_C_RJTD_20200410071046_94.txt}}</ref>
Cyclone warnings were issued for the entirety of the Solomon Islands as Harold approached on April&nbsp;3.<ref name="BattersSolomon">{{cite news |title=TC Harold batters Solomon Islands as it heads to Vanuatu |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/413421/tc-harold-batters-solomon-islands-as-it-heads-to-vanuatu |access-date=April 3, 2020 |work=RNZ |publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=April 3, 2020}}</ref> Strong winds blew down trees in [[Honiara]], causing power outages and blocking roads.<ref name="SolomonBracing">{{cite news |last1=Keka |first1=Georgina |title=Solomon Islands is Bracing Itself for Tropical Cyclone Harold |url=https://www.solomontimes.com/news/solomon-islands-is-bracing-itself-for-tropical-cyclone-harold/9692 |access-date=April 2, 2020 |work=Solomon Times |publisher=Solomon Times Online |date=April 3, 2020}}</ref><ref name="AustraliaDonates" /><ref name="TCHaroldBattersSI">{{cite news |title=TC Harold batters Solomon Islands as it heads to Vanuatu |url=http://www.looppng.com/global-news/tc-harold-batters-solomon-islands-it-heads-vanuatu-91209 |access-date=April 3, 2020 |work=Loop Pacific |publisher=Trend Media Inc. |date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> Rainfall associated with the passing storm also caused flooding, forcing dozens of families out of their homes.<ref name="BridgeWashedAway">{{cite news |last1=Nolan |first1=Jimmy |title=Bridge Washed Away by Torrential Rain |url=https://www.solomontimes.com/news/bridge-washed-away-by-torrential-rain/9694 |access-date=April 3, 2020 |work=Solomon Times |publisher=Solomon Times Online |date=April 3, 2020}}</ref><ref name="AustraliaDonates">{{cite news |title=Australia donates emergency funds to Solomons amid cyclone |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/413366/australia-donates-emergency-funds-to-solomons-amid-cyclone |access-date=April 2, 2020 |publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=April 3, 2020}}</ref> A ferry repatriating 738&nbsp;people from Honiara to [[Malaita Province]] amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] encountered the storm in the [[Ironbottom Sound]]; 28&nbsp;people were washed overboard by the waves.<ref name="FerryAccident">{{cite news |last1=Wickham |first1=Dorothy |title=Ferry accident during Solomon Islands cyclone leaves 28 missing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/03/ferry-accident-during-solomon-islands-cyclone-leaves-28-missing |access-date=April 3, 2020 |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |date=April 3, 2020}}</ref> All but one of the people are presumed dead.

On April 3, the Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office (VNDMO) issued a Yellow Alert for [[Torba Province|Torba]] and [[Sanma Province|Sanma]] provinces in Vanuatu. The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department also issued a tropical cyclone warning for these areas. The yellow alert was upgraded to a red alert on April 4, while yellow alerts were also issued for [[Malampa Province|Malampa]] and [[Penama Province|Penama]] provinces. Red alerts eventually encompassed Malampa, Penama, Sanma, and Torba provinces, with a yellow alert for [[Shefa Province]]. The VNDMO advised for all residents under the red alert to remain indoors. All [[COVID-19]] preparedness activities were suspended to facilitate preparations and evacuations for Harold. Harold was the first severe tropical cyclone to strike Vanuatu since [[Cyclone Pam]] in [[2014–15 South Pacific cyclone season|2015]], bringing gusts above 275&nbsp;km/h (170&nbsp;mph), 250–450&nbsp;mm (10–18&nbsp;in) of rain, and a storm surge of 0.8&nbsp;m (2.6&nbsp;ft) causing catastrophic damage, torrential flooding and communication disruptions and plunging Vanuatu into a blackout.

In [[Fiji]], heavy rain alerts were issued for the western half of [[Viti Levu]], [[Kadavu Island|Kadavu]], and the [[Mamanuca Islands|Mamanuca]] and [[Yasawa Islands|Yasawa]] islands on April 6. Storm warnings were later put in effect for the areas under a heavy rain alert, in addition to the [[Lomaiviti Islands]]. The highest warning, a hurricane warning, was issued for Kadavu and [[Ono-i-Lau]] on April 7. The Fiji National Disaster Management Office (FDNMO) activated their Emergency Operations Centre to streamline preparations and evacuations. A total of eighty-five shelters were opened, with at least two in each of Fiji's four districts. All village headmen and community leaders were directed to. All COVID-19-related activities were also cancelled in order to prepare for the impact of Harold. Early on April 7, the storm began affecting the nation with gusty winds, moderate coastal flooding, and storm surge. These conditioners worsened as the storm approached. In contrast to the forecasts, the passed only to the south of Fiji and thus, the northern islands received little damage. [[Kadavu Island]] was hit the worst as the storm's center passed over the island. Many infrastructures were damaged or destroyed due to the strong wind and storm surge.

===Other systems===
During December&nbsp;19, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 02F had developed about {{convert|55|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} to the northeast of Tau in American Samoa's Manu‘a Group.<ref name="TDS Dec 19">{{cite report|title=Tropical Disturbance Summary December 19, 2019 21z|publisher=Fiji Meteorological Service |date=December 19, 2019}}</ref> At this time, the system was poorly organised with atmospheric convection located to the east of the storms low level circulation center.<ref name="TDS Dec 19"/><ref name="STWA Dec 20">{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory December 20, 2019 06z|date=December 20, 2019|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}</ref> Over the next few days, the system moved south-westwards within an area that was marginally favourable for further development, with good poleward outflow and warm sea surface temperatures offset by low to moderate vertical wind shear.<ref name="STWA Dec 20"/><ref name="STWA Dec 21">{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory December 21, 2019 06z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=December 21, 2019}}</ref> However, it failed to develop any further and was last noted by the FMS during December 23, after it had lost its tropical characteristics and became extratropical.<ref name="TDS 24/12"/><ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory December 23, 2019 06z|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=December 23, 2019}}</ref>

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===Zone of Disturbed Weather 01===
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In mid-July, a broad wind circulation developed over the central Indian Ocean, accompanied by deep [[convection (meteorology)|convection]]. Some [[Numerical weather prediction|computer models]] suggested the possibility of a southern segment of this system organising into a tropical cyclone; [[Météo-France]] (MFR) initially estimated a "very low" chance of a moderate [[tropical storm]] materialising from the large circulation near [[Diego Garcia]].<ref name="AWIO21-19-Jul">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 19/07/2019 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201907191149.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=12 November 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=19 July 2019}}</ref> Due to strong [[wind shear]], the environment remained unfavourable for tropical development.<ref name="AWIO21-21-Jul">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 21/07/2019 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201907211037.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=12 November 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=21 July 2019}}</ref> On 22&nbsp;July, Météo-France began monitoring the system as a zone of disturbed weather; the system's forward motion was initially southward.<ref name="MFR-01">{{cite web |title=Cyclone 01-20192020|url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/saison-en-cours/dirre/01-20192020|website=Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=12 November 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr}}</ref> A temporary decrease in wind shear on 23&nbsp;July provided a brief period conducive for tropical development,<ref name="AWIO21-23-Jul">{{cite report|type=Tropical Bulletin|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 23/07/2019 a 1200 UTC |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201907231003.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=12 November 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=23 July 2019}}</ref> and the system strengthened to its peak winds of 45&nbsp;km/h (30&nbsp;mph) that day.<ref name="MFR-01" /> However, the disturbance's centre of circulation remained ill-defined and lacking showers and thunderstorms.<ref name="01-Adv01">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 1/1/20192020 a Zone Perturbée 1 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201907231800_1_1_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=12 November 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=23 July 2019}}</ref> Although the disturbance was forecast to initially strengthen into a tropical storm,<ref name="01-Adv01" /> an increase in wind shear prevented the storm from consolidating further about the centre of circulation and caused the overall wind field to disorganise.<ref name="01-Adv02">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 2/1/20192020 a Zone Perturbée 1 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201907240600_2_1_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=12 November 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-24-Jul">{{cite report|type=Tropical Bulletin|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 24/07/2019 a 1200 UTC |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201907241136.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=12 November 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=24 July 2019}}</ref> The system curved towards the west on 24 July and eventually degenerated into a remnant circulation northeast of [[Rodrigues]] by the 25&nbsp;July;<ref name="MFR-01" /> these remnants persisted for another day before dissipating entirely.<ref name="AWIO21-26-Jul">{{cite report|type=Tropical Bulletin|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 26/07/2019 a 1200 UTC |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201907260920.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=12 November 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=26 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-27-Jul">{{cite report|type=Tropical Bulletin|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 27/07/2019 a 1200 UTC |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201907271138.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=12 November 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=24 July 2019}}</ref>

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===Tropical Cyclone Belna===
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{{Main|Cyclone Belna}}
Météo-France began highlighting the potential for tropical cyclone development in their daily bulletins on 25&nbsp;November, noting an increase in shower activity west of the [[Seychelles]].<ref name="AWIO21-25-Nov">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 25/11/2019 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201911251150.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=28 November 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=25 November 2019}}</ref> Aided by the passage of a [[Kelvin wave]] and a favourable window in the [[Madden–Julian oscillation]], a broad [[trough (meteorology)|trough of low pressure]] began to take shape within the storm activity, extending across the equator.<ref name="AWIO21-27-Nov">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 27/11/2019 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201911271110.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=28 November 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=27 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-28-Nov" /> Projections from computer models remained in disagreement over the system's future, complicated by the concurrent development of a tropical disturbance in the northwestern Indian Ocean along the same trough.<ref name="AWIO21-28-Nov">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 28/11/2019 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201911281114.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=28 November 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=28 November 2019}}</ref> A loosely-defined wind circulation was detected {{cvt|263|km|mi}} south of [[Mahe, Seychelles]] on 29&nbsp;November, offset from convection.<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans (29 November 0330 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=28 November 2019}}</ref> Over the following days, this circulation tightened within an environment moderately conducive for tropical development.<ref name="AWIO21-01-Dec">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 01/12/2019 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201912011215.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=1 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=1 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans (30 November 1800 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=30 November 2019}}</ref> Météo-France declared the system as a zone of disturbed weather on 2&nbsp;December; at the time the system had drifted west from its point of origin.<ref name="MFR-02">{{cite web |title=Cyclone 02-20192020|url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/saison-en-cours/dirre/BELNA|website=Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=3 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr}}</ref> Although the storm was better organised and the environment conducive for intensification, the storm's wind field initially remained elongated and rainfall remained north of the storm's centre.<ref name="02-Adv02">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 2/2/20192020 a Zone Perturbée 2 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912040000_2_2_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=4 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=4 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="02-Adv04">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 4/2/20192020 a Perturbation Tropicale 2 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912041200_4_2_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=4 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=4 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 02S (Two) Warning NR 001 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=4 December 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000639&eventtype=TC|via=[[Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System]]|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref> The disturbance become a tropical depression on 5&nbsp;December, attended by an increase in rainbands and the return of convection at the center of circulation;<ref name="02-Adv06">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 6/2/20192020 a Depression Tropicale 2 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912050000_6_2_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=5 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=5 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="02-Adv07">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 7/2/20192020 a Depression Tropicale 2 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912050600_7_2_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=5 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=5 December 2019}}</ref> at 18:00&nbsp;UTC that day, the system was upgraded to Moderate Tropical Storm Belna. Belna was upgraded further to severe tropical storm status early on 6&nbsp;December.<ref name="MFR-02" /> Around the same time, a cloud-obscured [[Eye (cyclone)|eye]] briefly became apparent in microwave satellite imagery. Due to a strengthening area of high pressure to its east, Belna began to curve from its initial westward drift to a more directed southwestward trajectory.<ref name="02-Adv11">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 11/2/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale Belna |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912060600_BELNA.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=7 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=6 December 2019}}</ref> After a brief period of strengthening,<ref name="MFR-02" /> Belna's central dense overcast remained largely unchanged throughout 6&nbsp;December before signs of resumed intensification emerged by the day's end, followed by the development of another eye.<ref name="02-Adv13">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 13/2/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale Belna |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912061800_BELNA.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=7 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=6 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="02-Adv14">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 14/2/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale Belna |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912070000_BELNA.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=7 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=7 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 02S (Belna) Warning NR 006 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=7 December 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000639&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> With the storm's eye becoming better defined, MFR upgraded Belna to a tropical cyclone early on 7&nbsp;December. [[Hot tower]]s were detected atop and within the storm's [[radius of maximum wind]]s, suggesting the onset of a more accelerated rate of intensification.<ref name="02-Adv15">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 15/2/20192020 a Cyclone Tropical Belna |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912070600_BELNA.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=7 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=7 December 2019}}</ref> On 9&nbsp;December, Belna made landfall near Mayotte and soon began to rapidly weaken, with the winds dropping below tropical-storm-force on the next day. The system dissipated late on 11&nbsp;December over [[Haute Matsiatra]].<ref name="MFR-02" />

Météo Madagascar first issued green alerts for the Madagascan districts of [[Diana Region|Diana]], [[Sava Region|Sava]], and [[Sofia Region|Sofia]] on 4&nbsp;December based on a high probability of Belna impacting northeastern Madagascar. Accordingly, cyclone response measures were activated by the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management and humanitarian organisations across northern Madagascar.<ref name="BelnaFU1">{{cite web |title=Southern Africa: Low-pressure system (Flash Update No. 1) |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Southern%20Africa%20-%20Low-pressure%20system%20-%20Flash%20Update%20No.%201%20%28As%20of%2004%20December%202019%29.pdf |website=[[ReliefWeb]] |publisher=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |access-date=4 December 2019 |date=4 December 2019}}</ref> Green alerts were later extended to encompass five districts.<ref name="BelnaFU2">{{cite web |title=Southern Africa: Ambali & Belna Cyclones (Flash Update No. 2) |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/ROSEA_20191206_SouthernAfrica_CyclonesAmbali%26Belna_FlashUpdate%232.pdf |website=[[ReliefWeb]] |publisher=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |access-date=7 December 2019 |date=6 December 2019}}</ref>  A cyclone pre-alert was issued for [[Mayotte]] on 6&nbsp;December,<ref name="MayottePreAlertCyclonique">{{cite news |last1=Rakotondravola |first1=Andry |title=Mayotte en Pré-alerte Cyclonique |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/mayotte/mayotte-pre-alerte-cyclonique-778625.html |access-date=6 December 2019 |agency=France TV |date=6 December 2019 |language=fr}}</ref> succeeded by an orange alert the following day.<ref name="MayotteOrangeBelna">{{cite news |title=Belna : Mayotte en alerte orange |url=http://www.ipreunion.com/actualites-reunion/reportage/2019/12/07/cyclone-cyclone,111764.html |access-date=7 December 2019 |agency=Imaz Press Réunion |publisher=IPReunion.com |date=7 December 2019}}</ref> Civil security personnel from mainland France and Reunion, some from the [[National Gendarmerie]], were sent to Mayotte to aid storm preparation efforts there.<ref name="BelnaRenforceMenacantMayotte">{{cite news |title=Mayotte. Le cyclone Belna se renforce et se fait plus menaçant |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/catastrophes/ouragan/mayotte-le-cyclone-belna-se-renforce-et-se-fait-plus-menacant-6641984 |access-date=7 December 2019 |agency=Agence France-Presse |publisher=Ouest-France |date=6 December 2019 |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="MayotteDesormaisBelna">{{cite news|title=Belna est désormais un cyclone, Mayotte se prépare [Synthèse] |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/mayotte/belna-est-desormais-cyclone-mayotte-se-prepare-synthese-779197.html |access-date=7 December 2019 |agency=France TV |date=7 December 2019 |language=fr}}</ref> Shelters were opened in several Mayotte communes on 7&nbsp;December.<ref name="D’urgenceCommuneMayotte">{{cite news |last1=Perzo |first1=Anne |title=Cyclone Belna : les lieux d'hébergement d'urgence par commune (Actualisé) |url=https://lejournaldemayotte.yt/2019/12/07/cyclone-belna-les-lieux-dhebergement-durgence-par-commune/ |access-date=7 December 2019 |agency=Le Journal de Mayotte |publisher=LeJournalDeMayotte.com |date=7 December 2019}}</ref> The National Office for Risk and Disaster Management and 11&nbsp;humanitarian agencies were active in northern Madagascar by 9&nbsp;December.<ref name="BelnaFU1"/><ref name="BelnaFU3">{{cite web |title=Southern Africa: Cyclone Belna - Flash Update No. 3 (As of 9 December 2019) |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/ROSEA_20191209_SouthernAfrica_CyclonesBelna_FlashUpdate%233.pdf |website=ReliefWeb |publisher=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |access-date=9 December 2019 |date=9 December 2019}}</ref> Belna's effects in Mayotte were minimal as the storm passed {{cvt|100|km|mi}} to the east.<ref name="BelnaMayotte">{{cite news|title=BBELNA à Mayotte |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/mayotte/belna-mayotte-778813.html |access-date=9 December 2019 |agency=France TV |date=9 December 2019 |language=fr}}</ref> The worst effects of Belna in Madagascar occurred in Soalala, where the storm made landfall.<ref name="ProvocaInundaciones">{{cite news |title=El ciclón tropical 'Belna' toca tierra en el noroeste de Madagascar y provoca inundaciones |url=https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-ciclon-tropical-belna-toca-tierra-noroeste-madagascar-provoca-inundaciones-20191209181854.html |access-date=10 December 2019 |agency=Europa Press |publisher=Europa Press |date=9 December 2019 |language=es}}</ref> The roofs of 80% of residences and government buildings in the city were damaged by Belna's winds. Damage to homes displaced 1,400&nbsp;people in Soalala and another 900&nbsp;throughout Madagascar.<ref name="Killing9">{{cite news |last1=Tetaud |first1=Sarah |title=Cyclone hits Madagascar, killing 9 and making 1,400 homeless |url=https://apnews.com/64af1a7ef302d9445ac7c8656deeda74 |access-date=10 December 2019 |work=Associated Press |publisher=The Associated Press |date=10 December 2019}}</ref> Extensive flooding also affected both Soalala and [[Antsiranana]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Antonia |first1=Mamisoa |title=Cyclone Belna: La ville d'Antsiranana inodée |url=https://lexpress.mg/09/12/2019/cyclone-belna-la-ville-dantsiranana-inondee/ |access-date=10 December 2019 |agency=L'Express de Madagascar |publisher=LExpress.mg |date=9 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="BelnaFU4">{{cite web |title=Southern Africa: Cyclone Belna - Flash Update No. 4 (As of 10 December 2019) |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/ROSEA_20191210_SouthernAfrica_CycloneBelna_FlashUpdate%234.pdf |website=ReliefWeb |publisher=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |access-date=11 December 2019 |date=10 December 2019}}</ref> Belna's impacts in Madagascar killed nine people and caused at least US$25&nbsp;million in economic losses.<ref name="Aon2019">{{cite report|title=2019 Annual Report |series=Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight |url=http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/Documents/20200122-if-natcat2020.pdf |website=Reinsurance Thought Leadership |publisher=Aon |access-date=31 January 2020 |location=London, United Kingdom |date=22 January 2019}}</ref>

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===Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Ambali===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SWI
|Image=Ambali 2019-12-05 2124Z.jpg
|Track=Ambali 2019 track.png
|Formed=3 December
|Dissipated=7 December
|10-min winds=120
|1-min winds=135 <!--Force 13 and any source other than the JTWC is NOT reliable. Please do NOT change this to 140 knots unless and until the JTWC officially reanalyzes the peak intensity to be that.-->
|Pressure=930
}}
While Belna was gradually developing out of an extended trough of low pressure, another area of convection formed along the same trough between the Seychelles and the [[Chagos Archipelago]] in early December.<ref name="AWIO21-03-Dec">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 03/12/2019 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201912021128.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=3 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=3 December 2019}}</ref> The system organised quickly, attaining formative rainbands around a coalescing centre of circulation on 3&nbsp;December.<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans (3 December 1800 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=3 December 2019}}</ref> At 06:00&nbsp;UTC, the system was classified as a Zone of Disturbed Weather. A day later, the system was upgraded to a tropical depression following a significant increase in convection near its centre.<ref name="MFR-03">{{cite web |title=Cyclone 03-20192020|url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/saison-en-cours/dirre/AMBALI|website=Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=3 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="03-Adv03">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 3/3/20192020 a Depression Tropicale 3 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912040600_3_3_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=4 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=4 December 2019}}</ref> Steered by a high-pressure area centred over the southern Indian Ocean, the tropical depression moved south.<ref name="043-Adv04">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 4/3/20192020 a Depression Tropicale 3 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912041200_4_3_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=4 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=4 December 2019}}</ref> The quick organisation continued into 5&nbsp;December, and MFR named the system Moderate Tropical Storm Ambali as a [[central dense overcast]] emerged;<ref name="03-Adv07">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 4/3/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee Ambali|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912050600_AMBALI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=5 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=5 December 2019}}</ref> Ambali intensified into a Severe Tropical Storm a few hours later.<ref name="MFR-03" /> Buoyed by a highly favourable environment with waters between {{cvt|29|–|30|C}}, [[rapid intensification|explosive intensification]] ensued, accompanied by the formation of an [[eye (cyclone)|eye]].<ref name="03-Adv08">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 8/3/20192020 a Forte Tempeter Tropicale Ambali |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912051200_AMBALI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=5 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 03S (Ambali) Warning NR 002 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=5 December 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000640&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref> At 18:00&nbsp;UTC on 5&nbsp;December, MFR upgraded Ambali to intense tropical cyclone status following a sharp 75&nbsp;km/h (45&nbsp;mph) increase in the storm's winds in 3&nbsp;hours.<ref name="MFR-03" /> The cyclone was highly compact, with a distinct eye 15&nbsp;km (9&nbsp;mi) in diameter surrounded by cold cloud tops.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 03S (Ambali) Warning NR 004 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=5 December 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000640&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="03-Adv09">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 9/3/20192020 a Cyclone Tropical Tres Intense Ambali |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912060000_AMBALI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=6 December 2019}}</ref>

Six hours later, Ambali was reclassified as a very intense tropical cyclone,<ref name="MFR-03" /> the highest rating on the MFR's intensity scale and the first in the basin since [[Cyclone Fantala|Fantala]] in 2016.<ref name="AmbaliFantala">{{cite news |title=Meteo. AMBALI diventa un super ciclone sull'Oceano Indiano in 24 ore |url=http://meteo.ansa.it/meteo/news/meteo-ambali-diventa-un-super-ciclone-sull%27oceano-indiano-in-24-ore_289260.html |access-date=7 December 2019 |agency=Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata |date=6 December 2019 |language=it}}</ref><ref name="MFR_FAQ">{{cite book|title=FAQ |url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/faq/a |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion|chapter=A: Définitions de base|language=fr}}</ref> The agency estimated maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 220&nbsp;km/h (140&nbsp;mph) and a minimum pressure of 930&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 27.46&nbsp;inHg);<ref name="MFR-03" /> concurrently, the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] (JTWC) assessed peak 1-minute sustained winds of 250&nbsp;km/h (155&nbsp;mph), making Ambali a high-end category 4-equivalent on the [[Saffir–Simpson scale]]. The cyclone's eye had contracted further to a diameter of 9&nbsp;km (5&nbsp;mi) early on 6&nbsp;December at the time of peak intensity.<ref name="03-Adv05-JTWC">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 03S (Ambali) Warning NR 005 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=6 December 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000640&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref>  Based on JTWC data, Ambali's winds increased by 185&nbsp;km/h (115&nbsp;mph) in 24&nbsp;hours, marking the fastest 24-hour intensification recorded in the Southern Hemisphere since 1980 and topping the old record set by [[Cyclone Ernie]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-12-05-indian-ocean-dipole-el-nino-tropical-cyclone|title=Three Tropical Cyclones Lurked Near Africa this Week and One Set a Rapid Intensification Record|last=Belles|first=Jonathan|date=7 December 2019|work=The Weather Channel|publisher=TWC Product and Technology LLC|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="KRecord">{{cite tweet|user=philklotzbach|first=Philip|last=Klotzbach|title=#Ambali has intensified by a whopping 115 mph in the past 24 hours - the most rapid intensification in a 24-hour period by a Southern Hemisphere named storm on record (since 1980) - breaking the old record of 110 mph in 24 hours set by Ernie in 2017. #hurricane #cyclone|website=[[Twitter]]|access-date=5 December 2019|date=5 December 2019|number=1202788252408672256}}</ref> A gradual weakening trend soon succeeded the rapid intensification episode as indicated by a clouding-over of the small eye.<ref name="03-Adv05-JTWC"/> Within a few hours of Ambali's peak strength, the eye was no longer apparent on infrared satellite imagery; dry air became wrapped close to the core of the cyclone's compact circulation.<ref name="03-Adv11">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 11/3/20192020 a Cyclone Tropical Intense Ambali |url=http://wwww.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912060600_AMBALI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=6 December 2019}}</ref> Impaired further by an increase in wind shear,<ref name="03-Adv12">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 12/3/20192020 a Cyclone Tropical Ambali |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912061200_AMBALI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=6 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="03-Adv14">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 14/3/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale Ambali |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912070000_AMBALI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=7 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=7 December 2019}}</ref> Ambali's strength quickly diminished throughout 6&nbsp;December, and by the following day, its winds fell below tropical cyclone thresholds.<ref name="MFR-03" /> Despite otherwise inhibiting environmental factors, the eye reappeared for a two-hour period before fully succumbing to the dry air and 55&nbsp;km/h (35&nbsp;mph) wind shear.<ref name="03-Adv15">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 15/3/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale Ambali |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912070600_AMBALI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=7 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=7 December 2019}}</ref> Rapid weakening soon proceeded, and by mid-day on 7&nbsp;December, the storm's coldest cloud tops were displaced east of the center of circulation; Ambali's motion also became erratic as winds in the lower levels of the troposphere began to govern its track.<ref name="03-Adv16">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 16/3/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee Ambali |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912071200_AMBALI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=7 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=7 December 2019}}</ref> On 8&nbsp;December, Ambali degenerated to a remnant low and MFR issued their last advisory on the dissipating system.<ref name="03-Adv18">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 18/3/20192020 a Depression Residuelle Ambali |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912080000_AMBALI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=8 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=8 December 2019}}</ref>
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===Tropical Cyclone Calvinia===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SWI
|Image=Calvinia 2019-12-31 0930Z.jpg
|Track=Calvinia 2019 track.png
|Formed=27 December
|Dissipated=1 January
|10-min winds=65
|1-min winds=70
|Pressure=970
}}
The origin of Calvinia can be traced back to an area of persistent showers and thunderstorms southwest of Diego Garcia first noted by the JTWC on 16&nbsp;December. The system featured a loosely-defined circulation upon designation, but computer models indicated that [[tropical cyclogenesis]] intermediately was unlikely.<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean (16 December 1100 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=16 December 2019}}</ref> The storm complex drifted southward over the next two days,<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean (18 December 1800 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=18 December 2019}}</ref> and an increase in organisation briefly prompted the issuance of a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert]] (TCFA) on 18&nbsp;December before an increase in wind shear cut development of the system short, leading to alert's cancellation despite the system producing [[storm-force]] winds.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Invest 96S) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=18 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean (19 December 1800 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=19 December 2019}}</ref> The system then slowly curved to the west towards Madagascar,<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean (20 December 1800 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=20 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-19-Dec">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 19/12/2019 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201912221210.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=28 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=19 December 2019}}</ref> eventually moving into a much more favorable environment enhanced by a passing [[Kelvin wave]] by 25&nbsp;December.<ref name="AWIO21-22-Dec">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 22/12/2019 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_201912221210.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=28 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=25 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean (25 December 1800 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=25 December 2019}}</ref> Two days later, MFR designated the system as a Zone of Disturbed Weather;<ref name="MFR-04">{{cite web |title=Cyclone 04-20192020|url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/saison-en-cours/dirre/CALVINIA|website=Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=28 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr}}</ref> the disturbance was initially broad and had two areas of rotation.<ref name="04-Adv01">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 4/1/20192020 a Zone Perturbee 4 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912280600_1_4_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=28 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=28 December 2019}}</ref> The next day, MFR upgraded the system to a Tropical Depression while the JTWC issued a second TCFA.<ref name="MFR-04" /><ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Invest 96S) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=28 December 2019}}</ref> Tracking southward, the depression strengthened and became a Moderate Tropical Storm on 29&nbsp;December, gaining the name ''Calvinia''.<ref name="04-Adv05">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 5/4/20192020 a Depression Tropicale 4 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912290600_5_4_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=29 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="04-Adv06">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 6/4/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee |url=http://wwww.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912291200_CALVINIA.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=30 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=29 December 2019}}</ref>

Dry air and wind shear afflicted the nascent storm early in its development, limiting convection to the southern half of Calvinia's circulation.<ref name="04-Adv06" /><ref name="04-Adv07">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 7/4/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee |url=http://wwww.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912291200_CALVINIA.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=30 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=29 December 2019}}</ref> The storm remained asymmetric but showed signs of improvement on 29&nbsp;December as the environment became more favourable for intensification, with rainbands redeveloping near the center of the storm. Concurrently, Calvinia turned towards the southwest and slowed down as it neared [[Mauritius]].<ref name="04-Adv08">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 8/4/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee |url=http://wwww.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912300000_CALVINIA.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=30 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=30 December 2019}}</ref> The next morning, a small [[eye]] emerged within the quasi-stationary Calvinia on radar imagery from the Mascarene Islands, allowing the MFR to upgrade Calvinia to a Severe Tropical Storm that day.<ref name="04-Adv09">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 9/4/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale Moderee |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912300600_CALVINIA.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=30 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=30 December 2019}}</ref> The eye was later evident on satellite imagery, indicative of continued intensification.<ref name="04-Adv10">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 10/4/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale Moderee |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201912301200_CALVINIA.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=30 December 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=30 December 2019}}</ref> After the eye had collapsed yet again, an area of high pressure to Calvinia's southeast then began to steer the storm slowly towards the south and away from the Mascarene Islands on 30&nbsp;December.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 05S (Sarai) Warning NR 003 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=December 30, 2019|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000643&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref> Shortly after it began to track away from [[Mauritius]], the storm intensified further into a [[Saffir-Simpson scale|Category 1 hurricane]]-equivalent storm and another eye began to appear on satellite imagery on 31 December. Shortly after, the MFR also upgraded Calvinia to a tropical cyclone.<ref>{{cite report|title=Bulletin 31-12-2019 1800 UTC: CALVINIA|publisher=Meteo France Réunion|type=Bulletin CMRS|date=December 31, 2019}}</ref> Not too long after intensifying, the storm accelerated southwestwards and significantly weakened on 1 January. As a result, the MFR issued their final advisory on the system as it turned [[extratropical cyclone|extratropical]].<ref>{{cite report|title=Bulletin 01-01-2020 1800 UTC: EX-CALVINIA|publisher=Meteo France Réunion|type=Bulletin CMRS|date=January 1, 2020}}</ref>

All the three major Mascarene Islands were placed under a pre-cyclonic alert on 29&nbsp;December.<ref name="CalviniaSIntensifie">{{cite news|url=https://ouest-france.fr/meteo/calvinia-le-cyclone-s-intensifie-et-frappe-l-ile-maurice-et-la-reunion-6673489|publisher=Ouest France|title=Calvinia. Le cyclone s'intensifie et frappe l'Île Maurice, la Réunion en pré-alerte cyclonique|trans-title=Calvinia. The cyclone intensified and hit Mauritius, Reunion in cyclonic pre-alert|date=30 December 2019|access-date=30 December 2019|language=fr}}</ref> Mauritius Meteorological Services issued a class III warning for Mauritius on 29&nbsp;December, indicating the forecast onset of {{cvt|120|km/h|mph}} wind gusts.<ref name="ClosesMainAirport" /><ref name="MMR_Warning">{{cite web |title=Warning System |url=http://metservice.intnet.mu/tropical-cyclone/warning-system.php |website=Mauritius Meteorological Services |access-date=31 December 2019 |location=Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius}}</ref> Several key services in Mauritius were closed ahead of Calvinia's approach, including [[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport]] and the [[Port Louis]] Harbour amid the country's peak tourism season, effectively suspending external trade with Mauritius.<ref name="ClosesMainAirport" /><ref name="CloseStockExchange">{{cite news |last1=Bhuckory |first1=Kamlesh |title=Cyclone Alert Forces Mauritius to Close Stock Exchange, Airport |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-30/cyclone-alert-forces-mauritius-to-close-stock-exchange-airport |access-date=31 December 2019 |work=Bloomberg Business |agency=Bloomberg |publisher=Bloomberg |date=30 December 2019}}</ref> The [[Stock Exchange of Mauritius]] suspended operations, and most other shops and businesses in Port Louis also closed.<ref name="CloseStockExchange" /> [[Air Mauritius]] postponed all of its flights indefinitely.<ref name="ClosesMainAirport">{{cite news |title=Mauritius closes main airport as cyclone Calvinia approaches |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mauritius-weather/mauritius-closes-main-airport-as-cyclone-calvinia-approaches-idUSKBN1YY0OJ |access-date=31 December 2019 |work=Reuters |publisher=Reuters |date=30 December 2019}}</ref> Evacuation shelters on Mauritius housed 298&nbsp;refugees during the storm,<ref name="CalviniaRapprochee">{{cite news |title=Calvinia s'est rapprochée|language=fr|trans-title=Calvinia gets Closer |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/367526/calvinia-sest-rapprochee |access-date=31 December 2019 |work=L'Express |agency=La Rédaction |publisher=La Sentinelle, Ltd |date=30 December 2019}}</ref> with a total of 168&nbsp;shelters opened.<ref name="VagueColere">{{cite news |last1=Nancoo |first1=Hansa |last2=Grimaud |first2=Carole |last3=Luckoo |first3=Priya |last4=St. Pierre |first4=Patrick |title=Tempête tropicale: vague de colère |trans-title=Tempête tropicale: vague de colère |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/367562/tempete-tropicale-vague-colere |access-date=31 December 2019 |work=L'Express |publisher=La Sentinelle, Ltd |date=31 December 2019|language=fr}}</ref> The centre of Calvinia was {{cvt|60|km|mi}} from Mauritius at its closest approach on 31&nbsp;December.<ref name="CalviniaLeveePreAlerte" /> Stormy conditions prevailed on the island, causing flooding in some areas.<ref name="CalviniaSIntensifie" /> Power outages affected 6,000&nbsp;families in Union Vale and Ferney.<ref name="VagueColere" /> Rains from Calvinia caused flooding in southern Réunion, blocking roads in [[Saint-Louis, Réunion|Saint Louis]] and [[L'Étang-Salé]].<ref name="CalviniaCycloniqueLevee">{{cite news |last1=Philippon|first1=Laura|title=Calvinia s'éloigne de La Réunion, la pré-alerte cyclonique est levée : le point sur la situation|trans-title=Calvinia moves away from Reunion, the cyclonic pre-alert is lifted: update on the situation|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/calvinia-s-eloigne-reunion-apres-avoir-arrose-sud-point-situation-785475.html |access-date=31 December 2019 |agency=France TV |date=31 December 2019 |language=fr}}</ref> The storm also caused minor damage on the island, knocking down trees and power lines. Water utility company Sudéau reported several incidents to its water distribution systems during the storm. A {{cvt|325|mm|in|adj=on}}-rainfall total was recorded in [[Dimitile]], while a peak wind gust of {{cvt|122|km/h|mph}} was measured in [[Plaine des Cafres]].<ref name="CalviniaLeveePreAlerte">{{cite news |title=Tempête Calvinia : levée de la pré-alerte jaune cyclonique|trans-title=Calvinia storm: lifting of the cyclonic yellow pre-alert |url=http://www.ipreunion.com/actualites-reunion/reportage/2019/12/31/tempete-tempete,112782.html |access-date=31 December 2019 |work=Imaz Press Réunion |agency=Imaz Press Réunion |publisher=IMAZPRESS |date=31 December 2019|language=fr}}</ref>
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===Tropical Depression 05===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SWI
|Image=05R 2020-22-01 0200Z.jpg
|Track=05R 2020 track.png
|Formed=19 January
|Dissipated=23 January
|10-min winds=30
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=999
}}
In mid-January 2020, a monsoon trough began to produce persistent convection over the southwestern Indian Ocean near the Chagos Archipelago.<ref name="AWIO21-11-Jan">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 11/01/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202001111104.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 January 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=11 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-15-Jan">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 15/01/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202001151215.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 January 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=15 January 2020}}</ref> An elongated wind circulation slowly developed within this aggregation of storms moving towards the southeast.<ref name="AWIO21-17-Jan">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 17/01/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202001171026.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 January 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=17 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-18-Jan">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 18/01/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202001181227.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 January 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=18 January 2020}}</ref> MFR classified the system as a Zone of Disturbed Weather on 19&nbsp;January and initiated advisories two days later.<ref name="MFR-05">{{cite web |title=Cyclone 05-20192020|url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/saison-en-cours/dirre/05-20192020|website=Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 January 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr}}</ref> Due to strong wind shear and low-level convergence, conditions were unfavourable for substantial intensification.<ref name="05-Adv01">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 1/5/20192020 a Zone Perturbée 5 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001211200_1_5_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=21 January 2020}}</ref> Strong convective bursts occurred in response to an attenuation of wind shear,<ref name="05-Adv02" /> leading the MFR to reclassify the system to a Tropical Disturbance on 22&nbsp;January;<ref name="MFR-05" /> nonetheless, the system remained generally disorganised as the center of circulation remained near the edge of the associated shower activity.<ref name="05-Adv02">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 2/5/20192020 a Zone Perturbée 5 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001220000_2_5_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=22 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=22 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="05-Adv03">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 3/5/20192020 a Perturbation Tropicale 5 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001221200_3_5_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=22 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=22 January 2020}}</ref> The JTWC classified the asymmetric disturbance, now {{cvt|1315|km|mi}} east of Mauritius, as a tropical storm later that day.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 09S (Nine) Warning NR 001 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=22 January 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000646&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref> On 23&nbsp;January, the MFR upgraded the system to a tropical depression as convection continued to strengthen further in tandem with the diminishing of vertical wind shear;<ref name="MFR-05" /><ref name="05-Adv04">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 4/5/20192020 a Perturbation Tropicale 5 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001230000_4_5_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=22 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=23 January 2020}}</ref> however, this period of strengthening was cut short by the storm's trajectory towards the subtropical jet stream.<ref name="05-Adv05">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 5/5/20192020 a Perturbation Tropicale 5 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001230600_5_5_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=23 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=23 January 2020}}</ref> Coupled with a return of wind shear and cooling sea surface temperatures, shower activity associated with the storm quickly diminished; both the MFR and JTWC issued their final advisories on the storm on 23&nbsp;January.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 09S (Nine) Warning NR 003 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=23 January 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000646&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-23-Jan">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 23/01/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202001231104.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=23 January 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
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===Moderate Tropical Storm Diane===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SWI
|Image=Diane 2020-01-26 0545Z.jpg
|Track=Diane 2020 track.png
|Formed=22 January
|Dissipated=26 January
|10-min winds=40
|1-min winds=50
|Pressure=990
}}
As early as 11&nbsp;January, long-range [[Ensemble forecasting|ensemble forecast guidance]] from the [[European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts]] suggested the possibility of a storm forming over the [[Mozambique Channel]].<ref name="AWIO21-11-Jan" /> A low-pressure area eventually formed over southern Africa by 18&nbsp;January, and was forecast by the MFR to develop within the channel as part of a complex series of developing low-pressure minima along a monsoon trough extending across Madagascar.<ref name="AWIO21-18-Jan" /><ref name="AWIO21-19-Jan">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 19/01/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202001191151.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=23 January 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=19 January 2020}}</ref> A centre of circulation of monsoonal character began to develop on 22&nbsp;January between [[Juan de Nova Island]] and the western Malagasy coast, prompting the MFR to designate the system as Zone of Disturbed Weather 06.<ref name="AWIO21-22-Jan">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 22/01/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202001221046.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=23 January 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=22 January 2020}}</ref> The incipient disturbance tracked eastward across Madagascar, maintaining a corridor of strong winds.<ref name="06-Adv02">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 2/6/20192020 a Perturbation Tropicale 6 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001230000_2_6_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=23 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=23 January 2020}}</ref> By the afternoon of 23&nbsp;January, the centre of the system emerged over the Indian Ocean.<ref name="06-Adv04">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 4/6/20192020 a Perturbation Tropicale 6 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001231200_4_6_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=23 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=23 January 2020}}</ref> The system then began to slowly consolidate with the aid of warm ocean waters, with the MFR upgrading it to a tropical depression on 24&nbsp;January. The presence of a trough to the south and an equatorial ridge to the north produced a westerly flow in the region, resulting in an unusual eastward track towards the Mascarene Islands.<ref name="06-Adv06">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 6/6/20192020 a Perturbation Tropicale 6 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001240000_6_6_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=24 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=24 January 2020}}</ref> Based on [[Dvorak technique|satellite analysis]] and [[scatterometer]] data, the depression strengthened further near Mauritius to a Moderate Tropical Storm by 18:00&nbsp;UTC on 24&nbsp;January and received the name ''Diane''.<ref name="06-Adv07">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 7/6/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee 6 (Diane) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001241800_DIANE.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=24 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=24 January 2020}}</ref> The centre of Diane tracked {{cvt|30|km|mi}} north of Mauritius roughly three hours later.<ref name="06-Adv08">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 10/6/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee 6 (Diane) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001250000_DIANE.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=24 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=25 January 2020}}</ref> Diane's southeasterly motion lessened the inhibitory effects of wind shear, allowing the storm to intensify as indicated by improved convection on the storm's southern side.<ref name="06-Adv13">{{Cite report|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001251800_DIANE.pdf|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 13/6/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee 6 (Diane)|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion|access-date=26 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=25 January 2020}}</ref> Deep convection around the [[central dense overcast]] remained persistent, and as a result MFR upgraded Diane to Severe Tropical Storm status on 26&nbsp;January.<ref name="06-Adv14">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 14/6/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale 6 (Diane)|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001260000_DIANE.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=26 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=26 January 2020}}</ref> Diane continued southeast throughout the day, and a combination of wind shear and interaction with a baroclinic zone caused Diane to begin losing tropical characteristics. Much of Diane's convection eventually diminished, and Diane was reported to have fully lost its tropical characteristics later on 26&nbsp;January, leading MFR to issue its final tropical advisories on the system.<ref name="06-Adv16">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 16/6/20192020 a Depression Post-Tropicale 6 (Diane)|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001261200_EX-DIANE.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=26 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=26 January 2020}}</ref> The extratropical remnants of Diane continued to persist for an additional two days, curving towards the southwest before MFR issued its last bulletin on the system on 28&nbsp;January.<ref name="MFR-06">{{cite web |title=Ex-Esami|url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/saison-en-cours/dirre/EX-DIANE|website=Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=30 January 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="06-Adv16"/>

Diane's precursor disturbance worsened flood conditions in Madagascar, producing heavy rainfall; {{cvt|129|mm|in}} of rain fell in [[Antsohihy]] amid widespread rainfall totals of {{cvt|50|mm|in}}.<ref name="TropicalDownpoursClaim">{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Maura |title=Tropical downpours claim over 20 lives and devastate land throughout northwestern Madagascar |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/tropical-downpours-claim-over-20-lives-and-devastate-land-throughout-northwestern-madagascar/667970 |website=AccuWeather |publisher=AccuWeather, Inc. |access-date=24 January 2020 |date=24 January 2020}}</ref> Effects were most prevalent in seven districts in northern Madagascar, where nearly 107,000&nbsp;people were affected. Thousands of hectares of land and more than 10,600&nbsp;homes were inundated by floodwaters;<ref name="FU-1-Diane" /><ref name="13MortsDisparus" /> of the homes, 146 were destroyed.<ref name="FU-1-Diane" /> Thirty-one people were killed, primarily by drowning, according to the Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes.<ref name="FU-1-Diane">{{cite report|title=Madagascar Heavy rains and floods Flash Update No. 1 (As of 26 January 2020) |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-heavy-rains-and-floods-flash-update-no-1-26-january-2020 |website=ReliefWeb |publisher=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsMadagascar Heavy rains and floods Flash Update No. 1 (As of 26 January 2020) |access-date=26 January 2020 |date=26 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="13MortsDisparus">{{cite news |title=Dégâts des précipitations – Treize morts, dix-neuf disparus |url=https://lexpress.mg/24/01/2020/degats-des-precipitations-treize-morts-dix-huit-disparus/ |access-date=24 January 2020 |work=L'Express de Madagascar |publisher=L'Express de Madagascar |date=24 January 2020 |language=fr}}</ref><!--Only indicate fatalities in Madagascar flooding explicitly attributed to Diane's precursor--> The Malagasy government declared a state of emergency for Madagascar on 24&nbsp;January.<ref name="FU-1-Diane" /> A yellow cyclone pre-alert was issued by MFR for Reunion on 23&nbsp;January, eventually superseded by an orange pre-alert.<ref name="PreAlerteSysteme6">{{cite news |title=Pré-alerte jaune cyclonique " Système n°6 " à partir de 10h |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/pre-alerte-jaune-cyclonique-systeme-ndeg6-partir-10h-792519.html |access-date=24 January 2020 |agency=France TV |date=23 January 2020 |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="OrangeSysteme6">{{cite news |last1=Philippon|first1=Laura|title=La Réunion placée en alerte cyclonique orange depuis 22h |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/reunion-placee-alerte-cyclonique-orange-partir-22h-792703.html |access-date=24 January 2020 |agency=France TV |date=23 January 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> The [[University of Reunion Island]] closed all of its campuses ahead of Diane.<ref name="OrangeSysteme6" /> Southern parts of Reunion were most heavily affected by Diane's rainfall. In Les Makes, {{cvt|460|mm|in}} of rain was recorded.<ref name="LeSudSuiteDiane">{{cite news |title=Le Sud sous l'eau suite au passage de Diane |url=https://www.clicanoo.re/Faits-Divers/Article/2020/01/26/Le-Sud-sous-leau-suite-au-passage-de-Diane_597990 |access-date=26 January 2020 |agency=Clicanoo |publisher=Clicanoo.re |date=26 January 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> Several rafts at river crossings were flooded, truncating roads.<ref name="RoutesLevolutionDiana">{{cite news |last1=Philippon|first1=Laura|title=Routes, trafic aérien, université, centres d'hébergement : suivez l'évolution de la tempête tropicale Diane près de La Réunion [DIRECT] |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/universite-creches-routes-centres-hebergement-consequences-alerte-cyclonique-orange-reunion-direct-792909.html |access-date=24 January 2020 |agency=France TV |date=24 January 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> A level&nbsp;3 alert was issued for Mauritius and a level&nbsp;1 alert for Rodrigues on 24&nbsp;January;<ref name="DianeMaurice3">{{cite news |title=Tempête tropicale modérée Diane: Maurice passe en alerte 3 |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/368670/tempete-tropicale-moderee-diane-maurice-passe-en-alerte-3 |access-date=24 January 2020 |work=L'Express |agency=La Rédaction |publisher=La Sentinelle Ltd |date=24 January 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> these alerts were lifted the next day.<ref name="LAlerteLeveeDiane">{{cite news |last1=Flore|first1=Eileen|last2=Lepoigneur|first2=Florian|title=Diane : l'alerte levée mais toujours aucun vol sur Rodrigues ce samedi |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/368706/diane-lalerte-levee-mais-toujours-aucun-vol-sur-rodrigues-ce-samedi |access-date=25 January 2020 |work=L'Express|publisher=La Sentinelle Ltd |date=25 January 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> In Mauritius, 1,121&nbsp;people sought refuge in 23&nbsp;evacuation centres.<ref name="PlusMilleSinistres">{{cite news |title=Tempête tropicale Diane : plus de mille sinistrés se rendent dans des centres de refuge |url=https://www.planetfm.mu/tempete-tropicale-diane-plus-de-mille-sinistres-se-rendent-dans-des-centres-de-refuge/ |access-date=26 January 2020 |publisher=Planet FM Radio |date=25 January 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport closed for 19&nbsp;hours as Diane passed to the north.<ref name="TraficAerienPeturbeDiane">{{cite news |last1=Philippon|first1=Laura|title=Le trafic aérien perturbé à La Réunion par la tempête tropicale Diane |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/trafic-aerien-perturbe-reunion-approche-depression-tropicale-792981.html |access-date=24 January 2020 |agency=France TV |date=24 January 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> Flights to Rodrigues were cancelled on 25&nbsp;January.<ref name="LAlerteLeveeDiane" />
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===Moderate Tropical Storm Esami===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SWI
|Image=Esami 2020-01-25 0825Z.jpg
|Track=Esami 2020 track.png
|Formed=23 January
|Dissipated=26 January
|10-min winds=45
|1-min winds=45
|Pressure=990
}}
Beginning on 16&nbsp;January, MFR began to note the potential of a disturbance forming east of Madagascar during the same active period that would eventually spawn both Tropical Depression 05 and Moderate Tropical Storm Diane.<ref name="AWIO21-16-Jan">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 16/01/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202001161152.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=24 January 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=16 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="DepressionMadagascarVendrediSoir">{{cite news |author=LH|title=Une dépression tropicale venue de Madagascar attendue pour vendredi soir |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/depression-tropicale-venue-madagascar-attendue-vendredi-soir-792357.html |access-date=24 January 2020 |agency=France TV |date=22 January 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> A [[convergence zone]] had persisted over the region and was expected to evolve into a [[monsoon trough]] from which tropical cyclones could develop.<ref name="AWIO21-21-Jan">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 21/01/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202001211048.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=23 January 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=21 January 2020}}</ref> On 22&nbsp;January, a low-pressure area with multiple circulation centres developed near the Mascarene Islands between the weakening Tropical Depression 05 and then-Tropical Disturbance 06 (which would later become Moderate Tropical Storm Diane).<ref name="AWIO21-22-Jan" /><ref name="07-Adv01">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 1/7/20192020 a Perturbation Tropicale 7 |url= http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001241200_2_7_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=24 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=24 January 2020}}</ref> The MFR did not forecast tropical cyclogenesis at the time due to the presence of unfavourable atmospheric conditions.<ref name="AWIO21-22-Jan" /> However, a more well-defined circulation quickly took hold with an associated curved rainband appearing on the system, leading MFR to designate the system as Tropical Disturbance 07 between Mauritius and Rodrigues on 23&nbsp;January.<ref name="07-Adv01" /><ref name="MFR-07">{{cite web |title=Ex-Esami|url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/saison-en-cours/dirre/EX-ESAMI|website=Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=24 January 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr}}</ref> Due to westerly flow in the mid-troposphere, the newly classified disturbance took an east-southeasterly course. Though the storm's convection was variable, wind shear limited convection to the northern quadrants of the circulation.<ref name="07-Adv02">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 2/7/20192020 a Depression Tropicale 7 |url= http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001241200_2_7_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=24 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=24 January 2020}}</ref> The disturbance was upgraded to a Tropical Depression based on scatterometer data later that day.<ref name="07-Adv02" />

It continued to intensify, developing a quickly evolving and compact area of central overcast,<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 11S (Eleven) Warning NR 001 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center  |date=24 January 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000649&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref> receiving the name ''Esami'' as it intensified into a Moderate Tropical Storm on 25&nbsp;January.<ref name="07-Adv04">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 4/7/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee Esami |url= http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001250000_ESAMI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=25 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=25 January 2020}}</ref> Dry air and wind shear generated by the nearby Moderate Tropical Storm Diane to the storm's west resulted in Esami maintaining a lopsided appearance with the strongest winds and convection limited to the eastern part of the wind circulation.<ref name="07-Adv05">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 5/7/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee Esami |url= http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001250600_ESAMI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=25 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=25 January 2020}}</ref> This dry air was later entrained to the centre of Esami, exposing the center of circulation and displacing convection from it.<ref name="07-Adv06">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 6/7/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee Esami |url= http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001251200_ESAMI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=25 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=25 January 2020}}</ref> According to MFR, Esami's 10-minute maximum sustained winds topped out at 75&nbsp;km/h (45&nbsp;mph) early on 25&nbsp;January.<ref name="MFR-07" /> The passage of a trough to Esami's south drew the storm increasingly poleward, causing its track to curve towards the south-southeast.<ref name="07-Adv07">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 7/7/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee Esami |url= http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001251800_ESAMI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=25 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=25 January 2020}}</ref> On 26&nbsp;January, Esami began to interact with a baroclinic zone associated with the subtropical jet stream, causing Esami to lose its tropical characteristics. At 12:00&nbsp;UTC that day, MFR re-classified Esami as a post-tropical depression.<ref name="07-Adv10">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 10/7/20192020 a Depression Post-Tropicale 7 (Ex-Esami) |url= http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202001261200_EX-ESAMI.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=26 January 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
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===Moderate Tropical Storm Francisco===
{{infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SWI
|Image=Francisco 2020-02-05 0905Z.jpg
|Track=Francisco 2020 track.png
|Formed=3 February
|Dissipated=15 February 
|10-min winds=45
|1-min winds=45
|Pressure=994
}}
Towards the end of January and the beginning of February, a convectively-active monsoon trough persisted across much of the southwestern Indian Ocean, generally northeast of Madagascar.<ref name="AWIO21-31-Jan">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 31/01/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202001310928.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 February 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=31 January 2020}}</ref> Regions of rotation began to develop within the complex of showers by 1&nbsp;February, and due to the favourable atmospheric conditions, MFR highlighted the possibility of tropical cyclogenesis in three locations.<ref name="AWIO21-01-Feb">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 01/02/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202002011142.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 February 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=1 February 2020}}</ref> Later that day, the JTWC began monitoring a more coherent area of convection associated with loosely-defined rotation approximately {{cvt|900|km|mi}} southeast of Seychelles.<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean (1 February 1800 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=1 February 2020}}</ref> Slow consolidation occurred as the complex of showers and thunderstorms meandered southwards near the Chagos Archipelago.<ref name="AWIO21-03-Feb">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 02/02/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202002031139.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 February 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=3 February 2020}}</ref> MFR classified the system as a Zone of Disturbed Weather on 3&nbsp;February,<ref name="MFR-08">{{cite web |title=Francisco|url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/saison-en-cours/dirre/FRANCISCO|website=Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 February 2019|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr}}</ref> and advisories were initiated the next day following detection of an elongated circulation alongside increased convection and wind curvature.<ref name="08-Adv01">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 1/8/20192020 a Zone Perturbee 8 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002041200_1_8_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=4 February 2020}}</ref> The storm took an initially southwest track before curving southeastwards along the periphery of a nearby subtropical ridge.<ref name="MFR-08" /><ref name="08-Adv01-JTWC">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 13S (Thirteen) Warning NR 001 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=4 February 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000651&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> With improving organisation, the disturbance was upgraded to a Tropical Depression on 4&nbsp;February during a brief timeframe supportive of intensification.<ref name="08-Adv02">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 2/8/20192020 a Zone Perturbee 8 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002041800_2_8_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=4 February 2020}}</ref>

On 5&nbsp;February, MFR upgraded the system to a Moderate Tropical Storm as a strong curved rainband developed;<ref name="MFR-08" /> following routine, the Mauritius Meteorological Services named the storm ''Francisco''.<ref name="08-Adv04">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 4/8/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee 8 (Francisco) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002050600_FRANCISCO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=5 February 2020}}</ref> Although Francisco's cloud pattern evolved into a central dense overcast,<ref name="08-Adv05">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 5/8/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee 8 (Francisco) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002051200_FRANCISCO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=5 February 2020}}</ref> the 75&nbsp;km/h (45&nbsp;mph) 10-minute sustained wind assessed upon its upgrade to a tropical storm was ultimately the peak intensity of Francisco's first iteration.<ref name="MFR-08" /> Northwesterly vertical wind shear accompanied by dry air in the mid-levels of the troposphere soon began to afflict the tropical storm, making its wind circulation increasingly ill-defined.<ref name="08-Adv06">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 6/8/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee 8 (Francisco) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002051800_FRANCISCO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=5 February 2020}}</ref> The wind shear caused the bulk of Francisco's deep convection to shift southeast away from the center of circulation.<ref name="08-Adv03-JTWC">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 13S (Francisco) Warning NR 003 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=5 February 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000651&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> Although gale-force winds were still present, Francisco was downgraded to a Zone of Disturbed Weather on 6&nbsp;February as the circulation center became increasingly difficult to identify.<ref name="08-Adv07">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 7/8/20192020 a Zone Perturbee 8 (Francisco) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002060000_FRANCISCO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=5 February 2020}}</ref> Unfavourable atmospheric conditions remained in place throughout most of the day,<ref name="08-Adv04-JTWC">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 13S (Francisco) Warning NR 004 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=6 February 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000651&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="08-Adv09">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 9/8/20192020 a Zone Perturbee 8 (Francisco) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002061200_FRANCISCO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=6 February 2020}}</ref> but an attenuation of wind shear allowed some maintenance of the storm's convection.<ref name="08-Adv11">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 11/8/20192020 a Zone Perturbee 8 (Francisco) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002070000_FRANCISCO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=6 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=7 February 2020}}</ref> MFR issued a final bulletin on Francisco on 7&nbsp;February following the disappearance of most of the storm's convection. However, the system's wind circulation remained well-defined as the remnants curved west.<ref name="08-Adv13">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 13/8/20192020 a Depression Se Comblant 8 (Francisco) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002071200_FRANCISCO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=13 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=7 February 2020}}</ref>

Over the following week, Francisco's remnants continued west to west-northwest,<ref name="MFR-08" /> and dry air was initially forecast to prevent any deep convection from reemerging.<ref name="AWIO21-12-Feb" /> However, improved atmospheric conditions allowed for a burst of convection atop a well-defined circulation on 13&nbsp;February as it was just east of Madagascar, prompting MFR to reinitiate advisories on the system as Tropical Depression Francisco.<ref name="08-Adv14">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 13/8/20192020 a Depression Tropicale 8 (Francisco) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002131200_FRANCISCO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=13 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=13 February 2020}}</ref> The regenerated storm tracked slowly south-southwest and quickly acquired compact rainbands,<ref name="08-Adv06-JTWC">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 13S (Francisco) Warning NR 006 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=14 February 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000651&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref> becoming a Moderate Tropical Storm the following day.<ref name="MFR-08" /> An eye-like feature was observable on microwave satellite imagery around the time Francisco reached its peak strength with sustained winds of 85&nbsp;km/h (50&nbsp;mph) on 15&nbsp;February.<ref name="MFR-08" /><ref name="08-Adv15">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 15/8/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee 8 (Francisco) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002150600_FRANCISCO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=17 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=15 February 2020}}</ref> Later that day, Francisco made landfall on the eastern coast of Madagascar near [[Mahanoro]] and quickly weakened over land;<ref name="08-Adv16">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 16/8/20192020 a Depression Sur Terre 8 (Francisco) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002151200_FRANCISCO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=17 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=15 February 2020}}</ref> satellite data and surface observations suggested that any low-level circulation abated by 16&nbsp;February.<ref name="AWIO21-16-Feb">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 16/02/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202002161005.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=17 February 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=16 February 2020}}</ref> Warnings for heavy rainfall were issued for several Malagasy districts as Francisco's second iteration approached from the east;<ref name="HitondraFrancisco">{{cite news |title=Toetr'andro – Hitondra orana betsaka ilay rivo-doza " Francisco " |url=https://aoraha.mg/13/02/2020/toetrandro-hitondra-orana-betsaka-ilay-rivo-doza-francisco/ |access-date=13 February 2020 |publisher=AoRaha |date=13 February 2020 |language=mg}}</ref> red vigilance advisories were issued for four Malagasy districts.<ref name="ECHOFrancisco14Feb">{{cite web |title=Madagascar - Tropical Cyclone FRANCISCO (GDACS, JTWC, Meteo Madagascar, Meteo France La Reunion, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 February 2020)|via=ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-tropical-cyclone-francisco-gdacs-jtwc-meteo-madagascar-meteo-france-la |publisher=European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |access-date=14 February 2020 |date=14 February 2020}}</ref> The Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform in Reunion provisioned relief supplies for shipment to Antananarivo with availability to 650&nbsp;families.<ref name="FranciscoMenaceMadagascar">{{cite news |title=L'ex-tempête Francisco menace Madagascar |url=http://www.ipreunion.com/actualites-reunion/reportage/2020/02/14/des-pluies-intenses-s-abattent-deja-sur-l-ouest-l-ex-tempete-francisco-menace-madagascar,114696.html |access-date=14 February 2020 |work=Imaz Press Réunion |agency=Imaz Press Réunion |publisher=IMAZPRESS |date=14 February 2020|language=fr}}</ref> Persistently heavy rains inundated areas of [[Toamasina]], submerging roads.<ref>{{cite report|last1=Antonia |first1=Mamisoa |title=Météo - Une dépression tropicale s'annonce à l'Est |url=https://lexpress.mg/14/02/2020/meteo-une-depression-tropicale-sannonce-a-lest/ |access-date=14 February 2020 |agency=L'Express de Madagascar |publisher=LExpress.mg |date=14 February 2020}}</ref> Entire neighborhoods were flooded in Mahanoro and other nearby districts.<ref name="InondationMahanoro">{{cite news |last1=Antonia |first1=Mamisoa |title=Inondation a Mahanoro - Plus de mille sinistres et un enfant disparu |url=https://lexpress.mg/17/02/2020/inondation-a-mahanoro-plus-de-mille-sinistres-et-un-enfant-disparu/ |access-date=17 February 2020 |work=L'Express de Madagascar |date=17 February 2020}}</ref> A child was killed in [[Vatomandry]] following the collapse of a house.<ref name="UnMortFrancisco">{{cite news |title=Francisco : un mort et plus d'un millier de sinistrés à Madagascar|url=http://www.ipreunion.com/actualites-reunion/reportage/2020/02/17/il-s-agirait-d-une-fillette-de-deux-ans-francisco-un-mort-et-des-milliers-de-sinistres-a-madagascar,114837.html |access-date=17 February 2020 |agency=Imaz Press Réunion |publisher=IPReunion.com |date=17 February 2020}}</ref>
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===Intense Tropical Cyclone Gabekile===
{{infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SWI
|Image=Gabekile 2020-02-15 2030Z.jpg
|Track=Gabekile 2020 track.png
|Formed=13 February
|Dissipated=17 February
|10-min winds=90
|1-min winds=75
|Pressure=950
}}
Due to the anticipated convergence of favourable environmental parameters for development, MFR's tropical weather discussions began to highlight the possibility of a storm gradually developing in the eastern part of the South-West Indian Ocean basin on 9&nbsp;February.<ref name="AWIO21-09-Feb">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 09/02/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202002091155.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> A broad circulation in the lower troposphere and embedded within a monsoon trough began to take shape in this region on 12&nbsp;February.<ref name="AWIO21-12-Feb">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 12/02/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202002120956.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=24 February 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=12 February 2020}}</ref> The MFR designated the burgeoning system as a Zone of Disturbed Weather at 18:00&nbsp;UTC on 13&nbsp;February and began issuing advisories a day later.<ref name="MFR-09">{{cite web |title=Gabekile|url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/saison-en-cours/dirre/GABEKILE|website=Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2019|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="09-Adv01">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 1/9/20192020 a Perturbation Tropicale 9 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002141800_1_9_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=14 February 2020}}</ref> The presence of a subtropical ridge to Gabekile's east led to the storm taking a predominantly southward track.<ref name="09-Adv03" /> Although its associated showers were initially disorganised, a burst of convection early on 15&nbsp;February allowed the disturbance to quickly develop.<ref name="09-Adv02">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 2/9/20192020 a Depression Tropicale 9 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002150000_2_9_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=15 February 2020}}</ref> The system was named ''Gabekile'' by the Mauritius Meteorological Services upon strengthening into a Moderate Tropical Storm at 06:00&nbsp;UTC on 15&nbsp;February.<ref name="09-Adv03">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 3/9/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee 9 (Gabekile) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002150600_GABEKILE.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=15 February 2020}}</ref> Gabekile was upgraded to a Severe Tropical Storm six hours later as its convection evolved into a central dense overcast with a nascent eye.<ref name="09-Adv04">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 4/9/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale 9 (Gabekile) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002151200_GABEKILE.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=15 February 2020}}</ref> Aided by conducive environmental conditions, Gabekile intensified into a tropical cyclone by 16&nbsp;February, presenting a small eye surrounded by a central region of cold cloud tops.<ref name="09-Adv06">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 6/9/20192020 a Cyclone Tropical 9 (Gabekile) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002160000_GABEKILE.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=16 February 2020}}</ref> Its maximum sustained winds were estimated at 130&nbsp;km/h (80&nbsp;mph) with gusts to 185&nbsp;km/h (115&nbsp;mph).<ref name="MFR-09" />

After intensifying from a tropical depression to a tropical cyclone in 24&nbsp;hours, Gabekile held tropical cyclone intensity for less than 12&nbsp;hours.<ref name="MFR-09" /> Cloud tops warmed following its peak intensity and the western eyewall degraded, leading to a decrease in the cyclone's analysed strength.<ref name="09-Adv07">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 7/9/20192020 a Cyclone Tropical 9 (Gabekile) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002160600_GABEKILE.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=16 February 2020}}</ref> By 12:00&nbsp;UTC on 16&nbsp;February, Gabekile had weakened to a Severe Tropical Storm coincident with the eye's dispersal on both infrared and visible satellite imagery.<ref name="MFR-09" /><ref name="09-Adv08">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 8/9/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale 9 (Gabekile) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002161200_GABEKILE.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=16 February 2020}}</ref> The weakening storm's convective structure fluctuated considerably throughout the day in response to an increase northwesterly wind shear, accentuated by an intrusion of dry air into the storm's circulation. Concurrently, Gabekile location in a [[col (meteorology)|barometric col]]—a region with weak steering currents—caused the storm's initially southward trek to become nearly stationary.<ref name="09-Adv08" /><ref name="09-Adv09">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 9/9/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale 9 (Gabekile) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002161800_GABEKILE.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=16 February 2020}}</ref> Gabekile's winds diminished to Moderate Tropical Storm-force on 17&nbsp;February as the continued presence of dry air dissipated most of the associated shower and thunderstorm activity.<ref name="MFR-09" /><ref name="09-Adv12">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 12/9/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee 9 (Gabekile) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002171200_GABEKILE.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=17 February 2020}}</ref> MFR downgraded Gabekile to a remnant area of low pressure on 18&nbsp;February once the center of circulation became devoid of prolonged convection.<ref name="09-Adv14">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 14/9/20192020 a Depression Residuelle 9 (Gabekile) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202002180000_GABEKILE.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=18 February 2020}}</ref> Gabekile's remnants drifted southward and acquired post-tropical characteristics upon interacting with an upper-level trough on 19&nbsp;February.<ref name="09-Adv14"/><ref name="AWIO21-19-Feb">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 19/02/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202002191029.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=21 February 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=19 February 2020}}</ref>
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===Intense Tropical Cyclone Herold===
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|Basin=SWI
|Image=Herold 2020-03-17 0610Z.jpg
|Track=Herold 2020 track.png
|Formed=12 March
|Dissipated=20 March 
|10-min winds=90
|1-min winds=100 <!--This will not show up in the track map as it is now an asynoptic point at 03z on 3/17, between the two Category 2 points.-->
|Pressure=955
}}
{{main|Cyclone Herold}}
Towards the beginning of March, a diffuse low-pressure system persisted for several days near [[Tromelin Island]], remaining nearly stationary with an occasional drift towards the north or west.<ref name="AWIO21-01-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 01/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003011000.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-02-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 02/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003021057.pdf |website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans (01 March 1800 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=1 March 2020}}</ref> Though conditions were initially favourable, the further development of the system was slowed by its large size.<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans (02 March 1800 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=2 March 2020}}</ref> An influx of dry air and strong wind shear muted convective activity around the low-pressure area,<ref name="AWIO21-03-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 03/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003031108.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-04-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 03/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003041219.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=4 March 2020}}</ref> eventually leading to its dissipation on 4&nbsp;March.<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans (04 March 1800 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=4 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-04-Mar" /> However, convection unexpectedly reemerged the next day north of the Mascarene Islands.<ref name="AWIO21-05-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 05/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003051214.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=5 March 2020}}</ref> Conditions both conducive and unconducive for tropical cyclone development were present near the embryonic system over the following week.<ref name="AWIO21-06-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 06/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003061045.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=6 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-08-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 08/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003081031.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=8 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-10-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 10/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003101207.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=10 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-11-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 11/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003111148.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=11 March 2020}}</ref> Convective activity increased and decreased [[diurnal cycle|diurnally]] without much persistence.<ref name="AWIO21-09-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 08/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003091148.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=9 March 2020}}</ref> A clearer developmental trend began on 12&nbsp;March as thunderstorms began to coalesce and persist around a newly formed wind circulation near Tromelin Island;<ref name="AWIO21-12-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 12/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003120946.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=12 March 2020}}</ref> this was designated as Zone of Disturbed Weather 10 by MFR.<ref name="10-Adv01">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 1/10/20192020 a Zone Perturbee 10 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202003121200_1_10_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=12 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="MFR-10">{{cite web |title=Herold|url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/activite-cyclonique-en-cours|website=Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2019 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr}}</ref> As convection concentrated further,<ref name="10-Adv04">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 4/10/20192020 a Depression Tropicale 10 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202003131200_5_10_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=13 March 2020}}</ref> the system strengthened into a tropical depression and further to a Moderate Tropical Storm on 13&nbsp;March, receiving the name ''Herold''.<ref name="MFR-10" /><ref name="10-Adv06">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 4/10/20192020 a Tropicale Moderee 10 (Herold) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202003131800_HEROLD.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>

Upon its naming, Herold remained stationary just off the northeastern coast of Madagascar due to its position within a [[col (meteorology)|col]].<ref name="10-Adv06" /><ref name="MFR-10" /> Herold gradually intensified in this configuration, developing a large core of strong winds within a favourable environment and later reaching Severe Tropical Storm strength on 14&nbsp;March.<ref name="10-Adv08">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 8/10/20192020 a Tropicale Moderee 10 (Herold) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202003140000_HEROLD.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=14 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="10-Adv09">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 9/10/20192020 a Tropicale Moderee 10 (Herold) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202003140600_HEROLD.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=14 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="10-Adv10">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 10/10/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale 10 (Herold) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202003141800_HEROLD.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=14 March 2020}}</ref> The [[ocean heat content]] beneath Herold diminished as the storm remained stationary, resulting in a degradation of the storm's overall convective strength despite the formation of a ragged eye.<ref>{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 11/10/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale 10 (Herold) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202003150000_HEROLD.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=15 March 2020}}</ref> The weakening of a subtropical ridge over Madagascar imparted an east-southeastward motion on Herold, causing the storm to track over warmer, untapped waters and restrengthen.<ref name="10-Adv13">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 13/10/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale 10 (Herold) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202003151200_HEROLD.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=15 March 2020}}</ref> Accelerating poleward, Herold reached Tropical Cyclone strength on 15&nbsp;March and briefly attained Intense Tropical Cyclone status on 17&nbsp;March, peaking with sustained winds of 175&nbsp;km/h (110&nbsp;mph).<ref name="MFR-10" /> The onset of increasing wind shear and dry air initiated a sustained period of rapid weakening following this peak.<ref name="10-Adv21">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 21/10/20192020 a Cyclone Tropical 10 (Herold) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202003171200_HEROLD.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=17 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="10-Adv22">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 22/10/20192020 a Cyclone Tropical 10 (Herold) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202003171800_HEROLD.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=17 March 2020}}</ref> Between 17–18&nbsp;March, the weakening storm's centre tracked {{cvt|220|km|mi}} east of Mauritius and {{cvt|175|km|mi}} southwest of Rodrigues.<ref name="HeroldPasse220" /><ref name="HeroldFaitPlusDePeur" /> On 18&nbsp;March, Herold's winds fell below Tropical Cyclone strength as wind shear pulled the storm's central circulation and convection apart.<ref name="MFR-10" /><ref name="10-Adv23">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 23/10/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale 10 (Herold) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202003180000_HEROLD.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=18 March 2020}}</ref> MFR issued their last advisory on Herold at 12:00&nbsp;UTC that day.<ref name="10-Adv25">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 25/10/20192020 a Tropicale Moderee 10 (Herold) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202003181200_HEROLD.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=18 March 2020}}</ref> The storm's remnants continued southeastward, maintaining a region of gale-force winds and an occasional pulse of thunderstorms.<ref name="AWIO21-19-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 19/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003190958.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=20 March 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=19 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="10-Adv14-JTWC">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 22S (Herold) Warning NR 014 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=19 March 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000660&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref>

Météo Madagascar issued a green alert for the [[Antalaha District]] and [[Analanjirofo]] on 13&nbsp;March following Herold's formation;<ref name="AntalahaAlerteVerde">{{cite news |title=Tempête tropicale Herold : le District d'Antalaha placé en alerte verte |url=https://actu.orange.mg/tempete-tropicale-herold-le-district-dantalaha-place-en-alerte-verte/ |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=Orange |publisher=Orange Madagascar |date=13 March 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> a yellow alert was later raised for Analanjirofo the following day.<ref name="AlerteJauneAnalanjirofo">{{cite news |title=Tempête tropicale Herold : alerte jaune lancée pour la région Analanjirofo|url=https://actu.orange.mg/tempete-tropicale-herold-alerte-jaune-lancee-pour-la-region-analanjirofo/ |access-date=14 March 2020 |work=Orange |publisher=Orange Madagascar |date=13 March 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> The storm produced heavy rains in northeastern Madagascar, affecting over 3,000&nbsp;people.<ref name="HeroldTroisMille">{{cite news |title=Sava et Analanjirofo – Plus de trois mille sinistrés de Herold |url=https://lexpress.mg/17/03/2020/sava-et-analanjirofo-plus-de-trois-mille-sinistres-de-herold/ |access-date=18 March 2020 |work=L'Express de Madagascar |publisher=L'Express de Madagascar |date=17 March 2020|language=fr}}</ref> [[Sambava]] recorded {{cvt|95|mm|in}} of rain on 13&nbsp;March;<ref name="HeroldFormsOff">{{cite news |title=Tropical Cyclone Herold forms off the coast of Madagascar |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/tropical-cyclone-herold-forms-coast-madagascar-200314085617745.html |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=Al Jazeera |publisher=Al Jazeera Media Network |date=14 March 2020}}</ref> floods there displaced a hundred people. Rivers near [[Maroantsetra]] overflowed and inundated surrounding villages and disrupted traffic, including [[Andranofotsy]] in particular.<ref name="HeroldTroisMille" /> Homes were swept away in [[Maroantsetra (district)|Maroantsetra]]. Floods along the Ankavanana River affected over a thousand people.<ref name="ACTAllianceHerold1">{{cite web |title=ACT Alliance Alert: Madagascar: Cyclone, 20 March 2020 |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Alert_Madagascar_Cyclone.pdf|via=ReliefWeb |publisher=ACT Alliance |access-date=20 March 2020 |location=Switzerland |date=20 March 2020}}</ref> Overall, flooding impacted 104&nbsp;schools. Four people were killed in the [[Sava Region]].<ref name="HeroldFait4">{{cite news|last1=Floch|first1=Fabrice|title=Madagascar : Herold fait 4 morts et 3 200 sinistrés |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/madagascar-herold-fait-4-morts-3-200-sinistres-812970.html |access-date=17 March 2020 |agency=France TV |date=17 March 2019 |language=fr}}</ref> A class 1 cyclone warning was issued for Mauritius on 15&nbsp;March,<ref name="MauriceAlerte1Herold">{{cite news |title=Cyclone Herold: Maurice passe en alerte 1 |language=fr |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/372419/cyclone-herold-maurice-passe-en-alerte-1 |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=L'Express |agency=La Rédaction |publisher=La Sentinelle, Ltd |date=15 March 2020}}</ref> which was upgraded further to a class 2 warning two days later.<ref name="MauriceAlerte2Herold">{{cite news |title=Herold toujours en alerte 2, pas d'école en ce mardi 17 mars |language=fr |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/372558/herold-toujours-en-alerte-2-pas-decole-en-ce-mardi-17-mars |access-date=17 March 2020 |work=L'Express |agency=La Rédaction |publisher=La Sentinelle, Ltd |date=17 March 2020}}</ref> A class 3 warning was escalated to a class 4 warning for [[Rodrigues]] on 18&nbsp;March.<ref name="HeroldFaitPlusDePeur">{{cite news|last1=Floch|first1=Fabrice|title=Rodrigues : Herold fait plus de peur que de mal  |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/rodrigues-herold-fait-plus-peur-que-mal-813402.html |access-date=20 March 2020 |agency=France TV |date=18 March 2019 |language=fr}}</ref> Schools were closed on 17&nbsp;March on Mauritius and Rodrigues as Herold passed between the islands.<ref name="HeroldPasse220">{{cite news|last1=Floch|first1=Fabrice|title=Ile Maurice : Herold passe à 220 km à l'Est et se dirige vers Rodrigues |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/ile-maurice-herold-passe-220-km-est-se-dirige-rodrigues-812978.html |access-date=20 March 2020 |agency=France TV |date=17 March 2019 |language=fr}}</ref> Eighty people on Rodrigues sought refuge in eight accommodation centres. The cyclone's effects were ultimately limited to downed trees and power outages in some areas of Rodrigues.<ref name="HeroldFaitPlusDePeur" /><ref name="BlackoutRodriguesHerold">{{cite news |last1=St. Pierre |first1=Patrick |title=Herold : black-out à Rodrigues |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/372672/herold-black-out-rodrigues |access-date=20 March 2020 |work=L'Express |publisher=La Sentinelle Ltd |date=18 March 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> A peak gust of {{cvt|130|km/h|mph}} was registered at [[Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport]]. Herold's distance from the island kept rainfall low, with a maximum of {{cvt|29|mm|in}} in Patate Théophile.<ref name="RetourAnticycloneHerold">{{cite news |title=Météo : Retour d'un anticyclone à partir de lundi |url=https://www.lemauricien.com/article/meteo-retour-dun-anticyclone-a-partir-de-lundi/ |access-date=20 March 2020 |work=Le Mauricien |publisher=Le Mauricien Ltée |date=18 March 2020 |language=fr}}</ref>

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===Intense Tropical Cyclone Irondro===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SWI
|Image=Irondro 2020-04-04 0845Z.jpg
|Track=Irondro 2020 track.png
|Formed=1 April
|Dissipated=6 April <small>[[2019–20 Australian region cyclone season#Other systems|(Exited basin]])</small>
|10-min winds=95
|1-min winds=95
|Pressure=950
}}
On 29&nbsp;March, monsoonal flow led to the formation of a broad area of low pressure in the central region of the South-West Indian Ocean basin.<ref name="AWIO21-29-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 29/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003290957.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=10 April 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=29 March 2020}}</ref> Showers and thunderstorms began to develop and consolidate in connection with this system south-southwest of Diego Garcia.<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans (31 March 0030 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=31 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="AWIO21-31-Mar">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 31/03/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202003311057.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=10 April 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=31 March 2020}}</ref> It was classified by the MFR as a Zone of Disturbed Weather on 31&nbsp;March and moved slowly during its first two days as an officially designated tropical system.<ref name="MFR-11">{{cite web |title=Ex-Irondro|url=http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/saison-en-cours/dirre/EX-IRONDRO|website=Saison en cours sur le sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=10 April 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr}}</ref> Rainbands took shape around the newly formed center of circulation.<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans (31 March 1800 UTC) |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=31 March 2020}}</ref> Easterly wind shear impinged upon the system during its early stages, but a favorable upper-air environment provided suitable conditions for persistent convection.<ref name="11-Adv01">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 1/11/20192020 a Zone Peturbee 11 |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004011200_1_11_20192020.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=10 April 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=1 April 2020}}</ref> On 2&nbsp;April, more favourable conditions for intensification in the wake of a passing equatorial Kelvin wave allowed the storm to a Moderate Tropical Storm; the Mauritius Meteorological Services named it ''Irondro''.<ref name="11-Adv02">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 2/11/20192020 a Tempete Tropicale Moderee 11 (Irondro) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004020600_IRONDRO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=10 April 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=2 April 2020}}</ref> Concurrently, the storm began to track towards the southeast in response to a subtropical ridge to its east.<ref name="11-Adv01-JTWC">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 24S (Irondro) Warning NR 001 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=2 April 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000662&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> Irondro's winds increased throughout the day, particularly following a large burst of thunderstorms around the centre of the storm, reaching Severe Tropical Storm strength by 06:00&nbsp;UTC on 3&nbsp;April.<ref name="MFR-11" /><ref name="11-Adv05">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 5/11/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale 11 (Irondro) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004030000_IRONDRO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=10 April 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=3 April 2020}}</ref>

Irondro was upgraded to Tropical Cyclone status at 18:00&nbsp;UTC on 3&nbsp;April after developing an intense central dense overcast with some hints of an eye.<ref name="11-Adv08">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 8/11/20192020 a Cyclone Tropical 11 (Irondro) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004031800_IRONDRO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=10 April 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=3 April 2020}}</ref> The development of a pinhole eye and tight rainbands by the end of 3&nbsp;April indicated rapid intensification was underway.<ref name="11-Adv04-JTWC">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone 24S (Irondro) Warning NR 004 |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |date=3 April 2020|type=Tropical Cyclone Warning|url=https://www.gdacs.org/gts.aspx?eventid=1000662&eventtype=TC|via=Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> Early on 6&nbsp;April, Irondro briefly peaked as an Intense Tropical Cyclone with sustained winds of 175&nbsp;km/h (110&nbsp;mph).<ref name="MFR-11" /> The storm then traversed a region of increasing wind shear, drier air, and diminishing [[oceanic heat content]], precipitating the storm's weakening.<ref>{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 10/11/20192020 a Cyclone Tropical Intense 11 (Irondro) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004040600_IRONDRO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=10 April 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=4 April 2020}}</ref> The organisation of Irondro's clouds deteriorated throughout 4&nbsp;April as it was undermined by the steadily increasing wind shear.<ref name="12-Adv10">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 12/11/20192020 a Cyclone Tropical 12 (Irondro) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004041200_IRONDRO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=10 April 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=4 April 2020}}</ref> The next day, the system weakened to a Severe Tropical Storm as the associated convection moved away from the low-level centre of circulation.<ref name="11-Adv11">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 11/11/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale 11 (Irondro) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004041200_IRONDRO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=10 April 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=5 April 2020}}</ref> Its swath of storm-force winds also began to abate along with the fleeting thunderstorm activity.<ref name="11-Adv16">{{cite report|title=Bulletin D'Analyse et de Prévision Cyclonique (Sud-Ouest Ocean Indien): 16/11/20192020 a Forte Tempete Tropicale 11 (Irondro) |url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004051800_IRONDRO.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins CMRS|publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=10 April 2020 |location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=5 April 2020}}</ref> On 6&nbsp;April, Irondro degenerated into a post-tropical depression and moved into the Australian cyclone region.<ref name="MFR-11" /><ref name="AWIO21-06-Apr">{{cite report|title=Bulletin Sur L'Activité Cyclonique et les Conditions Meteorologiques Tropicales Sur le Sud-Ouest de L'Ocean Indien: Le 06/04/2020 a 1200 UTC |type=Tropical Bulletin|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202004061011.pdf|website=Liste des bulletins ZCIT |publisher=Météo-France La Réunion |access-date=10 April 2020|location=Saint-Denis, Réunion |language=fr |date=6 April 2020}}</ref>
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===Moderate Tropical Storm Jeruto===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SWI
|Image=Jeruto 2020-04-15 0715Z.jpg
|Track=Jeruto 2020 track.png
|Formed=13 April <small>([[2019-20 Australian region cyclone season#Tropical Low 2|Entered basin]])</small>
|Dissipated=16 April 
|10-min winds=40
|1-min winds=40
|Pressure=999
}}
Late on 13 April, a developing tropical low crossed over the [[90th meridian east]] from the [[Tropical cyclone basins#Australian region|Australian cyclone region]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004140600_1_12_20192020.pdf|title=Tropical Depression 12 Analysis Bulletin #1 (06Z)|date=14 April 2020|website=Météo-France La Réunion|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|title=Western Region Tropical Cyclone Outlook|date=14 April 2020|website=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200414060916/http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/nwcyclone.shtml|archive-date=14 April 2020|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> The environment was generally favourable for [[tropical cyclogenesis]], with warm [[sea surface temperature]]s, low [[Wind shear#Vertical component|vertical wind shear]] and good poleward upper-level [[Outflow (meteorology)|outflow]]. [[Microwave]] [[satellite imagery]] indicated that formative [[Atmospheric convection|convective]] banding had begun to wrap into the centre of circulation, and the JTWC assessed the probability of the system strengthening into a tropical cyclone as medium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean (0130Z)|date=14 April 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200414062447/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|archive-date=14 April 2020|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> However, MFR reported that there was a lack of substantial [[Inflow (meteorology)|convergence]] from the north in the lower [[troposphere]], which they noted could slow or prevent the development of a strong low-level circulation before environmental conditions became less favourable for strengthening.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202004121114.pdf|title=Tropical Cyclone Activity Bulletin for the South-West Indian Ocean|date=12 April 2020|website=Météo-France La Réunion|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/zcit/ZCITF_202004131147.pdf|title=Tropical Cyclone Activity Bulletin for the South-West Indian Ocean|date=13 April 2020|website=Météo-France La Réunion|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref>

The system was classified as Tropical Depression 12 by MFR at 06:00 UTC on 14 April,<ref name=":0" /> and the JTWC issued a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert|tropical cyclone formation alert]] a few hours later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9320web.txt|title=Invest 93S Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (15Z)|date=14 April 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200414150701/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh9320web.txt|archive-date=14 April 2020|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> Convection increased in organisation throughout the night, and the system was classified as Tropical Storm 26S by the JTWC at 18:00 UTC. It was noted that satellite [[scatterometer]] data indicated that the [[Dvorak technique]] was underestimating the cyclone's wind speeds at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2620web.txt|title=Tropical Cyclone 26S Warning #1 (18Z)|date=14 April 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200415045319/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2620web.txt|archive-date=15 April 2020|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref> On 15 April, the depression was said to have strengthened into a moderate tropical storm as convection successfully wrapped around the low-level circulation, and it was named ''Jeruto.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004150600_JERUTO.pdf|title=CMRS / CENTRE DES CYCLONES TROPICAUX DE LA REUNION BULLETIN D'ANALYSE ET DE PREVISION CYCLONIQUE (SUD-OUEST OCEAN INDIEN) 0.A NUMERO DU BULLETIN : 3/12/20192020 1.A TEMPETE TROPICALE MODEREE 12 (JERUTO)|website=Meteo France La Reunion}}</ref> Offset by high [[wind shear]], Jeruto began to quickly weaken shortly after being designated as a moderate tropical storm, and was downgraded to a tropical depression just 12 hours after being named as convection quickly became displaced south of the center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004151800_JERUTO.pdf|title=CMRS / CENTRE DES CYCLONES TROPICAUX DE LA REUNION BULLETIN D'ANALYSE ET DE PREVISION CYCLONIQUE (SUD-OUEST OCEAN INDIEN) 0.A NUMERO DU BULLETIN : 5/12/20192020 1.A DEPRESSION TROPICALE 12 (JERUTO)|date=April 15, 2020|website=Meteo France La Reunion}}</ref> Just 6 hours after this downgrade, the JTWC issued its final warning as it became highly disorganized.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh2620web.txt|title=Tropical cyclone 26S (Jeruto) warning NR 03|date=April 15, 2020|access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref> Jeruto was estimated by MFR to have weakened below tropical depression intensity by early on 16 April,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004160000_JERUTO.pdf|title=WTIO31 FMEE 160028 CMRS / CENTRE DES CYCLONES TROPICAUX DE LA REUNION BULLETIN D'ANALYSE ET DE PREVISION CYCLONIQUE (SUD-OUEST OCEAN INDIEN) 0.A NUMERO DU BULLETIN : 6/12/20192020 1.A DEPRESSION RESIDUELLE 12 (JERUTO)|date=April 16, 2020|website=Meteo France La Reunion}}</ref> and the last advisory by the MFR on Jeruto was issued on 16 April as it rapidly dissipated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_202004160000_JERUTO.pdf|title=0.A NUMERO DU BULLETIN : 6/12/20192020 1.A DEPRESSION RESIDUELLE 12 (JERUTO) 2.A POSITION A 0000 UTC LE 16/04/2020 : DANS UN RAYON DE 40 MN AUTOUR DU POINT 16.7 S / 82.7 E (SEIZE DEGRES SEPT SUD ET QUATRE-VINGT DEUX DEGRES SEPT EST) DEPLACEMENT: OUEST-SUD-OUEST 7 KT|website=Meteo France La Reunion}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Arthur===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Arthur 2020-05-18 1605Z.jpg
| Track=Arthur 2020 track.png
| Formed=May 16
| Dissipated=May 19
| 1-min winds=50
| Pressure=990
}}
{{main|Tropical Storm Arthur (2020)}}
Tropical Depression One of the 2020 season developed east of Florida around 18:00&nbsp;UTC on May&nbsp;16. Six hours later, an Air Force reconnaissance aircraft found that it had attained tropical storm strength. Tropical Storm Arthur weaved along the Gulf Stream and changed little in intensity as it encountered increasing wind shear. After passing east of North Carolina, the system reached peak winds of 60&nbsp;mph (95&nbsp;km/h) as deep convection partially covered the center. Shortly after, Arthur interacted with another front and became an extratropical cyclone by 12:00&nbsp;UTC on May&nbsp;20. The low turned southeast before dissipating near Bermuda a day later.<ref name="ArthurTCR">{{cite report|author=Andy Latto|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Arthur|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL012020_Arthur.pdf|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=September 10, 2020|access-date=September 21, 2020|archive-date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919023437/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL012020_Arthur.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Featuring the formation of a pre-season tropical storm, the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season became the record sixth consecutive season with a tropical or subtropical cyclone before the official June&nbsp;1 start date.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Arthur Forms Off Southeast Coast; Tropical Storm Watch Issued|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-05-16-future-arthur-invest-90l-subtropical-tropical-florida-southeast|publisher=The Weather Channel|date=May 16, 2020|access-date=May 16, 2020|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516114604/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-05-16-future-arthur-invest-90l-subtropical-tropical-florida-southeast|url-status=live}}</ref> Passing within 20 nautical miles of the Outer Banks, Arthur caused tropical storm force wind gusts and a single report of sustained tropical storm force winds at Alligator River Bridge.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm Arthur Advisory Archive |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ARTHUR.shtml? |website=nhc.noaa.gov |publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=May 2020|access-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831171552/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ARTHUR.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Arthur caused $112,000 in damage in Florida.<ref name=NCEI-Arthur>{{cite web|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2020|access-date=August 22, 2020|title=Florida Event Reports for May 14–18, 2020|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=ALL&beginDate_mm=05&beginDate_dd=14&beginDate_yyyy=2020&endDate_mm=05&endDate_dd=18&endDate_yyyy=2020&county=ALL&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=12%2CFLORIDA|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913033436/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=ALL&beginDate_mm=05&beginDate_dd=14&beginDate_yyyy=2020&endDate_mm=05&endDate_dd=18&endDate_yyyy=2020&county=ALL&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=12%2CFLORIDA|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Bertha===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Bertha 2020-05-27 1600Z.jpg
| Track=Bertha 2020 track.png
| Formed=May 27
| Dissipated=May 28
| 1-min winds=45
| Pressure=1005
}}
{{Main|Tropical Storm Bertha (2020)}}
On May&nbsp;27 a small, well-defined low with centralized convection developed off the coast of South Carolina and the system was classified as a tropical storm. Based on [[Weather radar#Velocity|Doppler weather radar]] and buoy data, the system attained peak winds of 50&nbsp;mph (85&nbsp;km/h) shortly before moving inland near [[Isle of Palms, South Carolina|Isle of Palms]]. Turning north and accelerating, the system quickly degraded and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone over [[Virginia]].<ref name="BerthaTCR">{{cite report|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=September 23, 2020|access-date=September 28, 2020|title=Tropical Storm Bertha (AL022020)|series=Tropical Cyclone Report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL022020_Bertha.pdf}}</ref>

Damage was primarily limited to localized flooding, especially around canals, and an EF1 tornado caused minor damage in southern Miami.<ref name="local10">{{cite web|author=Christian De La Rosa|author2=Liane Morejon|title=Steady downpours bring costly flooding across South Florida|url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/05/27/steady-downpours-bring-costly-flooding-across-south-florida/|publisher=WPLG|date=May 26, 2020|access-date=May 27, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604212126/https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/05/27/steady-downpours-bring-costly-flooding-across-south-florida/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Miami, Florida|title=NWS Damage Survey for 05/25/2020 Redlands Tornado Event Update 1|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSMFL&e=202005260217|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=May 26, 2020|access-date=May 27, 2020|archive-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630031552/https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSMFL&e=202005260217|url-status=live}}</ref> In coastal South Carolina, there was localized flash flooding,<ref name="BerthaTCR"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Anstaett|first=Colter|date=2020-05-28|title=More rain threatens parts of Henry County hit hard by weekend flash flooding|url=https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/05/28/more-rain-threatens-parts-of-henry-county-hit-hard-by-weekend-flash-flooding/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=WSLS|language=en|archive-date=2020-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603152910/https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/05/28/more-rain-threatens-parts-of-henry-county-hit-hard-by-weekend-flash-flooding/|url-status=live}}</ref> and one person drowned due to rip currents at [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]],<ref name="berthadrowning"/> Overall, Bertha caused at least $133,000 in damage.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2020|access-date=August 22, 2020|title=[Florida Event Reports for May 25–26, 2020]|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=ALL&beginDate_mm=05&beginDate_dd=25&beginDate_yyyy=2020&endDate_mm=05&endDate_dd=26&endDate_yyyy=2020&county=ALL&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=12%2CFLORIDA|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913035912/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=ALL&beginDate_mm=05&beginDate_dd=25&beginDate_yyyy=2020&endDate_mm=05&endDate_dd=26&endDate_yyyy=2020&county=ALL&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=12%2CFLORIDA|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=North Carolina Severe Weather Event Reports: May 27-28, 2020 |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=ALL&beginDate_mm=05&beginDate_dd=27&beginDate_yyyy=2020&endDate_mm=05&endDate_dd=28&endDate_yyyy=2020&county=ALL&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=37%2CNORTH+CAROLINA |website=National Weather Service |publisher=National Center for Environmental Information |access-date=9 September 2020 |archive-date=13 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913022402/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=ALL&beginDate_mm=05&beginDate_dd=27&beginDate_yyyy=2020&endDate_mm=05&endDate_dd=28&endDate_yyyy=2020&county=ALL&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=37%2CNORTH+CAROLINA |url-status=live }}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Cristobal===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Cristobal 2020-06-03 1915Z.jpg
| Track=Cristobal 2020 track.png
| Formed=June 1
| Dissipated=June 9
| 1-min winds=50
| Pressure=988
}}
{{Main|Tropical Storm Cristobal (2020)}} 
At 10:00 UTC on May 31, [[Tropical Storm Amanda (2020)|Tropical Storm Amanda]] of the Eastern Pacific basin made landfall on [[Guatemala]] and dissipated inland. Its remnants crossed Central America and entered the [[Bay of Campeche]], and at 18:00 UTC on June 1, Tropical Depression Three developed directly from those remnants.{{#tag:ref|According to the [[National Hurricane Center|NHC]]'s protocol, a tropical cyclone that dissipates in one basin and reforms in another is given a different name.|group="nb"}}<ref name="ATCR">{{cite report|author=Robbie Berg|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Amanda|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP022020_Amanda.pdf|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=September 10, 2020|access-date=November 2, 2020|location=Miami, Florida}}</ref> By 12:00&nbsp;UTC the following day, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Cristobal. Throughout the remainder of the day, Cristobal's wind field became more symmetrical and well defined and it gradually strengthened with falling barometric pressure as the storm meandered towards the Mexican coastline. Cristobal made landfall as a strong tropical storm just west of [[Ciudad del Carmen]] at 13:35 UTC on June 3 at its peak intensity of {{convert|60|mph|kph|abbr=on|round=5}}. As Cristobal moved very slowly inland, it weakened back down to tropical depression status as the overall structure of the storm deteriorated. The storm began accelerating northwards on June 5 and by 06:00 UTC that day, despite being situated inland over the Yucatán Peninsula, Cristobal re-intensified back to tropical storm status. As Cristobal moved further north into the Gulf of Mexico, dry air and interaction with an upper-level trough to the east began to strip Cristobal of any central convection, with most of the convection being displaced to the east and north of the center. Late on June 7, Cristobal made landfall over southeastern Louisiana. The system weakened to a tropical depression on the next day, as it moved inland over the state. The storm survived as a tropical depression as it moved up the Mississippi River Valley, before finally becoming extratropical at 00:00 UTC on June 10 over southern [[Wisconsin]]. On June 12, Cristobal degenerated into a remnant low, before fully dissipating on June 13.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Berg|first=Robbie|date=January 13, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Cristobal|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL032020_Cristobal.pdf|access-date=January 13, 2020|website=National Hurricane Center}}</ref>

On June 1, the government of Mexico issued a [[tropical storm warning]] from [[Campeche City|Campeche]] westward to [[Veracruz (city)|Puerto de Veracruz]]. Residents at risk were evacuated. Nine thousand Mexican National Guard members were summoned to aid in preparations and repairs.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Cristobal makes landfall in Mexico, could dump up to 30 inches of rain before heading for US|url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/cristobal-makes-landfall-in-mexico-could-dump-up-to-30-inches-of-rain-before-heading-for-us/751263|author=Courtney Travis|publisher=AccuWeather|date=June 3, 2020|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-date=2020-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604084829/https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/cristobal-makes-landfall-in-mexico-could-dump-up-to-30-inches-of-rain-before-heading-for-us/751263|url-status=live}}</ref> Significant rain fell across much of Southern Mexico and Central America. Wave heights up to {{cvt|3|m|ft|order=flip}} high closed ports for several days. In El Salvador, a mudslide caused 7 people to go missing. Up to {{cvt|243|mm|in|order=flip}} of rain fell in the Yucatán Peninsula, flooding sections of a highway. Street flooding occurred as far away as Nicaragua.<ref name=":2"/> On June 5, while Cristobal was still a tropical depression, a tropical storm watch was issued from Punta Herrero to Rio Lagartos by the government of Mexico as well as for another area from Intracoastal City, Louisiana to the Florida-Alabama border, issued by the National Weather Service. These areas were later upgraded to warnings and for the Gulf Coast, the warning was extended to the Okaloosa/Walton County line.<ref name="CristobalArchive">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Tropical Storm Cristobal Advisory Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/CRISTOBAL.shtml?|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713062558/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/CRISTOBAL.shtml|archive-date=13 July 2020|access-date=15 September 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida}}</ref> Heavy rains and damage were reported within the warning areas during Cristobal's passage and the storm caused an estimated US$665 million in damage.

===Tropical Storm Dolly===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Dolly 2020-06-23 1720Z.jpg
| Track=Dolly 2020 track.png
| Formed=June 22
| Dissipated=June 24
| 1-min winds=40
| Pressure=1000
}}
Around June&nbsp;17, an area of disturbed weather developed just north of the Bahamas after part of a tropical wave and an upper-level trough interacted. The disturbance moved north and organized into a low-pressure area early on June&nbsp;22. Shortly thereafter, the low became a subtropical depression about {{convert|405|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} east-southeast of [[Cape Cod]], [[Massachusetts]]. Mid-level dry air and sea surface temperatures that were only marginally favorable resulted in very little strengthening on June&nbsp;22. However, after moving east-northeastward and away from an upper low, the cyclone developed more deep convection and intensified into Subtropical Storm Dolly by 06:00&nbsp;UTC on June&nbsp;23. About six hours later, Dolly transitioned into a tropical cyclone and peaked with sustained winds of 45&nbsp;mph (75&nbsp;km/h) and a minimum pressure of {{convert|1000|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}. However, convection rapidly diminished after Dolly moved north of the [[Gulf Stream]] and encountered drier air. Early on June&nbsp;24, Dolly degenerated into a remnant low about {{convert|200|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} south of [[Sable Island]]. The remnant low continued northeastward and dissipated south of Newfoundland early the next day.<ref name="dtcr">{{cite report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL042020_Dolly.pdf|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Dolly|date=January 19, 2021|author=Eric S. Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|accessdate=January 27, 2021}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Edouard===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Edouard 2020-07-06 1615Z.jpg
| Track=Edouard 2020 track.png
| Formed=July 4
| Dissipated=July 7
| 1-min winds=40
| Pressure=1007
}} 
On July&nbsp;1, a cluster of thunderstorms known as a [[mesoscale convective vortex]] formed over the northern [[Tennessee Valley]] and slowly moved southeastwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression Five Tracking Away From Land in the Atlantic|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-07-04-tropical-depression-five-storm-edouard-bermuda|access-date=2020-07-05|website=The Weather Channel|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916120449/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-07-04-tropical-depression-five-storm-edouard-bermuda|url-status=live}}</ref> By July&nbsp;2, the remnant low emerged off the coast of Georgia,<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=pppapin|title=The first MCV has moved off the Carolina coast where convection is beginning to reignite over the warm Gulf Stream waters. This system may be able to slowly organize the next 24-48h as it drifts east.|access-date=2020-07-04|number=1278805436624367621}}</ref> and the NHC began monitoring the low around 00:00&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;4.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007040001&basin=atlc&fdays=2|access-date=2020-07-04|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704151034/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007040001&basin=atlc&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> Just four hours later, the circulation of the low became better defined and closed,<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007040400&basin=atl&fdays=2|access-date=2020-07-04|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704154130/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007040400&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> and at 15:00&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;4 the NHC issued its first advisory on the system as Tropical Depression Five. The system gradually drifted north-northeast towards [[Bermuda]] while little change in intensity occurred as the storm passed 70&nbsp;miles (110&nbsp;km) north of the island around 09:00&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;5.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression FIVE Discussion Number4|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al05/al052020.discus.004.shtml?|access-date=2020-07-05|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705192106/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al05/al052020.discus.004.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression FIVE Public Advisory Number 4|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al05/al052020.public.004.shtml?|access-date=2020-07-05|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706223630/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al05/al052020.public.004.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> By 03:00&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;6, a large burst of convection as a result of baroclinic forces allowed the depression to strengthen into Tropical Storm Edouard.<ref name=Edouard7/> Edouard further intensified as it began its extratropical transition, reaching peak intensity of 1007&nbsp;[[mbar]] (29.74&nbsp;inHg) and maximum sustained winds of 45&nbsp;mph (75&nbsp;km/h) at 18:00&nbsp;UTC that same day. Three hours later, it became extratropical while located about 450&nbsp;miles southeast of [[Cape Race]], [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]].<ref name="EdouardArchive">{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm EDOUARD Advisory Archive |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/EDOUARD.shtml? |website=nhc.noaa.gov |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916213446/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/EDOUARD.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Bermuda Weather Service]] issued a gale warning for the entirety of the island chain in advance of the system on July&nbsp;4.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Pérez|first=Paola|title=Tropical Depression 5 accelerates away from Bermuda; hurricane center watches low pressure area along northern Gulf Coast|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/weather/os-ne-tropical-depression-five-bermuda-sunday-20200705-u3fuq3jmprazdec7w5e6d5c3gm-story.html|access-date=2020-07-05|website=orlandosentinel.com|date=5 July 2020 |archive-date=2020-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705161226/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/weather/os-ne-tropical-depression-five-bermuda-sunday-20200705-u3fuq3jmprazdec7w5e6d5c3gm-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Unsettled weather later ensued, and the depression caused tropical storm-force wind gusts and moderate rainfall on the island early on July&nbsp;5. Impacts were relatively minor.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression 5 no longer a threat|url=http://mobile.royalgazette.com/news/article/20200704/tropical-depression-5-no-longer-threat?template=mobileart&template=mobileart|access-date=2020-07-05|website=royalgazette.com| date=4 July 2020 |publisher=Royal Gazette|archive-date=2020-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707082037/http://mobile.royalgazette.com/news/article/20200704/tropical-depression-5-no-longer-threat?template=mobileart&template=mobileart|url-status=live}}</ref> Edouard’s remnant brought brief, but heavy, rain to the [[British Isles]], the [[Netherlands]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteodelfzijl.nl/jm3/index.php/75-nieuwsflits/weerweetjes/17192-orkaanseizoen-begint-op-gang-te-komen|title=Orkaanseizoen begint op gang te komen|website=www.meteodelfzijl.nl|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref> [[Germany]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.focus.de/wissen/natur/meteorologie/gefahr-von-superzellen-ex-tropensturm-edouard-wuetet-in-deutschland_id_12186924.html|title=Gefahr von Superzellen: 80 Liter Dauerregen und gefährliche Gewitter am Nachmittag - Video|first=FOCUS|last=Online|website=FOCUS Online|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref> southern [[Denmark]] and north-west [[Poland]].
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===Tropical Storm Fay===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Fay 2020-07-10 1725Z.jpg
| Track=Fay 2020 track.png
| Formed=July 9
| Dissipated=July 11
| 1-min winds=50
| Pressure=998
}}
{{main|Tropical Storm Fay (2020)}}
At 00:00 UTC July 5, shortly after the formation of Tropical Storm Edouard, the NHC began to track an area of disorganized cloudiness and showers in relation to a nearly stationary surface [[Trough (meteorology)|trough]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007050237&basin=atl&fdays=2|access-date=2020-07-10|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708213859/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007050237&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> The disturbance moved inland in the [[Florida Panhandle]] by 12:00 UTC July 6.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007061442&basin=atl&fdays=2|access-date=2020-07-10|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710132425/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007061442&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> Two days later, the system re-emerged over the coast of Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007081144&basin=atl&fdays=2|access-date=2020-07-10|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711091829/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007081144&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> Once offshore, the system began to organize as deep convection blossomed over the warm waters of the [[Gulf Stream]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007091132&basin=atl&fdays=2|access-date=2020-07-10|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713064456/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007091132&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> Three hours later, the center reformed near the edge of the primary convective mass, prompting the NHC to initiate advisories on Tropical Storm Fay at 21:00&nbsp;UTC July 9, located just 40 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm FAY|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al06/al062020.discus.001.shtml?|access-date=2020-07-10|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709225252/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al06/al062020.discus.001.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm FAY|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al06/al062020.public.001.shtml?|access-date=2020-07-10|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709210754/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al06/al062020.public.001.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Fay intensified as it moved nearly due north, reaching its peak intensity of 60&nbsp;mph winds and minimum barometric pressure of 998 mbar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm FAY|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al06/al062020.public.004.shtml?|access-date=2020-07-10|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711093354/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al06/al062020.public.004.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Fay then made landfall east-northeast of [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]], New Jersey at 21:00&nbsp;UTC July 10 after weakening slightly.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hanna|first1=Jason|last2=Garrett|first2=Monica|last3=Vera|first3=Amir|title=Tropical Storm Fay makes landfall in New Jersey|date=July 10, 2020|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/weather/tropical-storm-fay-forecast/index.html|website=cnn.com|access-date=October 3, 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929001456/https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/weather/tropical-storm-fay-forecast/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It quickly lost intensity inland, and by 06:00 UTC July 11, had weakened to a tropical depression while situated about 50&nbsp;mi (80&nbsp;km) north of [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression Fay Intermediate Advisory Number 7A|author=Richard Pasch|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|date=July 11, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al06/al062020.public_a.007.shtml?|access-date=October 3, 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=July 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711211908/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al06/al062020.public_a.007.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The depression transitioned into a [[post-tropical cyclone]] three hours later while located roughly 30&nbsp;mi (45&nbsp;km) south of [[Albany, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Richard Pasch|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Fay Advisory Number 8|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|date=July 11, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al06/al062020.public.008.shtml?|access-date=October 3, 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=July 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712100110/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al06/al062020.public.008.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

Immediately upon formation, tropical storm warnings were issued for the coasts of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, as the system moved north at 7&nbsp;mph.<ref name=":5" /> Six people were directly killed due to rip currents and storm surge associated with Fay. Overall, damage from the storm on the US Eastern Coast was at least US$350 million, based on wind and storm surge damage on residential, commercial, and industrial properties.<ref name="AONAugust"/>
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===Tropical Storm Gonzalo===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Gonzalo 2020-07-22 1335Z.jpg
| Track=Gonzalo 2020 track.png
| Formed=July 21
| Dissipated=July 25
| 1-min winds=55
| Pressure=997
}}
Early on July 20, the NHC began monitoring a [[tropical wave]] over the central tropical Atlantic for possible development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007200534&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|author=Stacy R. Stewart|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=July 20, 2020|access-date=July 21, 2020|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722001358/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007200534&basin=atl&fdays=5|url-status=live}}</ref> The wave rapidly organized as it moved quickly westward. By 21:00 UTC July 21, satellite imagery and [[scatterometer]] data indicated that the small low pressure system had acquired a well-defined circulation as well as sufficiently organized convection to be designated Tropical Depression Seven.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al07/al072020.discus.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Seven Discussion Number 1|author=John L. Beven|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=July 21, 2020|access-date=July 21, 2020|archive-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721234715/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al07/al072020.discus.001.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Satellite data received on the morning of July 22, indicated that the tropical depression had strengthened, and at 12:50&nbsp;UTC, the NHC designated it as Tropical Storm Gonzalo.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jack Beven|title=Tropical Storm Gonzalo Tropical Cyclone Update|date=July 22, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al07/al072020.update.07221248.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 4, 2020}}</ref> Gonzalo continued to intensify throughout the day, with an eyewall under a [[central dense overcast]] and hints of a developing eye becoming evident. Gonzalo would then reach its peak intensity with wind speeds of 65&nbsp;mph and a minimum central pressure of 997 [[mbar]] at 09:00&nbsp;UTC the next day. However, strengthening was halted as its central dense overcast was significantly disrupted when the storm entrained very dry air into its circulation from the Saharan Air Layer to its north. Convection soon redeveloped over Gonzalo's center as the system attempted to mix out the dry air from its circulation, but the tropical storm did not strengthen further due to the hostile conditions. After making landfall on the island of [[Trinidad]] as a weak tropical storm, Gonzalo weakened to a tropical depression at 18:00 UTC on July 25. Three hours later, Gonzalo opened up into a tropical wave as it made landfall in northern [[Venezuela]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm GONZALO Advisory Archive |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/GONZALO.shtml? |website=nhc.noaa.gov |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803022726/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/GONZALO.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

On July 23, hurricane watches were issued for Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and a tropical storm watch was issued later that day for Grenada and Tobago.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm GONZALO|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al07/al072020.public.010.shtml?|access-date=2020-07-25|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724153151/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al07/al072020.public.010.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> After Gonzalo failed to strengthen into a hurricane on July 24, the hurricane and tropical storm watches were replaced with tropical storm warnings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm GONZALO|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al07/al072020.public.013.shtml?|access-date=2020-07-25|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724223833/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al07/al072020.public.013.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Tropical Storm Gonzalo brought squally weather to Trinidad and Tobago and parts of southern Grenada and northern Venezuela on July 25.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm Gonzalo brings rain to Trinidad and Tobago|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/07/22/Tropical-Storm-Gonzalo-brings-rain-to-Trinidad-and-Tobago/3761595425002/|access-date=2020-07-25|website=UPI|language=en|archive-date=2020-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725202337/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/07/22/Tropical-Storm-Gonzalo-brings-rain-to-Trinidad-and-Tobago/3761595425002/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the storm's impact ended up being significantly smaller than originally anticipated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-07-25-tropical-storm-gonzalo-caribbean-trinidad-tobago|title=Tropical Depression Gonzalo Sweeping Through Southern Windward Islands Bringing Gusty Winds and Heavy Rain|date=July 25, 2020|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=2020-09-16|archive-date=2020-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916120455/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-07-25-tropical-storm-gonzalo-caribbean-trinidad-tobago|url-status=live}}</ref> The Tobago Emergency Management Agency only received two reports of damage on the island: a fallen tree on a health facility in Les Coteaux and a damaged bus stop roof in Argyle.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Connelly|first=Corey|date=2020-07-25|title=Gonzalo warning lifted for Trinidad and Tobago, storm fizzles to tropical depression|url=https://newsday.co.tt/2020/07/25/updated-gonzalo-warning-lifted-for-tt-storm-fizzles-to-a-tropical-depression/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=[[Trinidad and Tobago Newsday]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730020546/https://newsday.co.tt/2020/07/25/updated-gonzalo-warning-lifted-for-tt-storm-fizzles-to-a-tropical-depression/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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===Hurricane Hanna===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Hanna 2020-07-25 2200Z.png
| Track=Hanna 2020 track.png
| Formed=July 23
| Dissipated=July 27
| 1-min winds=80
| Pressure=973
}} 
{{main|Hurricane Hanna (2020)}}
At 06:00 UTC July 19, the NHC noted a tropical wave over eastern [[Hispaniola]] and the nearby waters for possible development.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007190524&basin=atl&fdays=2|access-date=2020-07-25|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721181426/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007190524&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[Gulf of Mexico]], where conditions were more favorable for development,<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007212036&basin=atl&fdays=2|access-date=2020-07-25|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725161714/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007212036&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> the system began to steadily organize as a broad low pressure area formed within it.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007222031&basin=atl&fdays=2|access-date=2020-07-25|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722224317/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007222031&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> Surface observations along with data from an Air Force [[Hurricane hunters|Hurricane Hunter]] Aircraft showed that the area of low pressure developed a closed circulation along with a well-defined center, prompting the NHC to issue its first advisory on Tropical Depression Eight at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on July 23.<ref>{{cite web|author=John Cangialosi|title=Tropical Depression Eight Discussion Number 1|date=July 22, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.discus.001.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 4, 2020}}</ref> The depression continued to become better organized in the gulf and was designated Tropical Storm Hanna at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on July 24, while located about {{convert|385|miles|abbr=on}} east-southeast of [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]], Texas.<ref name=hanna2020/> Over the ensuing 24 hours, Hanna underwent [[rapid intensification]] as its inner core and convection became better organized.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm HANNA|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.discus.009.shtml?|access-date=2020-07-25|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725161706/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.discus.009.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> By 12:00 UTC July 25, radar and data from another [[Hurricane hunters|Hurricane Hunter]] Aircraft showed that Hanna had intensified into the first hurricane of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm HANNA|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.public_a.010.shtml?|access-date=2020-07-25|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807170156/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.public_a.010.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Hanna continued to strengthen further, reaching its peak intensity with {{convert|90|mph|kph|abbr=on}} winds by 21:00 UTC on July 25, before making landfall an hour later at [[Padre Island, Texas]]. After making a second landfall in [[Kenedy County, Texas]] at the same intensity at 23:15 UTC, the system then began to rapidly weaken, dropping to tropical depression status at 22:15 UTC the next day after crossing into Northeastern Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane HANNA|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.update.07252318.shtml?|access-date=26 July 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726070955/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.update.07252318.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Depression HANNA|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.public.016.shtml?|access-date=26 July 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727080118/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.public.016.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

Immediately after the system was classified as a tropical depression, tropical storm watches were issued for much of the [[Texas]] shoreline.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression EIGHT|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.public.001.shtml?|access-date=2020-07-25|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723062709/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.public.001.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> At 21:00&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;24, a hurricane warning was issued from [[Baffin Bay (Texas)|Baffin Bay]] to Mesquite Bay, Texas, due to Hanna being forecast to become a hurricane before landfall.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm HANNA|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.public.008.shtml?|access-date=2020-07-25|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=2020-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725161716/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al08/al082020.public.008.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> As the hurricane approached [[landfall]], local officials underscored the reality of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] when warning residents living in flood-prone neighborhoods about the prospect of evacuation. Texas governor [[Greg Abbott]] announced the deployment of 17&nbsp;COVID-19 mobile testing teams focused on shelters and 100&nbsp;medical personnel provided by the [[Texas National Guard]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Rocha|first1=Alana|last2=Ferman|first2=Mitchell|last3=Garnham|first3=Juan Pablo|date=July 26, 2020|orig-year=July 24, 2020|title=Hanna brings flooding, power outages to southern Texas Gulf Coast|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/24/hanna-corpus-christi-coronavirus/|website=texastribune.org|publisher=The Texas Tribune|location=Austin, Texas|access-date=October 4, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725130641/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/24/hanna-corpus-christi-coronavirus/|url-status=live}}</ref> The precursor disturbance to Hanna dropped heavy rain to parts of [[Hispaniola]], the [[Florida Keys]] and Cuba. In [[Pensacola, Florida]], a 33-year-old police deputy was drowned by rip currents while trying to save his 10-year-old son in [[Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort|Sandestin Beach]]. In portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the [[Florida Panhandle]], the outer bands of Hanna brought heavy rainfall, even threatening street flooding in [[New Orleans]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|title=Father, Mississippi deputy, drowns while saving 10-year-old son at Sandestin beach|publisher=[[Pensacola News Journal]]|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/07/23/mississippi-deputy-father-drowns-while-saving-son-sandestin-beach/5494886002/|date=July 23, 2020|access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121724/https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/07/23/mississippi-deputy-father-drowns-while-saving-son-sandestin-beach/5494886002/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwltv.com/video/weather/tropical-storm-hanna-brings-us-bands-of-heavy-rain-today-and-this-weekend/289-9b6e4a77-f844-461e-a5a7-c7b2c3aa4009|title=Tropical Storm Hanna continues to send heavy rain over New Orleans today|website=wwltv.com|date=24 July 2020 |access-date=July 25, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725051336/https://www.wwltv.com/video/weather/tropical-storm-hanna-brings-us-bands-of-heavy-rain-today-and-this-weekend/289-9b6e4a77-f844-461e-a5a7-c7b2c3aa4009|url-status=live}}</ref> Hanna brought storm surge flooding, destructive winds, torrential rainfall, flash flooding and isolated tornadoes across [[South Texas]] and Northeastern Mexico. Flooding in the later region caused four fatalities.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Childs|first1=Jan Wesner|last2=Brackett|first2=Ron|title=Tropical Depression Hanna Unleashes Flooding, Power Outages Across South Texas, Northeastern Mexico|date=July 26, 2020|url=https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/2020-07-26-tropical-storm-hanna-south-texas-northeast-mexico-flooding-high|website=weather.com|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=October 4, 2020|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726192012/https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/2020-07-26-tropical-storm-hanna-south-texas-northeast-mexico-flooding-high|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Hurricane Isaias===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Isaias 2020-07-31 1820Z.jpg
| Track=Isaias 2020 track.png
| Formed=July 30
| Dissipated=August 5
| 1-min winds=75
| Pressure=987
}}
{{Main|Hurricane Isaias}}
The National Hurricane Center first began tracking a vigorous tropical wave off the coast of Africa on July&nbsp;23.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007232353&basin=atl&fdays=5|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=July 23, 2020|access-date=July 28, 2020|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728210318/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007232353&basin=atl&fdays=5|url-status=live}}</ref> The wave gradually organized and became better defined, developing a broad [[area of low pressure]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007270249&basin=atlc&fdays=2|title=Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=July 26, 2020|access-date=July 28, 2020|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728170025/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007270249&basin=atlc&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> The system moved just south of Dominica, and at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;30, it organized into a tropical depression. Due to its precursor disturbance already having gale-force winds, it was immediately declared a tropical storm and given the name "Isaias".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.discus.007.shtml |title=Tropical Storm Isaias Discussion Number 7 |website=nhc.noaa.gov |author=Richard Pasch |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami, Florida |date=July 30, 2020 |access-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-date=September 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906142506/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.discus.007.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The following day, Isaias passed south of [[Puerto Rico]] and made [[landfall]] on the Dominican Republic. At 03:40&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;31, Isaias strengthened into a hurricane as it pulled away from the Greater Antilles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.discus.012.shtml|title=Hurricane Isaias Special Discussion Number 12|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric S. Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=July 31, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020|archive-date=September 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906142507/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.discus.012.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The storm fluctuated in intensity afterwards, due to strong wind shear and dry air, with its winds peaking at {{convert|85|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and its central pressure falling to {{convert|987|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}. At 15:00&nbsp;UTC on August&nbsp;1, Isaias made landfall on [[North Andros |North Andros, Bahamas]] with winds around {{convert|80|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, and the system weakened to a tropical storm at 21:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.public.018.shtml? |title=Hurricane Isaias Advisory Number 18...Corrected|author=Stacy R. Stewart|website=nhc.noaa.gov |access-date=4 September 2020 |archive-date=6 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906142510/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.public.018.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.public.019.shtml? |title=Tropical Storm Isaias Advisory Number 19|author=Stacy R. Stewart|website=nhc.noaa.gov |access-date=4 September 2020 |archive-date=13 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913031110/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.public.019.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> It then turned north-northwest, paralleling the east coast of [[Florida]] and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] while fluctuating between {{convert|65|-|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} wind speeds. As the storm accelerated northeastward and approached the [[Carolinas|Carolina coastline]], wind shear relaxed, allowing the storm to quickly intensify back into a hurricane at 00:00&nbsp;UTC on August&nbsp;4,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.public_a.027.shtml?|title=Hurricane Isaias Intermediate Adivsory Number 27A...Corrected|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 4, 2020|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-date=September 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906142514/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.public_a.027.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.update.08040057.shtml?|title=Hurricane Isaias Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author1=David Zelinsky|author2=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 4, 2020|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-date=September 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906142511/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.update.08040057.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> and at 03:10&nbsp;UTC, Isaias made landfall on [[Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina|Ocean Isle Beach]], [[North Carolina]], with 1-minute sustained winds of {{convert|85|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.update.08040316.shtml?|title=Hurricane Isaias Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author1=Daniel Brown|author2=David Zelinsky|author3=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 4, 2020|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807130725/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.update.08040316.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Following landfall, Isaias accelerated and only weakened slowly, dropping below hurricane status at 07:00 UTC over North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.update.08040656.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Isaias Discussion Number 29|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author1=Daniel Brown|author2=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 4, 2020|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-date=September 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906142531/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al09/al092020.update.08040656.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The storm passed over the Mid-Atlantic states and New England before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone near the American-Canadian border, and subsequently weakening progressing into [[Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane Isaias Advisory Archive |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ISAIAS.shtml? |website=nhc.noaa.gov |access-date=16 September 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803103327/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ISAIAS.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

Numerous [[tropical storm watch]]es and [[Tropical Storm warning|warnings]] as well as [[Hurricane Watch|hurricane watches]] and [[Hurricane Warning|hurricane warnings]] were issued for the [[Lesser Antilles]], [[Greater Antilles]], [[The Bahamas|Bahamas]], [[Cuba]], and the entire [[East Coast of the United States]]. Isaias caused devastating flooding and wind damage in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Several towns were left without electricity and drinking water in Puerto Rico. Two people were killed in Puerto Rico, and a person was killed the Dominican Republic. In the [[United States]], Isaias triggered a [[Hurricane Isaias tornado outbreak|large tornado outbreak]] that prompted the issuance of 109 [[tornado warning]]s across 12&nbsp;states. A total of 39&nbsp;tornadoes touched down, the strongest being an EF3&nbsp;tornado that struck a mobile home park near [[Windsor, North Carolina]] on August&nbsp;4.<ref name=BertieCounty>{{cite web |title=At least 2 people dead, 2 children missing after tornado touches down in Bertie County |url=https://abc11.com/1-dead-after-tornado-touches-down-in-bertie-co-cooper-says-/6352664/ |website=abc11.com |date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806114702/https://abc11.com/1-dead-after-tornado-touches-down-in-bertie-co-cooper-says-/6352664/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Fifteen people were killed in the United States.<ref name=BertieCounty/><ref name="David Chang">{{cite web|title=Girl and Teen Missing, 2 Women Dead After Isaias Rips Through Region|author=David Chang|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/girl-and-teen-missing-2-women-dead-after-isaias-rips-through-region/2491192/|publisher=[[NBC Philadelphia]]|date=August 4, 2020|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804235541/https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/girl-and-teen-missing-2-women-dead-after-isaias-rips-through-region/2491192/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="David Chang, Rudy Chinchilla and Stephanía Jiménez">{{cite web|title=Girl With Autism, Missing During Storms, Found Dead|author1=David Chang|author2=Rudy Chinchilla|author3=Stephanía Jiménez|name-list-style=amp|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-launch-air-ground-search-for-5-year-old-with-autism-missing-during-storm/2491865/|publisher=[[NBC Philadelphia]]|date=August 5, 2020|access-date=August 5, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805183529/https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-launch-air-ground-search-for-5-year-old-with-autism-missing-during-storm/2491865/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Allie Miller">{{cite web|title=Man's body found in surf off Cape May beach|author=Allie Miller|url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/cape-may-body-beach-new-jersey-shore-swimming-drowning-ocean-isaias/|publisher=Philly Voice|date=August 4, 2020|access-date=August 5, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806113616/https://www.phillyvoice.com/cape-may-body-beach-new-jersey-shore-swimming-drowning-ocean-isaias/|url-status=live}}</ref> Damage estimates exceeded US$4.725&nbsp;billion, making Isaias the costliest tropical cyclone to strike the [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern U.S.]] since [[Hurricane Sandy]] in 2012.<ref name="NOAAbillion"/>

===Tropical Depression Ten===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=10L 2020-07-31 1500Z.jpg
| Track=10L 2020 track.png
| Formed=July 31
| Dissipated=August 1
| 1-min winds=30
| Pressure=1008
}}
On July&nbsp;28, a tropical wave emerged off the west coast of Africa. Slow-moving, the system soon developed a defined low on July&nbsp;29 as it turned north along the east side of an upper-level low. Associated convection became sufficiently organized for the system to be classified as a tropical depression the following day; at this time the cyclone was located about {{convert|230|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} east-southeast of the easternmost Cabo Verde Islands. The system reached its peak intensity with winds of 35&nbsp;mph (55&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of {{convert|1008|mbar|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=4|comma=off}} around 00:00&nbsp;UTC on August&nbsp;1. [[Scatterometer]] data revealed conflicting data, with tropical storm-force winds noted in one pass within the deepest convection to the southwest of the storm's center where the weakest winds are typically found. A near-concurrent pass from another satellite showed lower winds, and given the conflicting data the NHC determined the system to have not become a tropical storm. Thereafter, a combination of decreasing sea surface temperatures and dry air caused convection to dissipate. The depression turned west-northwest and degraded into a remnant low later that day. It soon dissipated on August&nbsp;2 north of the Cabo Verde Islands.<ref>{{cite report|first=John P.|last=Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=December 14, 2020|access-date=January 11, 2020|title=Tropical Depression Ten (AL102020)|series=Tropical Cyclone Report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL102020_Ten.pdf}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Josephine===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Josephine 2020-08-13 1645Z.jpg
| Track=Josephine 2020 track.png
| Formed=August 11
| Dissipated=August 16
| 1-min winds=40
| Pressure=1004
}}
On August 7, the NHC began monitoring a tropical wave over the tropical Atlantic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008082313&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 7, 2020|access-date=August 11, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913024425/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008082313&basin=atl&fdays=5|url-status=live}}</ref> The wave's circulation slowly became more defined over the ensuing several days, with signs of convective organization becoming evident on satellite imagery on the morning of August&nbsp;11.<ref>{{cite web|author=Robbie Berg|title=Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|date=August 11, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008111130&basin=atlc&fdays=2|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> The system's circulation grew increasingly better organized during the day, and at 21:00&nbsp;UTC was designated Tropical Depression Eleven.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Robbie Berg|date=August 11, 2020|title=Tropical Depression Advisory Number 1|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.public.001.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> The depression's ability to intensify was initially hindered by dry air and wind shear.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Eric Blake|date=August 11, 2020|title=Tropical Depression Eleven Discussion Number 2|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.discus.002.shtml?|access-date=August 15, 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913032249/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.discus.002.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> After two days with little change in intensity, convection began to form closer to the estimated center of the depression,<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Pasch|title=Tropical Depression Eleven Discussion Number 7|date=August 13, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.discus.007.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref> and as a result it intensified into Tropical Storm Josephine at 15:00&nbsp;UTC, August&nbsp;13.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jack Beven|title=Tropical Storm Josephine Advisory Number 8|date=August 13, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.public.008.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref> Josephine's intensity began to fluctuate on August&nbsp;14, as wind-shear affected the system, causing convection to be displaced from the circulation.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Richard Pasch|date=August 14, 2020|title=Tropical Storm Josephine Discussion Number 11|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.discus.011.shtml?|access-date=August 15, 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=September 13, 2020|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913022402/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.discus.011.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Hurricane hunters|Hurricane Hunter]] aircraft investigated the system later that day and found that the storm's center had relocated further north in the afternoon hours.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Jack Beven|date=August 14, 2020|title=Tropical Storm Josephine Discussion Number 13|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.public.013.shtml?|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=August 15, 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913022150/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.public.013.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Nonetheless, Josephine headed into increasingly hostile conditions as it began to pass north of the [[Leeward Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Jack Beven|title=Tropical Storm Josephine Advisory Number 16|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.public.016.shtml?|access-date=August 15, 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913030011/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.public.016.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, the storm later weakened, becoming a tropical depression early on August 16, just north of the [[Virgin Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Dan Brown|title=Tropical Depression Josephine Discussion Number 20|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.discus.020.shtml?|access-date=August 16, 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913023826/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.discus.020.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The weakening cyclone's circulation became increasingly ill-defined, and Josephine eventually weakened into a trough of low pressure later that day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al11/al112020.discus.021.shtml?|title=Remnants of Josephine Discusion Number 21|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 16, 2020|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Kyle===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Kyle 2020-08-14 1720Z.jpg
| Track=Kyle 2020 track.png
| Formed=August 14
| Dissipated=August 16
| 1-min winds=45
| Pressure=1000
}}
On August 13, the NHC began to track an area of low pressure located over eastern [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008132036&basin=atl&fdays=2|title=Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=August 14, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913033331/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008132036&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> As it moved over the [[Outer Banks]] and then offshore overnight, warm water temperatures in the Atlantic allowed the system to rapidly organize,<ref>{{cite web|last=Buckley|first=Tim|title=Tropical Storm Kyle forms; sets record for earliest K-storm|date=August 14, 2020|url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/weather/tropical-storm-kyle-forms-atlantic-ocean-hurricane-season/83-e17c588c-ca2a-4f9e-be7a-ab3dc1414889|website=wfmynews2.com|publisher=[[WFMY-TV|WFMY]]|location=Greensboro, North Carolina|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> and at 21:00 UTC on August 14, the NHC designated the system as Tropical Storm Kyle.<ref>{{cite web|author=David Zelinsky|title=Tropical Storm Kyle Advisory Number 1|date=August 14, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al12/al122020.public.001.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> The storm proceeded to move quickly east-northeastward along the [[Gulf Stream]],<ref name=kyle1/> and reaching its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and a minimum pressure of {{convert|1000|mb|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=4|comma=off}} by mid-day on August&nbsp;15.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al12/al122020.public.004.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Kyle Advisory Number 4|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 15, 2020|access-date=August 15, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913021742/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al12/al122020.public.004.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, its circulation quickly started to become elongated as a consequence of strong upper-level westerly winds.<ref>{{cite web|author=David Zelinsky|title=Tropical Storm Kyle Discussion Number 4|date=August 15, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al12/al122020.discus.004.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> As a result, Kyle began to lose its tropical characteristics over the ensuing hours with its circulation becoming asymmetric,<ref>{{cite web|author=Stacy Stewart|title=Tropical Storm Kyle Discussion Number 6|date=August 15, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al12/al122020.discus.006.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> ultimately leading to its becoming a post-tropical cyclone early on August&nbsp;16 and dissipating by the following morning.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gutro|first=Rob|title=NASA Satellite Catches the End of Post-tropical Storm Kyle|date=August 17, 2020|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/hurricanes/2020/08/17/kyle-atlantic-ocean-2/|website=blogs.nasa.gov|publisher=NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> Kyle's remnant energy was later absorbed by extratropical [[2019–20 European windstorm season#Storm Ellen|Storm Ellen]], a [[European windstorm]] which brought hurricane-strength winds to the [[Republic of Ireland]] and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Best|first=Barra|title=Storm Ellen: Warnings issued ahead of strong wind and rain|date=August 19, 2020|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-53813372|website=bbc.com|publisher=BBC News|access-date=August 20, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819203254/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-53813372|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Korosec|first=Marko|title=Storm Ellen hit Ireland with winds of 'Category 1' hurricane strength – 130.000 homes without power|date=August 20, 2020|url=https://www.severe-weather.eu/recent-events/storm-ellen-ireland-damage-mk/|website=severe-weather.eu|publisher=Severe Weather Europe|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref>
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===Hurricane Laura===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Laura 2020-08-26 2300Z.png
| Track=Laura 2020 track.png
| Formed=August 20
| Dissipated=August 29
| 1-min winds=130
| Pressure=937
}}
{{main|Hurricane Laura}}
On August 16, the [[National Hurricane Center]] (NHC) began tracking a large tropical wave that had emerged off the West African coast, and was traversing across the [[Intertropical Convergence Zone]] toward the Windward Islands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008160847&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 16, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827140403/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008160847&basin=atl&fdays=5|url-status=live}}</ref> As the system moved across the central tropical Atlantic toward the Windward Islands, satellite imagery revealed that the system had developed a well-defined center of circulation with sufficient organized deep convection to be classified as a tropical depression at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on August&nbsp;20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.discus.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Thirteen Discussion Number 1|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> The next day at 13:05&nbsp;UTC, NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft found that the depression had strengthened and become Tropical Storm Laura.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.update.08211304.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Laura Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author1=Michael Brennan|author2=Richard Pasch|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 21, 2020|access-date=August 21, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827090136/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.update.08211304.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> It remained quite disorganized, however, and the system was unable to strengthen further, due to moderate wind shear. The storm then moved over the northern Leeward islands, and it then strengthened as it approached Puerto Rico.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gutro|first=Rob|title=Aug. 22, 2020 – NASA-NOAA Satellite Finds a Disorganized Tropical Storm Laura Approach Puerto Rico|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/hurricanes/2020/08/22/laura-atlantic-ocean-2/|website=blogs.nassa.gov|date=22 August 2020 |publisher=Goddard Space Flight Center|location=Greenbelt, Maryland|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> Early on August 23, Laura made landfall near [[San Pedro de Macorís]], Dominican Republic, with 45&nbsp;mph (75&nbsp;km/h) winds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://listindiario.com/la-republica/2020/08/23/632033/tormenta-tropical-laura-provoca-fuertes-lluvias-en-todo-el-territorio-nacional|title=Tormenta Tropical Laura provoca fuertes lluvias en todo el territorio nacional|language=es|publisher=Listin Diario|date=August 23, 2020|access-date=August 23, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827090552/https://listindiario.com/la-republica/2020/08/23/632033/tormenta-tropical-laura-provoca-fuertes-lluvias-en-todo-el-territorio-nacional|url-status=live}}</ref> Laura retained large amounts of convection despite interaction with the mountainous terrain of [[Hispaniola]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.discus.014.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Laura Discussion Number 14|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 23, 2020|access-date=August 23, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827090658/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.discus.014.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> and gained renewed strength later that day once back over water, moving between Haiti and eastern Cuba.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.discus.016.shtml|title=Tropical Storm Laura Discussion Number 16|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Daniel Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 23, 2020|access-date=August 23, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827090711/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.discus.016.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Early on August&nbsp;25, the storm entered the Gulf of Mexico<ref>{{cite web|author=Eric Blake|title=Tropical Storm Laura Intermediate Advisory Number 21A|date=August 25, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.public_a.021.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center Miami Florida|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> and became a Category&nbsp;1 hurricane at 12:15&nbsp;UTC on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.update.08251216.shtml?|title=Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 25, 2020|access-date=August 25, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827090811/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.update.08251216.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Afterward, it [[rapid intensification|rapidly intensified]] into a major hurricane, with its sustained wind speeds increasing by {{convert|50|mph|abbr=on}} during the 24&nbsp;hours ending at 15:00&nbsp;UTC on August&nbsp;26, reaching 125&nbsp;mph (200&nbsp;km/h).<ref>{{cite web|last=Masters|first=Jeff|title=Hurricane Laura intensifies; 'catastrophic' wind and storm surge expected|date=August 26, 2020|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/08/hurricane-laura-intensifies-catastrophic-wind-and-storm-surge-expected/comment-page-2/|website=yaleclimateconnections.org|publisher=Yale Center for Environmental Communication, Yale School of the Environment|location=New Haven, Connecticut|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> Later that day, at 18:00&nbsp;UTC, it attained Category&nbsp;4 status,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.public_a.027.shtml?|title=Hurricane Laura Intermediate Advisory Number 27A|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Daniel Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=August 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826204443/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.public_a.027.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> and then, at 02:00&nbsp;UTC on August&nbsp;27, Laura reached its peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds at 150&nbsp;mph (240&nbsp;km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 937&nbsp;mbar (27.67&nbsp;inHg).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.update.08270152.shtml|title=Hurricane Laura Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author1=Robbie Berge|author2=Richard Pasch|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827120625/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.update.08270152.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> At 06:00 UTC, Laura made landfall near [[Cameron, Louisiana|Cameron]], [[Louisiana]], with sustained winds of 150&nbsp;mph (240&nbsp;km/h),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.public_a.029.shtml?|title=Hurricane Laura Intermediate Advisory Number 29A|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|author2=Eric Blake|author3=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827211223/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.public_a.029.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> making it the strongest {{nowrap|Louisiana-landfalling}} hurricane in terms of wind speed since the [[1856 Last Island hurricane]].<ref name="LastIsland">{{cite tweet|user=philklotzbach|first=Philip|last=Klotzbach|title=Table of 11 strongest hurricanes to make landfall in Louisiana on record (since 1851) based on maximum sustained wind.|date=August 27, 2020|number=1298870229796151296|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> Laura steadily weakened after moving inland, dropping to tropical storm strength roughly 11&nbsp;hours later over Northern Louisiana,<ref>{{cite web|author1=Dave Roberts|author2=Dan Brown|title=Tropical Storm Laura Tropical Cyclone Update|date=August 27, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.update.08271652.shtml|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> and then to a tropical depression over Arkansas early on August&nbsp;28.<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Pasch|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|title=Tropical Depression Laura Discussion Number 33|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.discus.033.shtml|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> The deteriorating system turned northeastward, and by 09:00 UTC on August 29, degenerated into a remnant low over north central Kentucky.<ref>{{cite web|author=David Roth|publisher=Weather Prediction Center|location=College Park Maryland|date=August 29, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|title=Post-tropical cyclone Laura Advisory Number 38|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.public.038.shtml|website=nhc.noaa.gov|archive-date=September 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905192219/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.public.038.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

As Laura passed through the Northern Leeward Islands, it brought heavy rainfall to the islands of [[Guadeloupe]] and [[Dominica]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/08/tropical-storm-laura-and-tropical-depression-14-predicted-to-converge-in-gulf-of-mexico/|title=Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Depression 14 predicted to converge in Gulf of Mexico|last=Masters|first=Jeff|website=yaleclimateconnections.org|publisher=Yale Center for Environmental Communication, Yale School of the Environment|location=New Haven, Connecticut|date=August 21, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823091958/https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/08/tropical-storm-laura-and-tropical-depression-14-predicted-to-converge-in-gulf-of-mexico/|url-status=live}}</ref> and prompted the closing of all ports in the [[British Virgin Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bvi.org/territory-s-ports-to-close-from-today-due-to-tropical-storm-laura|title=Territory's ports to close from today due to Tropical Storm – British Virgin Islands|website=bvi.org|date=August 21, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827090538/https://bvi.org/territory-s-ports-to-close-from-today-due-to-tropical-storm-laura|url-status=live}}</ref> The storm produced heavy downpours upon Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.<ref>{{cite web|last=Coto|first=Dánica|title=Tropical Storm Laura Brings Heavy Downpours to Hispaniola, Puerto Rico|agency=AP|date=August 23, 2020|url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/tropical-storm-laura-brings-heavy-downpours-to-hispaniola-puerto-rico/2282031/|publisher=[[WTVJ]]|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> Laura pummeled southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas, with [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]] being particularly hard hit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Laura blasts a destructive, life-threatening path through Louisiana and Texas|date=August 27, 2020|agency=AP|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/27/powerful-hurricane-laura-makes-landfall-in-southwest-louisiana.html|publisher=[[CNBC]]|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> Altogether, there were 77 storm related deaths: four in the Dominican Republic, 31 in Haiti, and 42 in the United States.
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===Hurricane Marco===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Marco 2020-08-23 1940Z.jpg
| Track=Marco 2020 track.png
| Formed=August 20
| Dissipated=August 25
| 1-min winds=65
| Pressure=991
}}
{{Main|Hurricane Marco (2020)}}
The NHC began to track a tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic at 00:00 UTC on August 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008160238&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 16, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913044123/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008160238&basin=atl&fdays=5|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially hindered by its speed and unfavorable conditions in the eastern Caribbean, the wave began organizing once it reached the central Caribbean on August 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008191745&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913040926/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008191745&basin=atl&fdays=5|url-status=live}}</ref> At 15:00 UTC on August 20, the NHC designated the wave as Tropical Depression Fourteen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Fourteen Public Advisory Number 1|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 20, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913032211/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.public.001.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Intensification was initially slow, but the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Marco at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on August&nbsp;22.<ref>{{cite web|author=David Zelinsky|title=Tropical Storm Marco Advisory Number 7|date=August 21, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.public.007.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center Miami Florida|access-date=November 4, 2020}}</ref> Marco passed just offshore of [[Honduras]] and, as a result of favorable atmospheric conditions, quickly intensified to an initial peak of {{convert|65|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and a pressure of 992 mb, with a characteristic eye beginning to form on radar.<ref name="Marco Discussion 10">{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.discus.010.shtml|title=Tropical Storm Marco Discussion Number 10|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 22, 2020|access-date=August 22, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913023922/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.discus.010.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> After a [[Hurricane Hunters]] flight found evidence of sustained winds above hurricane force, Marco was upgraded to a Category&nbsp;1 hurricane at 16:30&nbsp;UTC on August 23.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.update.08231628.shtml|title=Hurricane Marco Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 23, 2020|access-date=August 23, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913021916/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.update.08231628.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Even so, strong southwesterly wind shear soon displaced the storm's convection, exposing its low-level center, which caused the system to weaken.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.discus.015.shtml?|title=Hurricane Marco Discussion Number 15|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 23, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913040922/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.discus.015.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> It was downgraded to a tropical storm at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;24.<ref>{{cite web|author=David Zelinsky|title=Tropical Storm Marco Advisory Number 15...Corrected|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.public.015.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 23, 2020|access-date=November 14, 2020}}</ref> Later that day, at 23:00&nbsp;UTC, Marco made landfall near [[Southwest Pass (Mississippi River)|the mouth of the Mississippi River]] as a weak tropical storm with winds at {{convert|40|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and a pressure of 1006&nbsp;mb.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Marco Tropical Cyclone Update|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.update.08242301.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 24, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913025355/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.update.08242301.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Marco degenerated into a remnant low just south of Louisiana at 09:00 UTC on August 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.public.021.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Marco Public Advisory Number 21|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 25, 2020|access-date=August 25, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913031614/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al14/al142020.public.021.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

Marco was indirectly responsible for the death of one person in [[Chiapas]], [[Mexico]].<ref name="Fredy Martín Pérez">{{cite web|title=Muere niña en Chiapas por afectaciones de la tormenta tropical "Marco"|author=Fredy Martín Pérez|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/muere-nina-en-chiapas-por-afectaciones-de-la-tormenta-tropical-marco|publisher=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]|date=August 23, 2020|access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref>
As the storm ultimately weakened faster than anticipated, its landfall in Louisiana was much less damaging than initially feared, only causing around $35&nbsp;million in damage.<ref name="AonSeptember"/>
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===Tropical Storm Omar ===
<!--Omar formed before Nana as Tropical Depression 15, do not switch them.-->
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Omar 2020-09-01 1735Z.jpg
| Track=15L 2020 track.png
| Formed=August 31
| Dissipated=September 5
| 1-min winds=35
| Pressure=1003
}}
During the last few days of August, a cold front spawned a trough over [[Florida|Northern Florida]], and eventually, a [[low-pressure area]] formed offshore of the [[Southeastern United States|southeast coast of the United States]]. The low rapidly organized as it drifted on top of the [[Gulf Stream]], and was classified as Tropical Depression Fifteen at 21:00&nbsp;UTC on August&nbsp;31.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Fifteen Public Advisory Number 1|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 31, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913033402/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.public.001.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Moving generally northeastward away from [[North Carolina]], the depression struggled to intensify in a marginally favorable environment with warm [[Gulf Stream]] waters being offset by high wind shear.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.discus.002.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Fifteen Discussion Number 2|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 31, 2020|access-date=September 1, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913032108/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.discus.002.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Eventually, satellite estimates revealed that the depression was intensifying. The system became consolidated enough to be upgraded to a tropical storm, and was thus given the name Omar at 21:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;1.<ref name=":7">{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.discus.005.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Omar Discussion Number 5|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 1, 2020|access-date=September 1, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913033101/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.discus.005.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> After being hit by 40-50 knots of northwesterly wind shear during the morning of September&nbsp;2,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.discus.007.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Omar Discussion Number 7|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 2, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913020200/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.discus.007.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Omar weakened back to a tropical depression later in the day, when it was roughly 265&nbsp;mi (430&nbsp;km) north of Bermuda due to the high wind shear.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.public.009.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Omar Public Advisory Number 9|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dave Roberts|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 2, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913031745/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.public.009.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Early on September 5, the center began to fully separate from the bursts of convection, and by 21:00 UTC that day, Omar degenerated into a remnant low.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.discus.021.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Omar Discussion Number 21|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 5, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913032904/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.discus.021.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.public.021.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Omar Public Advisory Number 21|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 5, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913040935/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al15/al152020.public.021.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Hurricane Nana===
<!--Omar formed before Nana as Tropical Depression 15, do not switch them.-->
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Nana 2020-09-02 1850Z.jpg
| Track=Nana 2020 track.png
| Formed=September 1
| Dissipated=September 3
| 1-min winds=65
| Pressure=994
}}
{{Main|Hurricane Nana (2020)}}
On August&nbsp;27, the NHC began to monitor a tropical wave that was moving westward over the Atlantic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008272042&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=September 1, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913032928/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008272042&basin=atl&fdays=5|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the next four days, system gradually organized and acquired gale-force winds and at 06:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;1, it developed into a tropical storm. Operationally, it was not named until 16:00&nbsp;UTC, when a [[hurricane hunter]] aircraft investigating the storm found a well-defined low-level circulation (LLC), allowing the NHC to name the system Nana.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al16/al162020.update.09011610.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Nana Tropical Cyclone Update|author1=Eric Blake|author2=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 1, 2020|access-date=September 1, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913022346/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al16/al162020.update.09011610.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> By 18:00&nbsp;UTC that same day, the storm strengthened some more, obtaining 1-minute sustained winds of 60&nbsp;mph (95&nbsp;km/h). Afterward, moderate northerly shear of 15&nbsp;knots halted the trend and partially exposed the center of circulation, although its pressure continued to drop. After the shear abated some late on September&nbsp;2, Nana redeveloped convection over its center and quickly intensifed into a hurricane at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;3, reaching its peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 75&nbsp;mph (120&nbsp;km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 994 [[mbar]]s (29.36 [[inHg]]). Three hours later, Nana made landfall between [[Dangriga]] and [[Placencia]] in [[Belize]] at peak intensity. Nana quickly weakened, falling to a tropical depression at 18:00&nbsp;UTC. It degenerated into a remnant low at 00:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;4 before dissipating shortly thereafter. Its mid-level remnants eventually spawned [[2020 Pacific hurricane season#Tropical Storm Julio|Tropical Storm Julio]] in the eastern Pacific on September&nbsp;5.<ref name="NanaTCR">{{cite report|author=Daniel P. Brown|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Nana|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL162020_Nana.pdf|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=December 7, 2020|access-date=December 8, 2020}}</ref>

Nana caused street flooding in the [[Bay Islands, Honduras|Bay Islands]] of Honduras.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/hurricane-nana-belize-honduras-flooding-tropical-storm-omar-dissipiate-atlantic-hurricane-season|title=Hurricane Nana makes landfall in Belize, brings floods to Honduras; Omar to dissipate|website=foxnews.com|last2=Fedschun|first2=Travis|last1=Dean|first1=Janice|date=September 3, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=September 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914200407/https://www.foxnews.com/world/hurricane-nana-belize-honduras-flooding-tropical-storm-omar-dissipiate-atlantic-hurricane-season|url-status=live}}</ref> Hundreds of acres of banana and plantation crops were destroyed in Belize, where a peak wind speed of 61&nbsp;mph (98&nbsp;km/h) was reported at a weather station in [[Carrie Bow Cay]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Farms in southern Belize lose hundreds of acres to Hurricane Nana|url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2020/09/03/farms-in-southern-belize-lose-hundreds-of-acres-to-hurricane-nana/|publisher=[[Breaking Belize News|breakingbelizenews.com]]|date=September 3, 2020|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=September 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906180252/https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2020/09/03/farms-in-southern-belize-lose-hundreds-of-acres-to-hurricane-nana/|url-status=live}}</ref> Total economic losses in Belize exceeded $20&nbsp;million. Heavy amounts of precipitation also occurred in northern Guatemala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/7a8565fe6eb40f4cf3b99544fcbe1b13|title=Nana hits Belize, then dissipates over Guatemala|date=September 3, 2020|website=apnews.com|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=September 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904041014/https://apnews.com/7a8565fe6eb40f4cf3b99544fcbe1b13|url-status=live}}</ref>
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=== Hurricane Paulette ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Paulette 2020-09-14 1750Z.jpg
| Track=Paulette 2020 track.png
| Formed=September 7
| Dissipated=September 23
| 1-min winds=90
| Pressure=965
}}
{{Main|Hurricane Paulette}}
The NHC began to track a tropical wave located over Africa on August&nbsp;30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008301212&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 30, 2020|access-date=September 7, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913032442/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008301212&basin=atl&fdays=5|url-status=live}}</ref> The wave became better organized and formed an area of low pressure on September&nbsp;6, while midway between the west coast of Africa and the Leeward Islands, but convective activity remained disorganized.<ref name=8AM09062020>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009061131&basin=atl&fdays=2|title=Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 6, 2020|access-date=September 7, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913030519/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009061131&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009061728&basin=atl&fdays=2|title=Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 6, 2020|access-date=September 7, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913021431/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009061728&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> In the early hours of September&nbsp;7, the wave became more organized, and the NHC began issuing advisories for Tropical Depression Seventeen at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;7.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Seventeen Advisory Number 1|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 7, 2020|access-date=September 7, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913032250/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.001.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> At 15:00 UTC the same day, the NHC upgraded the system to Tropical Storm Paulette.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.discus.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Paulette Discussion Number 3|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 7, 2020|access-date=September 7, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913031658/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.discus.001.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The storm moved generally west-northwestward over the central tropical Atlantic as it gradually intensified. At 15:00 UTC on September 8, Paulette reached its first peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 65&nbsp;mph (100&nbsp;km/h) with a minimum central pressure of 995 [[mbar]] (29.39 [[inHg]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.007.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Paulette Advisory Number 7|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 8, 2020|access-date=September 9, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913022152/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.007.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Twelve hours later, an increase in wind shear weakened the storm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.discus.009.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Paulette Discussion Number 9|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 8, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref> On September&nbsp;11, despite a very harsh environment, Paulette began to re-intensify.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.fstadv.021.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Paulette Forecast Advisory Number 21|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121145/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.fstadv.021.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The shear later began to lessen, allowing Paulette to become more organized and begin to form an eye,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.discus.024.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Paulette Discussion Number 24|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 12, 2020|access-date=September 12, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121145/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.discus.024.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> becoming a hurricane at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;13.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.025.shtml?|title=Hurricane Paulette Advisory Number 25|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 13, 2020|access-date=September 13, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121146/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.025.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Dry air entrainment gave the storm a somewhat ragged appearance, but it continued to slowly strengthen as it approached [[Bermuda]] with its eye clearing out and its convection becoming more symmetric.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.discus.028.shtml?|title=Hurricane Paulette Discussion Number 28|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 13, 2020|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121146/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.discus.028.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Paulette then made a sharp turn to the north and made landfall in northeastern Bermuda at 09:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;14 with 90&nbsp;mph (150&nbsp;km/h) winds and a 973&nbsp;mb (28.74&nbsp;inHg) pressure.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.030.shtml?|title=Hurricane Paulette Advisory Number 30|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 14, 2020|access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref> The storm then strengthened into a Category&nbsp;2 hurricane as it accelerated northeast away from the island on September 14, reaching its peak intensify of 105&nbsp;mph (170&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 965&nbsp;mb (28.50&nbsp;inHg) later that day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.update.09141252.shtml?|title=Hurricane Paulette Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dave Roberts|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 14, 2020|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121147/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.update.09141252.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public_a.031.shtml?|title=Hurricane Paulette Intermediate Advisory Number 31A|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dave Roberts|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 14, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121152/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public_a.031.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> As Paulette accelerated northeastward, it began to start extratropical transition on September 15,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.036.shtml?|title=Hurricane Paulette Advisory Number 36|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dave Roberts|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121208/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.036.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> which it completed the next day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.039.shtml?|title=Hurricane Paulette Advisory Number 39|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dave Roberts|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref>

After about five days of slow southward movement, the extratropical cyclone began to redevelop a warm core and its wind field shrank considerably. By September 22, it had redeveloped tropical characteristics and the NHC resumed issuing advisories shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.fstadv.040.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Paulette Forecast/Advisory Number 40|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 21, 2020|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> It moved eastward over the next day, and became post-tropical for the second time in its lifespan early on September 23<ref>{{cite web|author=Brian Dunbar|date=September 23, 2020|title=NASA's Terra Satellite Confirms Paulette's Second Post-Tropical Transition|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/hurricanes/tag/paulette-2020/|work=Hurricane And Typhoon Updates|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref> and subsequently dissipated.

Trees and power lines were downed throughout Bermuda, leading to an island-wide power outage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Knocked down tress and power lines: Damage reported as Hurricane 'Paulette' makes rare landfall in Bermuda|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/knocked-down-tress-and-power-lines-damage-reported-as-hurricane-paulette-makes-rare-landfall-in-bermuda-887734.html|website=[[Deccan Herald|deccanherald.com]]|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 15, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121206/https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/knocked-down-tress-and-power-lines-damage-reported-as-hurricane-paulette-makes-rare-landfall-in-bermuda-887734.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Lavallette, New Jersey]], a 60-year-old man drowned while swimming after being caught in rough surf produced by Paulette.<ref name=WCAU>{{cite web|title=Man Drowns at Jersey Shore in Seas Churned by Off-Shore Hurricane|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/weather/stories-weather/man-drowns-jersey-shore/2533444/|website=[[WCAU|nbcphiladelphia.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref>
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=== Tropical Storm Rene ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Rene 2020-09-10 1530Z.jpg
| Track=Rene 2020 track.png
| Formed=September&nbsp;7
| Dissipated=September&nbsp;14
| 1-min winds=40
| Pressure=1001
}}
A tropical wave emerged into the Atlantic on September&nbsp;6. A well-defined low-pressure area already existed along the way, though convection initially remained limited. After a burst in deep convection the wave was designated as a tropical depression at 06:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;7 approximately {{convert|200|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} east of the easternmost islands of Cabo Verde. Convection consolidated and organized further, with banding developing later that day, while the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Rene about 12&nbsp;hours later. Moving west-northwestward for much of its duration, Rene made landfall on [[Boa Vista, Cabo Verde|Boa Vista Island]] around 00:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;8 with sustained winds of 40&nbsp;mph (65&nbsp;km/h). Dry air and only marginally warm seas caused convection to wane and Rene weakened to a tropical depression several hours later. After another burst in deep convection early on September&nbsp;9, the cyclone re-strengthened into a tropical storm. At 12:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;10, Rene peaked with sustained winds of 45&nbsp;mph (75&nbsp;km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of {{convert|1001|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}. Showers and thunderstorms decreased starting on the following day due to dry air and Rene weakened to a tropical depression on September&nbsp;12. Strong westerly shear caused further weakening, with Rene degenerating into a trough about {{convert|1035|mi|km|abbr=on}} northeast of the Leeward Islands. The remnants turned southwestward and dissipated a few days later.<ref name="rtcr">{{cite report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL182020_Rene.pdf|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Rene|author=John P. Cangialosi|date=January 7, 2021|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=January 12, 2021}}</ref>

A tropical storm warning was issued for the Cabo Verde Islands when advisories were first issued on the storm at 09:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;7.<ref name="rtcr"/> Rene produced gusty winds and heavy rains across the islands, but no serious damage was reported.<ref>{{cite news|author=Katie Sewell|title=Tropical Storm Rene path: Rene blasts Cabo Verde Islands as NHC forecast hurricane upgrade |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1332943/Tropical-Storm-Rene-path-spaghetti-models-Cabo-Verde-Islands-NHC-NOAA-hurricane |access-date=January 12, 2021|newspaper=Express|date=September 8, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=10 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910215731/https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1332943/Tropical-Storm-Rene-path-spaghetti-models-Cabo-Verde-Islands-NHC-NOAA-hurricane |url-status=live }}</ref> The warning was discontinued at 21:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;8.<ref name="rtcr"/>
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===Hurricane Sally===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Sally 2020-09-16 0400Z.jpg
| Track=Sally 2020 track.png
| Formed=September 11
| Dissipated=September 17
| 1-min winds=90
| Pressure=965
}}
{{Main|Hurricane Sally}}
On September&nbsp;10, the NHC began to monitor an area of disturbed weather over The Bahamas for possible development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009100235&basin=atl&fdays=2|title=Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 9, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121159/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009100235&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the next day, convection rapidly increased, became better organized, and formed a broad area of low-pressure on September&nbsp;11.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009111445&basin=atl&fdays=2|title=Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121210/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009111445&basin=atl&fdays=2|url-status=live}}</ref> At 21:00&nbsp;UTC, the system had organized enough to be designated as Tropical Depression Nineteen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Nineteen Public Advisory Number 1|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121214/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.public.001.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> At 06:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;12, the depression crossed the Florida coast just south of [[Miami]], with winds of 35&nbsp;mph (55&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 1007 mbar (29.74 inHg).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.public_a.002.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Nineteen Intermediate Advisory Number 2A|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 12, 2020|access-date=September 12, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121214/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.public_a.002.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly after moving into the Gulf of Mexico, the system strengthened into Tropical Storm Sally at 18:00 UTC the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.public_a.004.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Sally Intermediate Advisory Number 4A|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Richard Pasch|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 12, 2020|access-date=September 12, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121231/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.public_a.004.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Northwesterly shear caused by an upper-level low caused the system to have a sheared appearance, but it continued to strengthen as it gradually moved north-northwestward.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.discus.008.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Sally Discussion Number 8|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 13, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> Sally began to go through a period of rapid intensification around midday on September&nbsp;14. Its center reformed under a large burst of deep convection and it strengthened from a 65&nbsp;mph (105&nbsp;km/h) tropical storm to a 90&nbsp;mph (140&nbsp;km/h) Category&nbsp;1 hurricane in just one and a half hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.discus.012.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Sally Discussion Number 12|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 14, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.discus.013.shtml?|title=Hurricane Sally Discussion Number 13|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 14, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> It continued to gain strength and became a Category&nbsp;2&nbsp;hurricane later that evening.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.discus.014.shtml?|title=Hurricane Sally Discussion Number 14|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 14, 2020|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121215/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.discus.014.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> However, upwelling due to its slow movement as well increasing wind shear weakened Sally back down to Category&nbsp;1 strength early the next day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.public_a.015.shtml?|title=Hurricane Sally Intermediate Advisory Number 15A|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> It continued to steadily weaken as it moved extremely slowly northwest then north, although its pressure continued to fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.discus.017.shtml?|title=Hurricane Sally Discussion Number 17|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> However, as Sally approached the coast, its eye quickly became better defined and it abruptly began to re-intensify.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.update.09160057.shtml?|title=Hurricane Sally Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121231/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.update.09160057.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> By 05:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;15, it had become a Category&nbsp;2 hurricane again.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.update.09160057.shtml?|title=Hurricane Sally Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121215/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.update.09160454.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> At around 09:45&nbsp;UTC, the system made landfall at peak intensity near [[Gulf Shores, Alabama]] with winds of 105&nbsp;mph (165&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 965&nbsp;mbars (28.50&nbsp;inHg).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.update.09160956.shtml?|title=Hurricane Sally Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|author2=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> The storm rapidly weakened as it moved slowly inland, weakening to a Category&nbsp;1 hurricane at 13:00&nbsp;UTC<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.update.09161256.shtml?|title=Hurricane Sally Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> and to a tropical storm at 18:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.public_a.022.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Sally Intermediate Advisory Number 22A|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> It further weakened to a tropical depression at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;17,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.public.024.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Sally Public Advisory Number 24|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Richard Pasch|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> before degenerating into a remnant low at 15:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al19/al192020.public.026.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Sally Public Advisory Number 26|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Greg Carbin|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref>

A tropical storm watch was issued for the Miami metropolitan area when the storm first formed, while numerous watches and warnings were issued as Sally approached the U.S. Gulf Coast.<ref name=Sally2020TWC>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Sally Crawling Toward Gulf Coast With Potentially Historic and Life-Threatening Flooding |url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-09-15-hurricane-sally-forecast-louisiana-mississippi-alabama-florida|website=weather.com|access-date=September 16, 2020|publisher=The Weather Channel|archive-date=September 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915212516/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-09-15-hurricane-sally-forecast-louisiana-mississippi-alabama-florida|url-status=live}}</ref> Several coastline counties and parishes on the Gulf Coast were evacuated. In South Florida, heavy rain led to localized flash flooding,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Leibowitz|first1=Aaron|last2=Filosa|first2=Gwen|title=Tropical Storm Sally brings foot of rain to Florida Keys, several inches to Miami-Dade|date=September 13, 2020|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/article245700845.html|newspaper=Miami Herald|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> while the rest of peninsula saw continuous shower and thunderstorm activity due to asymmetric structure of Sally. The area between Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida took the brunt of the storm with widespread wind damage, storm surge and flooding, and over 2&nbsp;ft (61&nbsp;cm) of rainfall was recorded near [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/resurgent-sally-threatens-drenching-alabama-052919912.html|title=Hurricane Sally blasts ashore in Alabama with punishing rain|website=yahoo.com|publisher=Yahoo! News|last1=Reeves|first1=Jay|last2=Wang|first2=Angie|last3=Martin|first3=Jeff|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917034745/https://news.yahoo.com/resurgent-sally-threatens-drenching-alabama-052919912.html|url-status=live}}</ref> several tornadoes touched down in the region as well.<ref name=Sally2020TWC/> Ultimately, eight people were killed and damage estimates were at least $6.25 billion.<ref name="AonSeptember"/>
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===Hurricane Teddy===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Teddy 2020-09-17 2025Z.jpg
| Track=Teddy 2020 track.png
| Formed=September&nbsp;12
| Dissipated=September&nbsp;23
| 1-min winds=120
| Pressure=945
}}
{{Main|Hurricane Teddy}}
The NHC began to monitor a tropical wave over Africa early on September&nbsp;7.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009070233&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 7, 2020|access-date=September 12, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121219/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009070233&basin=atl&fdays=5|url-status=live}}</ref> By the afternoon of September&nbsp;12, the disturbance, then located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, had become better defined,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009122342&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 12, 2020|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> and at 21:00&nbsp;UTC that night, the NHC designated it as Tropical Depression Twenty.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Twenty Advisory Number 1|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 12, 2020|access-date=September 12, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121220/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public.001.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> After overcoming persistent northerly shear,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.discus.005.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Twenty Discussion Number 5|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 13, 2020|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> the system became better organized and strengthened into Tropical Storm Teddy at 09:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;14.<ref name="Tropical Storm TEDDY" /> The storm continued to intensify, with an eye beginning to form late on September&nbsp;15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.discus.013.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Teddy Discussion Number 13|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> Satellite data received shortly after 06:00&nbsp;UTC the following day indicated that Teddy had quickly intensified into an 85&nbsp;mph (140&nbsp;km/h) hurricane.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.update.09160610.shtml|title=Hurricane Teddy Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121223/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.update.09160610.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The storm continued to intensify, becoming a Category&nbsp;2 hurricane later that day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public.016.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Advisory Number 16|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> However, some slight westerly wind shear briefly halted intensification and briefly weakened the storm to a Category&nbsp;1 at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.discus.019.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Discussion Number 19|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> When the shear decreased, Teddy rapidly re-intensified into a major hurricane at 15:00&nbsp;UTC that day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public.021.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Advisory Number 21|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> Teddy further strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane six hours later, reaching its peak intensity of 140&nbsp;mph (220&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 945 [[mbar|mb]] (27.91 [[inHg]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public.022.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Advisory Number 22|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> Internal fluctuation and an [[eyewall replacement cycle]] caused the storm to weaken slightly to a Category&nbsp;3 hurricane at 09:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.discus.024.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Discussion Number 24|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> Soon after, Teddy briefly re-strengthened into a Category&nbsp;4 hurricane<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public.027.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Advisory Number 27|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Richard Pasch|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 19, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref> before another eyewall replacement cycle weakened it again to Category&nbsp;3 intensity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.discus.028.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Discussion Number 28|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 19, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref> On the morning of September&nbsp;20, the hurricane's internal structure deteriorated substantially, causing its eye to nearly dissipate,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.discus.032.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Discussion Number 32|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 20, 2020|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> and by 12:00&nbsp;UTC Teddy had weakened to Category&nbsp;2 intensity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public_a.032.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Intermediate Advisory Number 32A|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 20, 2020|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

While moving generally in a north-northeasterly direction across the central Atlantic, Teddy weakened to a Category&nbsp;1 hurricane during the afternoon of September&nbsp;21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public.037.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|title=Hurricane Teddy Advisory Number 37|date=September 21, 2020|publisher=National Hurricane Center Miami Florida|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> Later that day, the system began to merge with a mid-latitude trough;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.discus.038.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Discussion Number 38|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 21, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> the infusion of energy from the trough in combination with the warm waters of the Gulf Stream caused it to re-intensify to Category&nbsp;2 hurricane late that night.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.discus.039.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Discussion Number 39|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dave Roberts|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> As Teddy began to undergo an extratropical transition on September&nbsp;22, while moving toward Nova Scotia, its windfield expanded greatly, with hurricane-force winds extending outward up to 150&nbsp;mi (240&nbsp;km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extending outward up to 550&nbsp;mi (890&nbsp;km).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public_a.041.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Discussion Number 41A|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> Later that same day, the hurricane weakened to Category&nbsp;1 intensity,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public.042.shtml?|title=Hurricane Teddy Advisory Number 42|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> before becoming a strong post-tropical cyclone at around 00:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;23.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public_a.042.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Teddy Intermediate Advisory Number 42A|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref> The cyclone made landfall approximately 12&nbsp;hours later near [[Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia]] with maximum sustained winds near 65&nbsp;mph (100&nbsp;km/h).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public.045.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Teddy Intermediate Advisory Number 45|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 23, 2020|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> The storm then made landfall in [[Newfoundland]] as a weakening extratropical storm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.discus.046.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Teddy Discussion Number 46|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 23, 2020|access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>

Hurricane Teddy generated large ocean swells which spread along much of the U.S. Atlantic coast and from the northern Caribbean to Bermuda.<ref>{{cite news|title=Waves, Wind Lash Bermuda As Hurricane Teddy Spins East Of It|date= September 21, 2020|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/caribbean/20200921/waves-wind-lash-bermuda-hurricane-teddy-spins-east-it?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral|newspaper=[[The Gleaner]]|location=Kingston, Jamaica|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> Two people drowned in the waters off La Pocita in [[Loíza, Puerto Rico]] due to rip currents generated by these swells on September&nbsp;18,<ref name=Elnuevodia>{{Cite news|title=Tras muerte de una pareja en La Pocita de Piñones, exhortan a no visitar las playas|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/seguridad/notas/tras-muerte-de-una-pareja-en-la-pocita-de-pinones-exhortan-a-no-visitar-las-playas/#Echobox=1600480330|date=September 18, 2020|newspaper=[[El Nuevo Día]]|location=Guaynabo, Puerto Rico|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> as did a swimmer at [[Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey]] on September&nbsp;23.<ref name="Teddy_NJ">{{cite news|last=Sheldon|first=Chris|title=Swimmer dies after being pulled from ocean off Jersey Shore beach|date=September 25, 2020|url=https://www.nj.com/ocean/2020/09/swimmer-dies-after-being-pulled-from-ocean-off-jersey-shore-beach.html|website=nj.com|publisher=[[NJ Advance Media]]|access-date=September 28, 2020}}</ref>
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=== Tropical Storm Vicky ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Vicky 2020-09-14 Suomi NPP.jpg
| Track=Vicky Atlantic 2020 track.png
| Formed=September 14
| Dissipated=September 17
| 1-min winds=45
| Pressure=1000
}}
In the early hours of September&nbsp;11, a tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009111445&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121223/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009111445&basin=atl&fdays=5|url-status=live}}</ref> The disturbance steadily organized, and the NHC issued a special advisory to designate the system as Tropical Depression Twenty-One at 10:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al21/al212020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Twenty-One Special Advisory Number 1|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|author2=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 14, 2020|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121227/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al21/al212020.public.001.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Vicky five hours later based on scatterometer data.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al21/al212020.public.002.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Vicky Advisory Number 2|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dave Roberts|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 14, 2020|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121229/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al21/al212020.public.002.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite extremely strong shear partially caused by [[Hurricane Teddy]]'s [[Outflow (meteorology)|outflow]] removing all but a small convective cluster to the northeast of its center,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al21/al212020.discus.004.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Vicky Discussion Number 4|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Richard Pasch|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=2020-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121255/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al21/al212020.public.004.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Vicky intensified further, reaching its peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 50&nbsp;mph (85&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 1000 [[mbar]] (29.53 [[inHg]]) at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al21/al212020.public.004.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Vicky Advisory Number 4|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Richard Pasch|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121255/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al21/al212020.public.004.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Eventually, 50 knots of wind shear began to take its toll on Vicky, and its wind speed began to fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al21/al212020.discus.010.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Vicky Discussion Number 10|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Michael Brennan|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> It weakened into a tropical depression at 15:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;17,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al21/al212020.public.014.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Vicky Advisory Number 14|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> and degenerating into a remnant low six hours later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al21/al212020.public.015.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Vicky Advisory Number 15|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> The low continued westward producing weak disorganized convection<ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Weather Discussion|date=September 18, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWDAT/2020/TWDAT.202009182325.txt|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> before opening up into a trough late on September&nbsp;19<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Analysis|url=https://ftp.nhc.ncep.noaa.gov/tafb/surface_analysis/2020/09/tsfc_2020092018.pdf|website=ftp.nhc.ncep.noaa.gov|access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> and dissipating the next day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Analysis|url=https://ftp.nhc.ncep.noaa.gov/tafb/surface_analysis/2020/09/tsfc_2020092100.pdf|website=ftp.nhc.ncep.noaa.gov|access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref>

The tropical wave that spawned Tropical Storm Vicky produced flooding in the Cabo Verde Islands. The floods killed one person in [[Praia]] on September&nbsp;12.<ref name="floodlist.com">{{cite web|title=Cape Verde – Deadly Flash Floods in Praia|url=http://floodlist.com/africa/cape-verde-deadly-flash-floods-in-praia |date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=floodlist.com|archive-date=September 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121241/http://floodlist.com/africa/cape-verde-deadly-flash-floods-in-praia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Sally expected to bring historic flooding to Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Panhandle|last=Masters|first=Jeff|date=September 15, 2020|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/09/hurricane-sally-expected-to-bring-historic-flooding-to-mississippi-alabama-florida-panhandle/|access-date=September 16, 2020|work=Yale Climate Connections, Yale Center for Environmental Communication|location=New Haven, Connecticut|archive-date=September 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916000254/https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/09/hurricane-sally-expected-to-bring-historic-flooding-to-mississippi-alabama-florida-panhandle/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Beta===
<!--Beta formed before Wilfred and Alpha as Tropical Depression 22; do not switch the order.-->
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Beta 2020-09-20 1910Z.jpg
| Track=Beta 2020 track.png
| Formed=September&nbsp;17
| Dissipated=September&nbsp;23
| 1-min winds=50
| Pressure=994
}}
{{main|Tropical Storm Beta (2020)}}
On September&nbsp;10, the NHC began to monitor a trough of low pressure that had formed over the northeastern [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009101439&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 10, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916121218/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009101439&basin=atl&fdays=5|url-status=live}}</ref> Development of the system was not expected at the time due to strong upper-level winds produced by [[Hurricane Sally]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009141632&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 14, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> The disturbance nonetheless persisted, moving southwestward into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico where it began to organize as Sally moved away into the [[Southeastern United States]] early on September&nbsp;16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?basin=atl&fdays=5&current_issuance=202009160855|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> The next day, [[hurricane hunters]] found a closed circulation, and as thunderstorms persisted near the center, the NHC initiated advisories on Tropical Depression Twenty-Two at 23:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al22/al222020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Twenty-Two Special Advisory Number 1|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> At 21:00 UTC on September 18, the system strengthened into Tropical Storm Beta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al22/al222020.public.005.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Beta Public Advisory Number 5|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> Although affected by wind shear and dry air, the storm continued to intensify, reaching a peak intensity of 60&nbsp;mph (95&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 994 mbar|mb (29.36 inHg) at 15:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;19, with a brief mid-level eye feature visible on radar imagery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al22/al222020.public.008.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Beta Public Advisory Number 8|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 19, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Stacy Stewart|title=Tropical Storm Beta Discussion Number 13|date=September 20, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al22/al222020.discus.013.shtml|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> However, it became nearly stationary after turning westward over the Gulf of Mexico, causing upwelling and weakening the storm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al22/al222020.public.009.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Beta Public Advisory Number 9|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 19, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al22/al222020.discus.009.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Beta Discussion Number 9|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 19, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref> Beta continued to weaken, and made landfall on the [[Matagorda Peninsula]] in [[Texas]] at 04:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;22, with winds of 45&nbsp;mph (75&nbsp;km/h).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al22/al222020.update.09220401.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Beta Tropical Cyclone Update|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> Afterwards, Beta fell to tropical depression status at 15:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al22/al222020.public.020.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Beta Public Advisory Number 20|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy R. Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> It then became nearly stationary again before turning east, with the NHC issuing their final advisory and giving future advisory responsibilities to the [[Weather Prediction Center]] (WPC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al22/al222020.public.020.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Beta Public Advisory Number 20|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al22/al222020.public.021.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Beta Public Advisory Number 21|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> It transitioned to a remnant low at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;23.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al22/al222020.public.022.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cycline Beta Public Advisory Number 22|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Gregg Gallina|publisher=Weather Prediction Center|location=College Park, Maryland|date=September 23, 2020|access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>

Beta caused extensive flooding throughout much of the [[Greater Houston]] metropolitan area. [[Houston]] officials reported that over 100,000 gallons of domestic wastewater spilled at five locations in the city as a result; officials also reported that one man drowned in [[Brays Bayou]].<ref name=Fisherman>{{Cite web|last=Fedschun|first=Travis|date=September 23, 2020|title=Beta floods Houston as over 500K gallons of wastewater spill, body of missing fisherman found|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/tropical-storm-beta-houston-flooding-texas-floods-wastewater-tropical-depression-southeast-louisiana-weather-threat|access-date=September 23, 2020|website=foxnews.com}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Wilfred===
<!--Beta formed before Wilfred and Alpha as Tropical Depression 22; do not switch them.-->
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Wilfred 2020-09-18 1235Z.jpg
| Track=Wilfred 2020 track.png
| Formed=September 18
| Dissipated=September 21
| 1-min winds=35
| Pressure=1007
}}
On September&nbsp;13, the NHC began to monitor a tropical wave over [[West Africa]] for possible development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009130907&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 13, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> The wave subsequently emerged over the eastern Atlantic and began to slowly organize as it moved westward, and, though it had not yet obtained a well-defined low-level circulation (LLC), it was producing winds near tropical-storm-force by late September&nbsp;17.<ref name="David Zelinsky">{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009181031&basin=atl&fdays=2|title=Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> Later, at 15:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;18, an LLC was found and, as the system already had gale-force winds, was designated Tropical Storm Wilfred.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al23/al232020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Wilfred Public Advisory Number 1|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> Located at a relatively low latitude, Wilfred remained weak and changed little in appearance due to wind shear and unfavorable conditions caused by the [[Outflow (meteorology)|outflow]] of the nearby [[Hurricane Teddy|Hurricane Teddy.]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=David Zelinsky|date=September 20, 2020|title=Tropical Storm Wilfred Forecast Discussion Number 8|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al23/al232020.discus.008.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> As a result, Wilfred failed to strengthen further, subsequently weakening to a tropical depression at 15:00 UTC on September 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al23/al232020.discus.009.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Wilfred Discussion Number 9|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Christopher Landsea|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 20, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref> Soon, Wilfred's convection became more linear and may have possibly be forced by the upper-level trough.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression WILFRED|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al23/al232020.discus.010.shtml?|access-date=2021-01-24|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Wilfred eventually degenerated into a trough at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al23/al232020.public.011.shtml?|title=Remnants Of Wilfred Advisory Number 11|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 20, 2020|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>
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===Subtropical Storm Alpha===
<!--Beta formed before Wilfred and Alpha as Tropical Depression 22; do not switch them.-->
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Alpha 2020-09-18 1410Z.jpg
| Track=Alpha 2020 track.png
| Formed=September 18
| Dissipated=September 19
| 1-min winds=45
| Pressure=996
| Type=subtropical
}}
{{main|Subtropical Storm Alpha (2020)}}
At 06:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;15, the NHC, together with [[Météo-France|Météo France]], began tracking a non-tropical low pressure area north of 45°N, a few hundred miles north of the Azores.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009150900&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> It was given a low chance of development as it moved southeast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009150900&basin=atl&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> Over the next few days, it organized while the extratropical system surrounding it gradually weakened, although its proximity and fast movement towards the coast caused the NHC to lower its odds of development.<ref name="David Zelinsky"/> Early on September&nbsp;18, the system started to rapidly become better defined and the NHC designated it as Subtropical Storm Alpha at 16:30&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al24/al242020.public.001.shtml?|title=Subtropical Storm Alpha Public Advisory Number 1|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> Alpha made landfall just north of [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]], at 18:30&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al24/al242020.discus.002.shtml?|title=Subtropical Storm Alpha Discussion Number 2|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> After landfall, the storm rapidly weakened, becoming a remnant low over the district of [[Viseu]] in Portugal at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al24/al242020.public.003.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Alpha Public Advisory Number 3|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dave Roberts|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 19, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref>

In preparation for Alpha on September&nbsp;18, orange warnings were raised for high wind and heavy rain in [[Coimbra District]] and [[Leiria District]] of Portugal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ciclone Alpha: Aviso laranja por agravamento de mau tempo hoje no distrito de Coimbra {{!}} Notícias de Coimbra|url=https://www.noticiasdecoimbra.pt/ciclone-alpha-aviso-laranja-por-agravamento-de-mau-tempo-hoje-no-distrito-de-coimbra/|access-date=18 September 2020|website=noticiasdecoimbra.pt}}</ref> Alpha and its associated low produced extensive wind damage, spawned at least two tornadoes, and caused extreme street flooding.<ref name="Alpha:0">{{Cite web|title=Tornados em Beja e Palmela ocorreram devido a supercélulas. Fim de semana chega com a tempestade subtropical Alpha|url=https://observador.pt/2020/09/18/tempestade-provoca-queda-de-mais-de-100-arvores-e-danos-materiais-em-beja/|website=Observador}}</ref><ref name="Alpha:1">{{Cite web|date=18 September 2020|title=Los estragos del temporal: Una mujer muere en Cáceres al caer un tejado y un tren descarrila en Madrid|url=https://www.telecinco.es/informativos/sociedad/mujer-muere-temporal-caceres_18_3013245010.html|access-date=18 September 2020|website=telecinco|language=es-ES}}</ref> In [[Spain]], the front associated with Alpha caused a train to derail in [[Madrid]] (no one was seriously injured), while lightning storms on [[Ons Island]] caused a forest fire. A woman died in [[Calzadilla]] after a roof collapsed.<ref name="Alpha:1"/> 
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===Tropical Storm Gamma===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Gamma 2020-10-03 1810Z.jpg
| Track=Gamma 2020 track.png
| Formed=October 2
| Dissipated=October 6
| 1-min winds=60
| Pressure=980
}}
{{main|Tropical Storm Gamma (2020)}}
The NHC initiated advisories on Tropical Depression Twenty-Five at 15:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al25/al252020.discus.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Twenty-Five Discussion Number 1|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=October 2, 2020|access-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref> Eight hours later, the depression developed into Tropical Storm Gamma, while located off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al25/al252020.public_a.002.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Gamma Intermediate Advisory Number 2A|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=October 2, 2020|access-date=October 3, 2020}}</ref> Gamma began to quickly intensify after formation, almost reaching hurricane strength at 15:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;3.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al25/al252020.public.005.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Gamma Advisory Number 5|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author1=Richard Pasch|author2=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=October 3, 2020|access-date=October 3, 2020}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, at around 16:45&nbsp;UTC, Gamma made landfall near Tulum, Quintana Roo, at peak strength with winds of 70&nbsp;mph (110&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 980&nbsp;mb.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Richard Pasch|title=Tropical Storm Gamma Tropical Cyclone Update|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al25/al252020.update.10031658.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|date=October 3, 2020|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref> Gamma weakened some as it passed over the northern Yucatán,<ref>{{Cite web|author=John Cangialosi|title=Tropical Storm Gamma Discussion Number 7|date=October 3, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al25/al252020.discus.007.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref> then emerged over the southern Gulf of Mexico early on October&nbsp;4, with maximum sustained winds of 50&nbsp;mph (95&nbsp;km/h).<ref>{{Cite web|author=Stacy Stewart|title=Tropical Storm Gamma Intermediate Advisory Number 7A|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al25/al252020.public_a.007.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> Gamma re-intensified slightly after moving back over water, but stalled during the afternoon,<ref>{{cite web|author=Dave Roberts|title=Tropical Storm Gamma Advisory Number 10|date=October 4, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al25/al252020.public.010.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> before increased wind shear left the center exposed,<ref>{{cite web|author=Stacy Stewart|title=Tropical Storm Gamma Discussion Number 12|date=October 5, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al25/al252020.discus.012.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> causing it to weaken to a tropical depression by 21:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;5.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dave Roberts|title=Tropical Depression Gamma Advisory Number 14|date=October 5, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al25/al252020.public.014.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> The storm became post tropical six hours later just 85 miles north of the Yucatán Peninsula as it failed to redevelop any central convection.<ref>{{cite web|author=David Zelinsky|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Gamma Advisory Number 15|date=October 5, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al25/al252020.public.015.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref>

Numerous tropical cyclone watches and warnings were issued for parts of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico following the formation of Gamma and thousands of people were evacuated. Gamma produced strong winds, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, landslides, and mudslides in the region. At least seven fatalities have been confirmed.<ref name="Univision">{{cite web|title=Desalojos masivos de hoteles y alerta roja en México ante la proximidad del huracán Delta, ahora de categoría 3|url=https://www.univision.com/noticias/meteorologia/desalojos-masivos-de-hoteles-y-alerta-roja-en-mexico-ante-la-proximidad-del-huracan-delta-ahora-de-categoria-3|publisher=[[Univision]]|date=October 6, 2020|access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
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===Hurricane Delta===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image= Delta 2020-10-08 1920Z.jpg
| Track=Delta 2020 track.png
| Formed=October 5
| Dissipated=October 10
| 1-min winds=125
| Pressure=953
}}
{{Main|Hurricane Delta}}
On October&nbsp;1, the NHC began to monitor a tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles for potential development.<ref>{{cite web|author=Stacy Stewart|title=Tropical Weather Outlook|date=September 30, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202010010003&basin=atlc&fdays=2|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> Later, at 21:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;4, the system was classified as Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Six.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dan Brown|title=Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Six Advisory Number 1|date=October 4, 2020|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.public.001.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> By 03:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;5, it had become sufficiently organized to be labeled a tropical depression.<ref>{{cite web|author=John Cangialosi|title=Tropical Depression Twenty-Six Discussion Number 2|date=October 4, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.discus.002.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> The system continued to gain strength and at 12:00&nbsp;UTC it was designated Tropical Storm Delta, while located roughly {{convert|100|mi|abbr=on}} south of Jamaica.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dan Brown|title=Tropical Storm Delta Intermediate Advisory Number 3A|date=October 5, 2020|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.public_a.003.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Flores|first=Jessica|title=Hurricane Delta? New tropical storm is 'strengthening' and could make landfall in Gulf Coast this week, forecasters say|date=October 5, 2020|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/04/hurricane-center-delta-potential-tropical-cyclone-atlantic-season/3619602001/|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> Delta soon began to rapidly intensify, attaining hurricane strength 12 hours later.<ref>{{cite news|last=Samenow|first=Jason|title=Delta rapidly intensifies to hurricane, forecast to reach Category 3 on path to Gulf Coast|date=October 5, 2020|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/10/05/tropical-storm-delta-gulf-coast/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> By 15:20&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;6, a [[Hurricane Hunters]] reconnaissance aircraft found that the system had continued to rapidly intensify into a Category&nbsp;4 major hurricane with maximum sustained winds near {{convert|130|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Cat4Up">{{cite web|author=Dan Brown|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.update.10061519.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|title=Hurricane Delta Tropical Cyclone Update|date=October 6, 2020|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref> Delta's breakneck rate of intensification was due to a combination of extremely warm ocean water temperatures, low wind shear and sufficiently moist air aloft.<ref name=potentdelta>{{cite web|author=<!--weather.com meteorologists; no by-line.-->|title=Hurricane Delta a 'Potentially Catastrophic' Strike on Cancún, Then a U.S. Gulf Coast Danger Beginning Friday Night|date=October 6, 2020|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-10-06-hurricane-delta-forecast-caribbean-united-states-projected-path|website=weather.com|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref> After attaining maximum sustained winds of 145&nbsp;mph (230&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 956&nbsp;mb (28.23&nbsp;inHg),<ref>{{cite web|author=Dan Brown|title=Hurricane Delta Advisory Number 9|date=October 6, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.public.009.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref> Delta weakened early on October&nbsp;7 due to a slight increase in mid-level wind shear, which inhibited upper-level outflow from the storm and disrupted its small core.<ref name="Cat4Up"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Pasch|title=Hurricane Delta Advisory Number 10|date=October 6, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.discus.010.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref> Later that day, around 10:30&nbsp;UTC, it made landfall near [[Puerto Morelos]], Quintana Roo as a Category&nbsp;2 hurricane with wind speeds of 110&nbsp;mph (175&nbsp;km/h).<ref>{{cite web|author=Dan Brown|title=Hurricane Delta Tropical Cyclone Update...Corrected|date=October 7, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.update.10071054.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref> Delta spent several hours over land before emerging off the coast of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]] and into the Gulf of Mexico north of [[Dzilam de Bravo Municipality|Dzilam de Bravo, Yucatán]],<ref name=Delta10072020NYT>{{cite news|last=Semple|first=Kirk|title=Hurricane Delta Moves Into Gulf After Striking, but Mostly Sparing, Mexico|date=October 7, 2020|orig-year=Updated October 9, 2020|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/world/americas/hurricane-delta-forecast.html|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> as a Category&nbsp;1 hurricane around 21:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dan Brown|title=Hurricane Delta Discussion Number 13|date=October 7, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.discus.013.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> It regained Category&nbsp;2 status early on October&nbsp;8,<ref>{{cite web|author=John Cangialosi|title=Hurricane Delta Advisory Number 14A|date=October 8, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.public_a.014.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> and strengthened back into a major hurricane later that day.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jack Beven|title=Hurricane Delta Advisory Number 17|date=October 8, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.public.017.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref> At 09:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;9, Delta reached its lowest central pressure of 953&nbsp;mb (28.14&nbsp;inHg) and secondary peak sustained winds of 120&nbsp;mph (195&nbsp;km/h).<ref>{{cite web|author=John Cangialosi|title=Hurricane Delta Advisory Number 19|date=October 9, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.public.019.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> Delta weakened on October&nbsp;9 to category&nbsp;2 strength as it moved toward the southwestern Louisiana coast,<ref>{{cite web|author=Jack Beven|title=Hurricane Delta Discussion Number 20A|date=October 9, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.public_a.020.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> and made landfall near [[Creole, Louisiana]] with winds of 100&nbsp;mph (155&nbsp;km/h) at 23:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dan Brown|title=Hurricane Delta Tropical Cyclone Update|date=October 9, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.update.10092259.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> By 06:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;10, Delta had weakened to a tropical storm,<ref>{{cite web|author1=John Cangialosi|author2=David Zelinsky|title=Tropical Storm Delta Intermediate Advisory Number 22A|date=October 10, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.public_a.022.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref> and by 15:00&nbsp;UTC to a tropical depression.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jack Beven|title=Tropical Depression Delta Advisory Number 24|date=October 10, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.public.024.shtml? |website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 11, 2020}}</ref> It became post-tropical six hours later while located about 80&nbsp;mi (130&nbsp;km) west-southwest of [[Tupelo, Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite web|author=David Roth|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Delta Advisory Number 25|date=October 10, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al26/al262020.public.025.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=Weather Prediction Center|location=College Park, Maryland|access-date=October 11, 2020}}</ref>

As Delta was nearing landfall in Quintana Roo, Mexican president [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] announced on October&nbsp;6 the activation of the [[Plan DN-III-E|DN-III emergency plan]] and the mobilization of 5,000 soldiers of the [[Mexican Armed Forces]] to help with the evacuation of sheltering people in the region.<ref name="Gamma">{{cite news|publisher=[[Univision]]|title=Desalojos masivos de hoteles y alerta roja en México ante la proximidad del huracán Delta, ahora de categoría 3|url=https://www.univision.com/noticias/meteorologia/desalojos-masivos-de-hoteles-y-alerta-roja-en-mexico-ante-la-proximidad-del-huracan-delta-ahora-de-categoria-3|language=es|date=October 6, 2020|access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries, but there were numerous reports of fallen trees and damage to the region's electrical grids.<ref name=Delta10072020NYT/> As Delta moved into the northern Gulf of Mexico, widespread watches and warnings were issued along the U.S. Gulf Coast.<ref name=YCC10082020>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Delta has western Louisiana in its crosshairs|last=Masters|first=Jeff|date=October 8, 2020|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/10/hurricane-delta-has-western-louisiana-in-its-crosshairs/|website=yaleclimateconnections.org|publisher= Yale Climate Connections, Yale Center for Environmental Communication|location=New Haven, Connecticut|access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> [[state of emergency|States of emergency]] were declared in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama and numerous coastal, low-lying, and flood prone areas were evacuated.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brackett|first1=Ron|last2=Childs|first2=Jan Wesner|title=Hurricane Delta: Visitors Ordered to Leave Alabama Barrier Islands; Storm-Weary Louisiana Braces for Hit|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-10-06-hurricane-delta-preparations-louisiana-florida-mississippi-alabama|access-date=October 6, 2020|publisher=The Weather Channel|date=October 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007032242/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-10-06-hurricane-delta-preparations-louisiana-florida-mississippi-alabama|archive-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=<!--WLOX Staff; no by-line.-->|title=Gov. Reeves declares State of Emergency for Hurricane Delta|date=October 7, 2020|url=https://www.wlox.com/2020/10/07/gov-reeves-declares-state-emergency-hurricane-delta/|website=wlox.com|publisher=[[WLOX]]|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gov. Edwards Declares State of Emergency in Advance of Hurricane Delta|date=October 6, 2020|url=https://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/2722|website=gov.louisiana.gov|publisher=Office of the Governor, State of Louisiana|access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> The hurricane and its remnants produced heavy rain, strong winds, storm surge, and tornadoes across much of the Southeastern United States.<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--weather.com meteorologists; no by-line.-->|title=Hurricane Delta Brought Significant Storm Surge, Heavy Rainfall and Strong Winds to Parts of Louisiana, Texas (RECAP)|date=October 12, 2020|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-10-10-tropical-storm-delta-south-east-heavy-rain-tornadoes|website=weather.com|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> Altogether, there were six storm-related fatalities, two each in: Yucatán, Louisiana and Florida.<ref name="Novedades Yucatan">{{cite web|title=Yucatán: Abuelito muere al asegurar su casa por paso de huracán Delta en Tizimín|url=https://sipse.com/novedades-yucatan/noticias-noticias-de-hoy-yucatan-muerto-lesionado-huracan-delta-tizimin-arbol-costillas-policia-380778.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter|publisher=Novedades Yucatan|date=October 7, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref><ref name="sipse.com">{{cite web|title=Mérida: Inundaciones en Fracc Las Américas provocan que mujer muera electrocutada|url=https://sipse.com/novedades-yucatan/mujer-electrocutada-fraccionamiento-americas-inundaciones-merida-lluvias-delta-yucatan-380835.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter|publisher=Novedades Yucatan|date=October 8, 2020|access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name="WXXV">{{cite web|title=2 drown in rip currents in Northwest Florida over weekend|url=https://www.wxxv25.com/2020/10/12/2-drownings-due-to-rip-currents-in-northwest-florida-over-weekend/|website=wxxv25.com|publisher=[[WXXV-TV]]|location=Gulfport, Mississippi|date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name="kalb.com">{{cite web|title=Louisiana Department of Health verifies two Hurricane Delta-related deaths|url=https://www.kalb.com/2020/10/11/louisiana-department-of-health-verifies-two-hurricane-delta-related-deaths/|website=kalb.com|date=October 11, 2020|publisher=[[KALB-TV]]|location=Alexandria, Louisiana|access-date=October 11, 2020}}</ref>
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===Hurricane Epsilon===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Epsilon 2020-10-21 2000Z.png
| Track=Epsilon 2020 track.png
| Formed=October 19
| Dissipated=October 26
| 1-min winds=100
| Pressure=951
}} 
The NHC started monitoring a non-tropical low late on October&nbsp;15. It slowly organized and gained convection as it meandered southeast of [[Bermuda]]. Early on October&nbsp;19, the NHC issued a special advisory on the system as it became more well-defined, dubbing it Tropical Depression Twenty-Seven as it became nearly stationary.<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel Brown|title=Tropical Depression Twenty-Seven Special Advisory Number 1|date=October 19, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.public.001.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref> Three hours later, the system strengthened into Tropical Storm Epsilon,<ref name="Epsilon2020YCEC" /> and then gradually intensified the following day as it completed a small counter-clockwise loop.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Brad Reinhart|author2=Daniel Brown|date=October 20, 2020|title=Tropical Storm Epsilon Discussion Number 6|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.discus.006.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> An [[Eye (cyclone)|eye]] soon became apparent on infrared satellite images, and Epsilon strengthened into a hurricane at 03:00 UTC on October 21.<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Pasch|title=Hurricane Epsilon Discussion Number 8|date=October 20, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.public.008.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> At 21:00 UTC that day, a [[Hurricane hunter|NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft]] reported that the storm had rapidly strengthened to a Category&nbsp;3 hurricane, becoming the fourth major hurricane of the season. Epsilon reached its peak intensity of 115&nbsp;mph (185&nbsp;km/h) and pressure of 951 mbar (28.08&nbsp;inHg) three hours later.<ref>{{cite web|author=Eric Blake|title=Hurricane Epsilon Advisory Number 12|date=October 21, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.public.012.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Pasch|title=Hurricane Epsilon Intermediate Advisory Number 12A|date=October 21, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.public_a.012.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> Its unusual [[rapid intensification]] over cool sea surface temperatures and moderate wind shear was unprecedented by forecasters and was also the farthest east any tropical cyclone had rapidly intensified this late in the [[Atlantic hurricane season]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Brad Reinhart|author2=Daniel Brown|date=October 21, 2020|title=Hurricane Epsilon Discussion Number 12|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.discus.012.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cappucci|first=Matthew|date=October 21, 2020|title=Epsilon shatters records as it rapidly intensifies into major hurricane near Bermuda|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/10/21/hurricane-epsilon-bermuda-record/|access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> By 09:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;22 the storm started to weaken with the eye becoming increasingly cloud-filled, and Epsilon was downgraded to a Category&nbsp;2 hurricane.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Robbie Berg|title=Hurricane Epsilon Discussion Number 14|date=October 22, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.discus.014.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center Miami Florida|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref> The eye began to re-emerge later in the day though reconnaissance aircraft found the storm had weakened to a Category&nbsp;1 hurricane at 15:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Eric Blake|author2=Philippe Papin|title=Hurricane Epsilon Forecast Discussion Number 15|date=October 22, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.discus.015.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref> That night, Epsilon made its closest advance toward Bermuda, passing about {{convert|190|mi|abbr=on}} to its east.<ref name=YCEC10232020>{{cite web|last=Masters|first=Jeff|title=Disturbance in the western Caribbean likely to become Tropical Storm Zeta|date=October 23, 2020|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/10/disturbance-in-the-western-caribbean-likely-to-become-tropical-storm-zeta/|publisher=Yale Center for Environmental Communication, Yale School of the Environment|location=New Haven, Connecticut|access-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref> Epsilon continued to weaken very slowly as it moved northward toward the north extent of the [[Gulf Stream]] and encountered colder sea surface temperatures. By the morning of October&nbsp;25, its wind field was beginning to grow again as the hurricane began its extratropical transition; although it continued to produce inner-core convection.<ref>{{cite web|author=David Zelinsky|title=Hurricane Epsilon Discussion Number 26|date=October 25, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.discus.026.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami,Florida|access-date=October 25, 2020}}</ref> Epsilon dropped below hurricane intensity at 21:00&nbsp;UTC that evening,<ref>{{cite web|author=Andrew Latto|title=Tropical Storm Epsilon Advisory Number 28|date=October 25, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.public.028.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 25, 2020}}</ref> and completed its post-tropical transition by 03:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;26.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.public.029.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Epsilon Advisory Number 29|author1=Brad Reinhart|author2=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|date=October 26, 2020|access-date=October 26, 2020}}</ref> The remnants of Epsilon were later absorbed into a deep extratropical area of low pressure southwest of [[Iceland]].<ref name=GreaterManchester>{{cite news|title=What the Met Office say about Hurricane Epsilon hitting this week|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/what-met-office-say-hurricane-19178060|last=Day|first=Rebecca|date=October 28, 2020|newspaper=[[Manchester Evening News]]|location=Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England|access-date=October 28, 2020}}</ref> The trailing weather fronts associated with this low produced waves up to {{convert|98|ft|abbr=on}} on the coast of [[Ireland]] on October&nbsp;28.<ref>{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Angie|title=Hurricane Epsilon sends huge waves to NI coastline|date=October 29, 2020|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-54735772|website=www.bbc.com|publisher=BBC News|access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref> In advance, [[Met Éireann]] issued yellow warnings for wind for the counties of [[County Cork|Cork]], [[County Wexford|Wexford]], and [[County Waterford|Waterford]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/hurricaneepsilon-meteireann-weekendweather-ireland-dublin-19158654|title=Hurricane Epsilon Ireland: Met Eireann pinpoints when beast will cause hell in Dublin as weather warnings issued|author=Darragh Barry|publisher=Dublin Live|website=dublinlive.ie|date=October 24, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref> and the [[Met Office]] issued the same for parts of [[Wales]] and [[North West England]].<ref name=GreaterManchester/>

The hurricane's large wind field prompted the issuance of a tropical storm watch for Bermuda at 15:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;20,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Epsilon Advisory Number 6|author1=Brad Reinhart|author2=Daniel Brown|date=October 20, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.public.006.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> which was later upgraded to a warning 24&nbsp;hours later.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Epsilon Advisory Number 10|author1=Brad Reinhart|author2=Daniel Brown|date=October 21, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.public.010.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> Although the Bermuda Weather Service anticipated that hurricane-force winds would not impact the island,<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)|The Royal Gazette]]|location=Hamilton, Bermuda|last=Bell|first=Jonathan|url=https://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20201021/epsilon-likely-to-pass-as-winter-gale/|title=Epsilon likely to pass as 'winter gale'|date=October 22, 2020|access-date=October 28, 2020}}</ref> the [[Government of Bermuda]] warned residents to prepare for [[power outage]]s and to check their emergency supplies.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)|The Royal Gazette]]|location=Hamilton, Bermuda|last=Hall|first=Duncan|url=https://www.royalgazette.com/weather/news/article/20201020/epsilon-could-be-hurricane-as-it-passes/|title=Epsilon Reaches Hurricane Strength|date=October 21, 2020|access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> Additionally, ''Dangerous Surf Advisory'' signs were posted at south shore beaches.<ref name=NYT10222020>{{cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=Derrick Bryson|last2=Diaz|first2=Johnny|title=Hurricane Epsilon Swerves by Bermuda After a 'Wobbly' Northwest Turn|date=October 22, 2020|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/world/americas/hurricane-epsilon.html?|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=October 27, 2020}}</ref> Rainfall on the island as the storm passed by amounted to less than an inch; winds at [[L.F. Wade International Airport|Bermuda's airport]] gusted near tropical storm-force, with a peak wind gust of {{convert|38|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref name=YCEC10232020/> The hurricane also generated large sea swells from Bermuda to the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles and the Leeward Islands.<ref name=NYT10222020/> As Epsilon began moving away from Bermuda on October&nbsp;23, the tropical storm warning was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Pasch|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al27/al272020.public.017.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|title=Hurricane Epsilon Advisory Number 17|date=October 22, 2020|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref>

===Hurricane Zeta===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Zeta 2020-10-28 1855Z.jpg
| Track=Zeta 2020 track.png
| Formed=October 24
| Dissipated=October 29
| 1-min winds=95 <!--Do not change to 100 kt unless NHC themselves upgrades Zeta. F13 is not a reliable source per WP:F13-->
| Pressure=970
}}
{{main|Hurricane Zeta}}
On 21:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;24, a system had organized enough to be designated as Tropical Depression Twenty-Eight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.public.001.shtml|website=nhc.noaa.gov|title=Tropical Depression Twenty-Eight Advisory Number 1|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=October 24, 2020|access-date=October 24, 2020|location=Miami, Florida}}</ref> At 06:00&nbsp;UTC the following morning, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Zeta,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Zeta Intermediate Advisory Number 2A|date=October 25, 2020|author=Stacy Stewart|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.public_a.002.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 25, 2020}}</ref> Despite experiencing some north-northwestwardly shear,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pasch|first=Richard|date=October 26, 2020|title=Tropical Storm Zeta Discussion Number 8|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.discus.008.shtml?|access-date=October 30, 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida}}</ref> Zeta steadily intensified, and reached hurricane strength by 19:20&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;26.<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Michael Brennan|author2=Richard Pasch|date=October 26, 2020|title=Hurricane Zeta Tropical Cyclone Update|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.update.10261909.shtml|access-date=October 30, 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida}}</ref> It made landfall north of [[Tulum, Quintana Roo]] at 04:00&nbsp;UTC the next day with winds of 80&nbsp;mph (130&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 977&nbsp;mbars (28.85&nbsp;inHg).<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane Zeta Tropical Cyclone Update|author1=Dan Brown|author2=Stacy Stewart|date=October 26, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.update.10270413.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=October 27, 2020}}</ref> The hurricane weakened to a tropical storm while inland at 09:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Zeta Advisory Number 11|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.public.011.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=October 27, 2020|author=Dan Brown|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 27, 2020}}</ref> Dry air wrapped around the northern half of Zeta's circulation as it moved off shore into the Gulf of Mexico, leaving the center partially exposed,<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Pasch|date=October 27, 2020|title=Tropical Storm Zeta Discussion Number 13|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.discus.013.shtml?|access-date=October 28, 2020|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> though it becoming better organized late on October&nbsp;27, with a ragged eye feature and deep convection and visible.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Zeta Discussion Number 14|date=October 27, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.discus.014.shtml? |website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=October 28, 2020}}</ref> At 06:00&nbsp;UTC, Zeta became a hurricane again as it began another [[rapid intensification]] phase.<ref>{{cite web|author=Eric Blake|title= Hurricane Zeta Intermediate Advisory Number 14A|date=October 28, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.public_a.014.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 28, 2020}}</ref> Zeta continued to strengthen until it reached its peak intensity of 110&nbsp;mph (175&nbsp;km/h) and a minimum pressure of {{convert|970|mbar|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=4|lk=on|comma=off}} as it made landfall in [[Cocodrie, Louisiana]] at 21:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web |author=Richard Pasch |title=Hurricane Zeta Advisory Number 17 |date=October 28, 2020 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.public.017.shtml? |website=nhc.noaa.gov |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami, Florida |access-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref> Zeta steadily weakened after landfall, falling to tropical storm status over central [[Alabama]] at 06:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;29,<ref>{{cite web|author=John Cangialosi|title=Tropical Storm Zeta Intermediate Advisory Number 18A |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.public_a.018.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location= Miami, Florida|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref> before transitioning into a [[post-tropical cyclone]] over central [[Virginia]] 12&nbsp;hours later.<ref>{{cite web|author=Robbie Berg|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Zeta Intermediate Advisory Number 20A...Corrected|date=October 29, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.public_a.020.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Centerf|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref> The remnants of Zeta then moved quickly out over the Atlantic.<ref>{{cite web|author=Robbie Berg|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Zeta Advisory Number 21|date=October 29, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al28/al282020.public.021.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref>

Heavy rain in [[Jamaica]] caused a landslide that killed two persons.<ref name=CNW102620>{{cite web|title=Jamaica Impacted by Days of Severe Weather from Tropical Storm Zeta|date=October 26, 2020|url=https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/caribbean-breaking-news-featured/jamaica-impacted-by-days-of-severe-weather-from-tropical-storm-zeta/|website=caribbeannationalweekly.com|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref> Strong winds and rain caused flooding and damaged infrastructure in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hurricane Zeta downs trees, power lines as it crosses Yucatan Peninsula|date=October 27, 2020|url=https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/hurricane-zeta-downs-trees-power-lines-as-it-crosses-yucatan-peninsula/2020.html|newspaper=Riviera Maya News|location=[[Riviera Maya]], Quintana Roo|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref> There were six storm related deaths in the United States: Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi each had one death; three people were killed in Georgia.<ref name=deathsUSA6Zeta>{{cite news|date=October 29, 2020|last1=Helsel|first1=Phil|last2=Fitzsimons|first2=Tim|title=6 dead, thousands without power after Zeta lashes Southern states|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-dead-millions-without-power-after-zeta-sweeps-southern-states-n1245235|publisher=[[NBC News]]|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref> Zeta flooded city streets and knocked out power to more than 2.6 million homes and businesses across the [[Southeastern United States]]; it also disrupted [[2020 United States elections|2020 election]] [[early voting]] in several states.<ref>{{cite web|title=6 dead, millions powerless as Zeta roars across southern, eastern US|last=Rice|first=Doyle|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/29/zeta-damage-deaths-power-outages-south/6072425002/|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=October 29, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref> As the remnants of Zeta moved off shore from the continental U.S., it left behind accumulating snow across parts of [[New England]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Day|first=Cindy|title=WEATHER U: The science behind the snowicane|date=November 2, 2020|url=https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/weather/weather-university/weather-u-the-science-behind-the-snowicane-516066/|newspaper=[[The Chronicle Herald]]|location=Halifax, Nova Scotia|access-date=November 30, 2020}}</ref>
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===Hurricane Eta===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Eta 2020-11-03 0355Z.jpg
| Track=Eta 2020 track.png
| Formed=October 31
| Dissipated=November 13
| 1-min winds=130
| Pressure=923
}}
{{main|Hurricane Eta}}
Tropical Depression Twenty-Nine formed at 21:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;31,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.discus.001.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|title=Tropical Depression Twenty-Nine Discussion Number 1|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=October 31, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020|location=Miami, Florida}}</ref> and then Tropical Storm Eta at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on November 1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.discus.002.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|title=Tropical Storm Eta Discussion Number 2|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 1, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020|location=Miami, Florida}}</ref> Eta quickly strengthened, reaching hurricane strength by 09:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;2.<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Pasch|title=Hurricane Eta Advisory Number 7|date=November 2, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.007.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 2, 2020}}</ref> Eta's rapid intensification continued through that day, and by 21:00&nbsp;UTC it had grown into a Category&nbsp;4 hurricane.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane Eta Advisory Number 9|author1=Dan Brown|author2=Robbie Berg|date=November 2, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.009.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 2, 2020}}</ref> Eta reached its peak intensity of 150&nbsp;mph (240&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 923&nbsp;mbar (27.26&nbsp;inHg) at 06:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;3.<ref name="Eta10A">{{cite web|author=Richard Pasch|title=Hurricane Eta Intermediate Advisory Number 10A|date=November 3, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public_a.010.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 3, 2020}}</ref> Later that day, at 21:00&nbsp;UTC, it made landfall south of [[Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua]], with winds of 140&nbsp;mph (220&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 940&nbsp;mbar (27.73&nbsp;inHg).<ref>{{cite web|author=Dan Brown|title=Hurricane Eta Advisory Number 13|date=November 3, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.013.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 3, 2020}}</ref> Eta rapidly weakened over land, moving westward, diminishing to a tropical storm by 09:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;4,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Eta Advisory Number 15|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.015.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 4, 2020}}</ref> and to a tropical depression the following day. By November&nbsp;7, the depresion had turned northeastward back over the Caribbean,<ref>{{Cite web|author=Dan Brown|title=Tropical Depression Eta Advisory Number 26|date=November 6, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.discus.026.shtml|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref> where it regained tropical storm strength.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jack Beven|title=Tropical Storm Eta Advisory Number 28|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.028.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref> Eta made its next landfall in Cuba's [[Sancti Spíritus Province]] at 09:00&nbsp;UTC on on November&nbsp;8.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm Eta Advisory Number 32|author=John Cangialosi|date=November 8, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.032.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref> Then, after crossing Cuba and the [[Straits of Florida]], Eta made its third landfall, striking [[Lower Matecumbe Key]] in the [[Florida Keys]] at 04:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;9, with estimated maximum winds of near 65&nbsp;mph (100&nbsp;km/h).<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Eta Tropical Cyclone Update|author1=John Cangialosi|author2=Eric Blake|date=November 8, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.update.11090410.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref> Next, after moving into the Gulf of Mexico, Eta briefly re-strengthened into a hurricane southwest of Florida on the morning of November 11,<ref>{{cite web|author=Stacy Stewart|date=November 11, 2020|title=Hurricane Eta Tropical Cyclone Update|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.update.11111239.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> before weakening once more to tropical storm strength later in the day due to dry air entrainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public_a.045.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Eta Intermediate Advisory Number 45A|date=November 11, 2020|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> It then turned northeastward and made its final landfall near [[Cedar Key, Florida]] at 09:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;12, with winds of 50&nbsp;mph (85&nbsp;km/h).<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Eta Tropical Cyclone Update|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.update.11120916.shtml?|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=November 12, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> The storm weakened over land as it accelerated north-northeastward, emerging over the Atlantic Ocean near the Florida–[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] state line later that day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Eta Intermediate Advisory Number 49A|author=Dan Brown|date=November 12, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public_a.049.shtml?|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> Eta transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on November&nbsp;13 while moving northeastward off the coast of the [[Carolinas]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Jack Beven|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Eta Discussion Number 52|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|date=November 13, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.discus.052.shtml?|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref>

Hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings were issued along the Caribbean coast of [[Honduras]] and of [[Nicaragua|Northeastern Nicaragua]] as Eta approached.<ref>{{cite web|last=Billingsley|first=Frank|title=Eta: Not just another storm|url=https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2020/11/02/eta-not-just-another-storm/|website=click2houston.com|access-date=November 3, 2020|publisher=[[KPRC-TV|KPRC]]|location=Houston, Texas|date=November 2, 2020}}</ref> Eta knocked down power lines and trees while damaging roofs and causing flooding in and around Puerto Cabezas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/03/hurricane-eta-slams-into-northeast-nicaragua-as-category-4-storm.html|title=Hurricane Eta pounds Nicaragua as Category 4 storm|agency=Reuters|publisher=[[CNBC]]|website=cnbc.com|date=November 3, 2020|access-date=November 3, 2020}}</ref> Overall, more than 210&nbsp;fatalities across Central America were attributed to the storm,<ref name="AonNovember">{{cite web|date=December 10, 2020|title=Global Catastrophe Recap November 2020|url=http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/documents/20201210_analytics-if-november-global-recap.pdf|website=thoughtleadership.aon.com|access-date=December 24, 2020|publisher=[[Aon (company)|Aon]]}}</ref> including 74 in Honduras, 53 in Guatemala, 27 in Mexico, 19 in Panama, two each in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and one in El Salvador.<ref name="Eta devastation">{{cite web|title=Eta wreaks 'shocking' Central America devastation, dozens dead|author=Gustavo Palencia|author2=Sofia Menchu|name-list-style=amp|url=https://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN27L2EM|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=November 5, 2020|access-date=November 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Guatemala42">{{cite news|language=es|publisher=Prensa Latina|date=November 10, 2020|access-date=November 10, 2020|title=Guatemala agradece a Brigada Médica de Cuba apoyo a damnificados (+Fotos)|url=https://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?o=rn&id=410303&SEO=guatemala-agradece-a-brigada-medica-de-cuba-apoyo-a-damnificados}}</ref><ref name="El Salvador Deaths">{{Cite web|url=https://www.haitinews.net/news/266895112/el-salvador-reports-first-death-from-tropical-storm-eta|title=El Salvador reports first death from tropical storm Eta|author=Xinhua|publisher=Haiti News.net|website=haitinews.net|date=November 5, 2020|access-date=November 6, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Honduras Deaths">{{Cite web|title=Ascienden a 62 las víctimas por la tormenta tropical Eta|author=Xiomara Orellana|url=https://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/1421324-410/ascienden-62-víctimas-tormenta-tropical-eta-honduras|date=November 10, 2020|access-date=2020-11-10|website=Diario La Prensa|language=es-HN}}</ref><ref name="Mexico Deaths">{{Cite web |title=Aumentan a 27 las muertes en México por el paso del ciclón Eta|url=https://www.lapatilla.com/2020/11/09/aumentan-a-27-las-muertes-en-mexico-por-el-paso-del-ciclon-eta/|publisher=[[La Patilla]]|date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Panama Deaths">{{Cite web|title=Woman in Guatemalan village hit by Storm Eta loses 22 members of her family|agency=Reuters|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/08/woman-in-guatemalan-village-hit-by-storm-eta-loses-22-members-of-her-family|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 7, 2020|access-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref> Relief efforts were severely hampered when, just two weeks later, [[Hurricane Iota]] made landfall approximately 15&nbsp;miles (25&nbsp;km) south of where Eta moved ashore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/record-breaking-hurricane-iota-bring-dangerous-flooding-central/story?id=74250381|title=Record-breaking Hurricane Iota to bring dangerous flooding to Central America|author=Emily Shapiro, Max Golembo|publisher=ABC News|website=abcnews.go.com|date=November 17, 2020|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> Once the system began to reorganize in the Caribbean, tropical storm watches were issued on November&nbsp;5, in the [[Cayman Islands]]. More watches were issued in parts of Cuba, the northwestern [[Bahamas]], and [[South Florida]]. Eta bought heavy rainfall and gusty winds to the Cayman Islands and Cuba, the latter of which was already dealing overflowing rivers that prompted evacuations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/americas/storm-eta-moves-toward-caymans-bahamas-cuba|title=Storm Eta Moves Toward Caymans, Bahamas, Cuba|website=voanews.com|publisher=Voice of America|date=November 7, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sosnowski|first=Alex|title=Eta makes landfall on Cuba with 65 mph winds as death toll skyrockets in Central America|date=November 6, 2020|orig-year=Updated November 8, 2020|url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/florida-and-cuba-begin-preparations-ahead-of-strengthening-eta/844697|website=accuweather.com|publisher=[[AccuWeather Network]]|access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Weagle|first1=Steve|last2=Burke|first2=Peter|url=https://www.wptv.com/weather/hurricane/eta-saturday|title=Tropical storm warning in effect for South Florida, Treasure Coast ahead of Eta|date=November 7, 2020|website=wptv.com|publisher=[[WPTV-TV|WPTV]]|location=West Palm Beach, Florida|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref> Heavy rainfall and tropical-storm force winds were recorded across much of Florida as a result of Eta's two landfalls there, causing widespread flooding; there was one fatality in Florida during the storm.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Eta Floods Florida Homes, Businesses and Shuts Down Streets; 1 Person Electrocuted|last=Brackett|first=Ron|date=November 12, 2020|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2020-11-12-tropical-storm-eta-impacts-florida-flooding|website=weather.com|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Perkins|first2=Robin|last2=Webb|first3=Brett|last3=Clarkson|first4=Brooke|last4=Baitinger|title=Tropical Storm Eta drops more rain on South Florida|date=November 12, 2020|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/fl-ne-hurricane-eta-florida-gulf-coast-20201111-yhdmtqwryjhtrbis2s3mq26r4a-story.html|newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|location=[[Deerfield Beach, Florida]]|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Theta===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Theta 2020-11-10 1430Z.jpg
| Track=Theta 2020 track.png
| Formed=November 10
| Dissipated=November 15
| 1-min winds=60
| Pressure=989
}}
On November&nbsp;6, the NHC began monitoring an non-tropical area of disturbed weather in the central Atlantic for possible gradual subtropical development.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Philippe Papin|author2=David Zelinsky|title=Tropical Weather Outlook|date=November 6, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202011062055&basin=atl&fdays=5|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> A non-tropical low subsequently formed several hundred miles southwest of the Azores on November&nbsp;8, and was designated 97L.<ref>{{cite web|last=Masters|first=Jeff|title=Tropical Storm Eta makes landfall in the Florida Keys|date=November 9, 2020|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/11/tropical-storm-eta-makes-landfall-in-the-florida-keys/|website=yaleclimateconnections.org|publisher=Yale Climate Connections, Yale Center for Environmental Communication|location=New Haven, Connecticut|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> The system became better organized as it began to detach from a frontal boundary during the following day.<ref>{{cite web|author=David Zelinsky|title=Tropical Weather Outlook|date=November 9, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202011092049&basin=atl&fdays=5|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref> At 03:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;10, it developed into Subtropical Storm Theta<ref>{{cite web|author1=Philippe Papin|author2=Daniel Brown|title=Subtropical Storm Theta Advisory Number 1|date=November 10, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al30/al302020.public.001.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> Satellite images received shortly before 14:00&nbsp;UTC that afternoon revealed that the storm had sustained winds of 70&nbsp;mph (110&nbsp;km/h) and a central pressure of 989&nbsp;mb (29.21&nbsp;inHg);<ref>{{cite web|author1=Andrew Latto|author2=Michael Brennan|title=Subtropical Storm Theta Tropical Cyclone Update|date=November 10, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al30/al302020.update.11101356.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> this would be its peak intensity. Seven hours later, Theta completed a transition to a tropical storm.<ref>{{cite web|author=Andrew Latto|title=Tropical Storm Theta Advisory Number 4|date=November 10, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al30/al302020.public.004.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> By the following morning, the effects of strong southwesterly shear had weakened Theta somewhat,<ref>{{cite web|author=Jack Beven|title=Tropical Storm Theta Discussion Number 6|date=November 11, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al30/al302020.discus.006.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> though it soon began to regain some strength, and by 03:00&nbsp;UTC on November 12, attained maximum sustained winds of 65&nbsp;mph (100&nbsp;km/h).<ref>{{cite web|author1=Philippe Papin|author2=David Zelinsky|title=Tropical Storm Theta Advisory Number 9|date=November 12, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al30/al302020.public.009.shtml? |website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> Though sea surface temperatures were relatively cold and there was moderate wind shear, the air mass was unstable enough to let Theta maintain its strength.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Andrew Latto|title=Tropical Storm Theta Discussion Number 12|date=November 12, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al30/al302020.discus.012.shtml?|access-date=January 24, 2021|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Convection continued to wax and wane around the storm's center as it fluctuated in intensity into the next day<ref>{{cite web|author1=Philippe Papin|author2=John Cangialosi|title=Tropical Storm Theta Discussion Number 13|date=November 13, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al30/al302020.discus.013.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> before it weakened again on November 14, when most of the deep convection associated with It dissipated.<ref>{{cite web|author=Stacy Stewart|title=Tropical Storm Theta Discussion Number 18|date=November 14, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al30/al302020.discus.018.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> By 09:00&nbsp;UTC the next day, Theta had weakened to a tropical depression,<ref>{{cite web|author=David Zelinsky|title=Tropical Depression Theta Advisory Number 22|date=November 15, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al30/al302020.public.022.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> and it degenerated to a remnant low six hours later.<ref>{{cite web|author=Eric Blake|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Theta Advisory Number 23|date=November 15, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al30/al302020.public.023.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref>
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===Hurricane Iota===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Iota 2020-11-16 1500Z.png
| Track=Iota 2020 track.png
| Formed=November 13
| Dissipated=November 18
| 1-min winds=140
| Pressure=917
}}
{{main|Hurricane Iota}}
Tropical Depression Thirty-One developed in the central Caribbean around midday on November&nbsp;13.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Depression Thirty-One Advisory Number 1|author=Dan Brown|date=November 13, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.public.001.shtml? |website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> Six hours later, the system strengthened into Tropical Storm Iota.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Iota Discussion Number 2|author=Dan Brown|date=November 13, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.discus.002.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> Iota began to rapidly intensify on November&nbsp;14, as convection started to wrap around its center,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Iota Intermediate Advisory Number 5A|author=Dan Brown|date=November 14, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.public_a.005.shtml?|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 16, 2020|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> and by 06:00&nbsp;UTC the next day, it reached hurricane strength.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Iota Intermediate Advisory Number 7A|author=Stacy Stewart|date=November 15, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.public_a.007.shtml? |website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> At 06:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;16, hurricane hunters aircraft reported that Iota had become a Category&nbsp;3 hurricane.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Iota Intermediate Advisory Number 11A|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=November 16, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.public_a.011.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> Later that day, at 15:00&nbsp;UTC, Iota reached Category&nbsp;5 intensity, and also attained its peak intensity with winds of 160&nbsp;mph (260&nbsp;km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 917&nbsp;mb (27.08&nbsp;inHg).<ref>{{cite web|author=Eric Blake|title=Hurricane Iota Advisory Number 13|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|date=November 16, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.public.013.shtml? |website=nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> As Iota was nearing its peak intensity, it passed very close to the [[Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina]], with its eye missing [[Providencia Island, Colombia|Providencia]] by only 11&nbsp;miles (18&nbsp;km).<ref>{{cite news|language=es|publisher=CNN Español|date=November 17, 2020|access-date=November 17, 2020|title=Huracán Iota: devastación en Providencia, daños en Nicaragua y alto riesgo en Honduras y Guatemala|url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2020/11/17/huracan-iota-deja-devastacion-providencia-colombia-danos-en-nicaragua-y-honduras-y-guatemala-estan-en-alto-riesgo/}}</ref> Iota weakened to a high-end Category&nbsp;4 hurricane at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;17 as it approached the coast of Nicaragua.<ref>{{cite web|author1=John Cangialosi|author2=Dave Roberts|title=Hurricane Iota Advisory Number 15|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|date=November 16, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.public.015.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> At 03:40&nbsp;UTC, the hurricane made landfall near the town of Haulover, Nicaragua (in [[Pearl Lagoon]] municipality), with sustained winds of 155&nbsp;mph (250&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 920&nbsp;mb (27.17&nbsp;inHg); it’s landfall location was approximately 15&nbsp;miles (25&nbsp;km) south of where Hurricane Eta made landfall 13&nbsp;days earlier.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Stacy Stewart|author2=Andrew Latto|title=Hurricane Iota Tropical Cyclone Update|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.update.11170347.shtml|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=November 16, 2020|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> Iota then steadily weakened as it pushed westward over Central America,<ref>{{cite web|author=Eric Blake|title=Hurricane Iota Advisory Number 17|date=November 17, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.public.017.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref> falling below hurricane status at 18:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.public_a.017.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Iota Intermediate Advisory Number 17A|author=Eric Blake|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=November 17, 2020|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> By 09:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;18, Iota weakened to a tropical depression over [[El Salvador]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Stacy Stewart|title=Tropical Depression Iota Advisory Number 20...Corrected|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.public.020.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami Florida|date=November 18, 2020|access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref> before dissipating later on that day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.discus.021.shtml?|title=Remnants of Iota Discussion Number 21|author=Richard Pasch|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=November 18, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref>

The government of [[Colombia]] issued a hurricane warning for Providencia and a hurricane watch for the island of [[San Andrés (island)|San Andrés]] on November&nbsp;14;<ref>{{cite web|author=Dan Brown|title=Tropical Storm Iota Advisory Number 6|date=November 14, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.public.006.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref> and a few hours later, hurricane warnings were issued for portions of the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and of Honduras.<ref>{{cite web|author=John Cangialosi|title=Tropical Storm Iota Advisory Number 7|date=November 14, 2020|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.public.007.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref> Iota damaged much of the infrastructure of Providencia, and caused widespread damaging flooding in Nicaragua, Honduras and [[Guatemala]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Masters|first=Jeff|date=November 17, 2020|title='Extraordinary': Iota becomes second category 4 hurricane to strike Central America in past two weeks|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/11/extraordinary-iota-becomes-second-category-4-hurricane-to-strike-central-america-in-past-two-weeks/|location=New Haven, Connecticut|publisher=Yale Center for Environmental Communication, Yale School of the Environment|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref> There were least 61&nbsp;storm-related fatalities in the region, which was still recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Eta.<ref name="AonNovember"/>
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===Tropical Depression One-E===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=01E 2020-04-25 2115Z.jpg
| Track=01E 2020 track.png
| Formed=April 25
| Dissipated=April 26
| 1-min winds=30
| Pressure=1006
}}
{{See also|List of off-season Pacific hurricanes}}
A disturbance developed within the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) on April 17. The disturbance  moved westward within the ITCZ over the next several days,  and after developing a well-defined  center and organized convection, it was designated as Tropical Depression One-E at 06:00 UTC on April 25, about 700 nautical miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Moving northwestward, the depression retained organized deep convection until shortly after 00:00 UTC the next day. Dry air and westerly wind shear caused the depression to weaken and degenerate to a remnant low by 12:00 UTC. The remnant low turned west and opened up into a trough at 18:00 UTC on April 27.<ref name="01ETCR"/>

One-E was the earliest forming tropical cyclone in the northeastern Pacific proper (east of 140°W) since the dawn of the satellite era in 1966, surpassing Tropical Storm Adrian of 2017 by two weeks. However, Adrian retains the record for the earliest named storm in the basin.<ref name="01ETCR">{{cite report|author=John P. Cangialosi|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Depression One-E|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP012020_One-E.pdf|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=November 2, 2020|location=Miami, Florida}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Amanda===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=File:Amanda 2020-05-31 2000Z.jpg
| Track=Amanda 2020 track.png
| Formed=May 30
| Dissipated=May 31
| 1-min winds=35
| Pressure=1003
}}
{{main|Tropical Storm Amanda (2020)}}
A broad area of low pressure developed near an area of convection over the far eastern portion of the basin on May 27. Meanwhile, a tropical wave that had left the coast of Africa around May 18 crossed [[Panama]] into the Eastern Pacific on May 29. The wave caused the low-pressure area to become more organized and develop a well-defined circulation, and it became Tropical Depression Two-E at 18:00 UTC on May 30. Moving northeastward around the periphery of a large cyclonic gyre over northern Central America, the depression continued to organize and compact in size, strengthening into Tropical Storm Amanda at 06:00 UTC the next day. About four hours later, Amanda made landfall at peak intensity near Las Lisas, [[Guatemala]]. Amanda rapidly degenerated as it moved inland, with its center dissipating around 18:00 UTC. The remnants of the system moved northward into the [[Bay of Campeche]] and re-developed into the Atlantic Tropical Depression Three at 21:00 UTC on June 1, which would later become [[Tropical Storm Cristobal (2020)|Tropical Storm Cristobal]].<ref name="ATCR">{{cite report|author=Robbie Berg|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Amanda|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP022020_Amanda.pdf|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=September 10, 2020|access-date=November 2, 2020|location=Miami, Florida}}</ref>

In El Salvador, torrential rainfall caused significant damage along coastal cities in the country as rivers overflowed and swept away buildings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=La tormenta tropical Amanda provoca inundaciones y el desbordamiento de ríos en El Salvador|url=https://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/nacional/el-salvador-tormenta-tropical-amanda-lluvias-depresion/719334/2020/|date=2020-05-31|website=Noticias de El Salvador - elsalvador.com|language=es|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> Amanda killed 14 people in El Salvador,<ref name="Amanda 14 deaths">{{cite news |title=More than a dozen people killed after tropical storm Amanda lashes El Salvador, Guatemala |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200601-deadly-tropical-storm-amanda-hits-el-salvador-guatemala |access-date=June 1, 2020 |work=France 24 |date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> of which at least six died due to flash flooding, and one died from a collapsed home.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Alerta Roja por lluvias: Tormenta tropical Amanda deja al menos siete fallecidos y severas inundaciones en El Salvador|url=https://www.laprensagrafica.com/elsalvador/Alerta-Roja-por-lluvias-Tormenta-tropical-Amanda-deja-al-menos-siete-fallecidos-y-severas-inundaciones-en-El-Salvador--20200531-0008.html|website=Noticias de El Salvador - La Prensa Gráfica {{!}} Informate con la verdad|language=es-ES|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> More than 900 homes were damaged across the country and 1,200 families were evacuated to 51 shelters across La Libertad, San Salvador, Sonsonate, and San Vicente. In the capital, San Salvador, 50 houses were destroyed and 23 vehicles fell into a [[sinkhole]].<ref name="7news">{{cite news |title=Hurricane Amanda kills 14 people in El Salvador |url=https://7news.com.au/news/severe-weather/hurricane-kills-14-people-in-el-salvador-c-1072120 |access-date=June 1, 2020 |work=Seven News |date=June 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Deadly Tropical Storm Amanda hits El Salvador, Guatemala |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/tropical-storm-amanda-hit-el-salvador-guatemala-12790202 |access-date=June 1, 2020 |work=Channel NewsAsia |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> El Salvador President [[Nayib Bukele]] declared a 15-day national state of emergency due to the storm.<ref name=":2" /> Movement restrictions in place for the [[COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador|ongoing COVID-19 pandemic]] were temporarily lifted to allow people to purchase medicines, while hardware stores were allowed to open with limited capacity so people could purchase equipment for repairs.<ref name="7news"/>
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===Tropical Storm Boris===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=Boris 2020-06-25 2110Z.jpg
| Track=Boris 2020 track.png
| Formed=June 24
| Dissipated=June 28
| 1-min winds=35
| Pressure=1005
}}
On June 20, the NHC began monitoring a small area of thunderstorms associated with a small low pressure area within the [[Intertropical Convergence Zone]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202006202346&basin=epac&fdays=2|access-date=2020-06-24|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> The system gradually organized and intensified over the next few days and a tight circulation began to emerge from the disorganized thunderstorms surrounding the area on June 23. On the next day, the tight circulation became more well-defined and a circular region of thunderstorms began to develop south of the exposed center. Thus, the NHC initiated advisories on the system, designating it Tropical Depression Three-E.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression THREE-E|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep03/ep032020.public.001.shtml?|access-date=2020-06-24|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> The depression gradually tracked west-northwestward for the rest of the day with little change in strength due to an onset of dry air being drawn into the circulation.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression THREE-E Forecast Discussion 4|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep03/ep032020.discus.004.shtml?|access-date=2020-06-25|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> By the next day, despite hostile conditions, deep convection began to sporadically appear near the center.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression THREE-E Forecast Discussion 5|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep03/ep032020.discus.005.shtml?|access-date=2020-06-25|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Although being poorly organized, a pass from ASCAT indicated the storm was producing 35 kt (40&nbsp;mph) winds, and as a result the depression was upgraded to tropical storm intensity and provided the name ''Boris'' at around 21:00 UTC on June 25.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm Boris Forecast Discussion Number 6|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep03/ep032020.discus.006.shtml|access-date=2020-06-25|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Persistent unfavorable conditions continued to slowly degrade the storm's new central convection over time,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm BORIS Forecast Discussion Number 7|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep03/ep032020.discus.007.shtml?|access-date=2020-06-26|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> and Boris weakened back down to a tropical depression at 09:00 UTC on June 26, just 12 hours after becoming a tropical storm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression BORIS Forecast Discussion Number 8|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep03/ep032020.discus.008.shtml?|access-date=2020-06-26|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> 

By 21:00 UTC June 26, a degenerating Boris crossed 140°W and entered the Central Pacific basin as a tropical depression. Boris continued to crawl west through an increasingly hostile environment into June 27,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression BORIS Forecast Discussion 13|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep03/ep032020.discus.013.shtml?|access-date=2020-06-27|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> and the system was downgraded to a remnant low by early on June 28 and thus the last advisory was issued by the [[Central Pacific Hurricane Center]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Boris Forecast Discussion Number 15|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep03/ep032020.discus.015.shtml?|access-date=2020-06-28|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> The remnants of Boris slowly drifted southwest for several days afterwards with occasional bursts of convection occurring near the circulation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boris – Eastern Pacific Ocean – Hurricane And Typhoon Updates|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/hurricanes/2020/06/29/boris-eastern-pacific-ocean-2/|access-date=2020-06-30|website=blogs.nasa.gov|date=29 June 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Boris was the first June tropical cyclone in the Central Pacific basin since [[Tropical Storm Barbara (2001)|Tropical Storm Barbara]] in [[2001 Pacific hurricane season|2001]] and only the second ever recorded, dating back to 1966.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression BORIS Forecast Discussion 12|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep03/ep032020.discus.012.shtml?|access-date=2020-06-27|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref>
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===Tropical Depression Four-E===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=04E 2020-06-29 2050Z.jpg
| Track=04E 2020 track.png
| Formed=June 30
| Dissipated=June 30
| 1-min winds=30
| Pressure=1004
}}
On June 20, the NHC began watching an area of disturbed weather that was expected to form near the coast of Mexico in the next 5 days.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202006202346&basin=epac&fdays=5|access-date=2020-06-30|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> By June 22, the disturbance formed coactively with a [[tropical wave]] and was expected to consolidate into a tropical depression by the weekend.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202006230536&basin=epac&fdays=5|access-date=2020-06-30|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> However, conditions fell short and the system's thunderstorm activity remained disorganized.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202006260234&basin=epac&fdays=5|access-date=2020-06-30|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> The disturbance became more broad and conditions only became marginally conducive for any further development, and it eventually was absorbed by another large area of disturbed weather on June 27.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202006280237&basin=epac&fdays=2|access-date=2020-06-30|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> This new tropical disturbance quickly consolidated into a more compact and well defined center of thunderstorms by June 29.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202006291743&basin=epac&fdays=2|access-date=2020-06-30|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> As convection persisted, the system met sufficient criteria to be declared Tropical Depression Four-E later on June 30 at 03:00 UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression FOUR-E Forecast Discussion Number 1|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/FOUR-E.shtml?|access-date=2020-06-30|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Nevertheless, the storm's organization was short-lived as it drifted on top of colder waters and as a result convection began to wane.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression FOUR-E Forecast Discussion Number 2|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep04/ep042020.discus.002.shtml?|access-date=2020-06-30|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> The depression struggled to re-develop any more central convection and became a remnant low later that same day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Four-E Forecast Discussion Number 4|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep04/ep042020.discus.004.shtml?|access-date=2020-06-30|website=nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Cristina===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=Cristina 2020-07-10 2115Z.jpg
| Track=Cristina 2020 track.png
| Formed=July 6
| Dissipated=July 12
| 1-min winds=60
| Pressure=993
}}
A tropical wave emerged off the west coast of Africa on June&nbsp;20 and progressed west across the Atlantic and Caribbean. Oppressive dry air from the [[Saharan Air Layer]] prevented any development during this period. Crossing Central America on July&nbsp;3, the wave interacted with a monsoon trough and deep convection blossomed and gradually organized. This system developed a defined surface low on July&nbsp;6 and was classified as a tropical depression about 435&nbsp;mi (705&nbsp;km) south of [[Acapulco]], Mexico. Steered along a northwest trajectory by a mid-level ridge, the depression traversed a region of warm water, moist mid-level air, and moderate wind shear; these factors enabled slow intensification. After becoming Tropical Storm Cristina on July&nbsp;7, the NHC anticipated significant intensification as wind shear was forecast to decrease. However, the shear remained in place and Cristina did not organize as fast as expected. Accordingly, the agency saw higher-than-average intensity forecast errors.<ref name="CristinaTCR">{{cite report|author=Jack Beven and Christopher Landsea|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 13, 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020|title=Tropical Storm Cristina (EP052020)|series=Tropical Cyclone Report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP052020_Cristina.pdf}}</ref>

Cristina reached its peak intensity late on July&nbsp;10 with winds of 70&nbsp;mph (110&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 993&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 29.33&nbsp;inHg) as it passed west of [[Socorro Island]]. Uncertainty exists in the storm's peak as subjective [[Dvorak technique|Dvorak]] assessments yielded a peak of {{convert|89|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} while scatterometer data and objective Dvorak assessments yielded a peak of {{convert|54|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Thereafter, the cyclone turned west along the south side of the subtropical ridge. Cristina gradually spun down as sea surface temperatures decreased and the surrounding environment became more stable. The storm degraded into a remnant low on July&nbsp;12 and degenerated into a trough on July&nbsp;15 about halfway between Hawaii and the Baja California Peninsula.<ref name="CristinaTCR"/> 
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===Tropical Depression Six-E===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=06E 2020-07-13 2040Z.jpg
| Track=06E 2020 track.png
| Formed=July 13
| Dissipated=July 14
| 1-min winds=30
| Pressure=1007
}}

At 00:00 UTC on July 9, the NHC began monitoring a tropical wave over [[Central America]] for potential development into a tropical cyclone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007100234&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> After emerging off the Pacific coast of [[Honduras]], the wave tracked quickly west-northwestward south of [[Mexico]], where upper-level winds were not very conducive for formation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202007121432&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Nevertheless, the wave grew more well-defined and thunderstorms became more concentrated near the closed surface circulation and low-pressure center, leading to its designation as Tropical Depression Six-E at 21:00 UTC on July 13.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep06/ep062020.discus.001.shtml? | title=Tropical Depression SIX-E }}</ref> Initially expected to strengthen to a tropical storm, the convection associated with the system rapidly waned in the following hours, and the system remained weak and fragile as it moved westward.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep06/ep062020.discus.002.shtml? | title=Tropical Depression SIX-E }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep06/ep062020.discus.003.shtml? | title=Tropical Depression SIX-E }}</ref> At 21:00 UTC the next day, just 24 hours after formation, the depression degenerated to a remnant low as its surface circulation opened up into a surface [[trough (meteorology)|trough]]. The remnants dissipated shortly afterward.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep06/ep062020.discus.005.shtml|title=Remnants of Six-E Discussion Number 5|website=nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=July 14, 2020|access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>
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===Unnamed Tropical Storm=== <!--NHC TCR re-designated it as "Unnamed Tropical Storm", not Tropical Storm Seven-E-->
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=File:99E 2020-07-19 2210Z.jpg
| Track=File:07E 2020 track.png
| Formed=July&nbsp;20
| Dissipated=July&nbsp;21
| 1-min winds=35
| Pressure=1006
}}
At 12:00&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;15, the NHC began to track a tropical wave moving across the southern portion of the basin. The wave spawned an area of low pressure further west at 12:00&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;19 and gradually organized, forming into Tropical Depression Seven-E at 00:00&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;20. Forming over a rather hostile environment, a dry environment, and cool sea surface temperatures (SSTs) operationally appeared to prevent the depression from strengthening. However, post-storm analysis revealed that an improvement in central convection had occurred and a relatively strong band had formed on the northeast side of the system. That coupled with an ASCAT pass which revealed sustained winds of 39&nbsp;mph (62&nbsp;km/h) on the south side indicated the depression had intensified to tropical storm strength at 12:00&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;20. However, the system became devoid of all deep convection due to cold sea surface temperatures despite maintaining its strength and by 06:00&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;21, Seven-E was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone without being named due to continued unfavorable conditions. The low then spun down and dissipated by 00:00&nbsp;UTC on July&nbsp;22.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Daniel|date=December 11, 2020|title=Unnamed Tropical Storm (Formerly Tropical Depression Seven-E) (EP072020)|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP072020_Unnamed.pdf|website=Tropical Cyclone Report|publisher=National Hurricane Center}}</ref>
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===Hurricane Douglas===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=Douglas 2020-07-23 2220Z.jpg
| Track=Douglas 2020 track.png
| Formed=July 20
| Dissipated=July 28
| 1-min winds=115
| Pressure=954
}}
{{main|Hurricane Douglas (2020)}}
A tropical wave emerged off the west coast of Africa over the Atlantic Ocean on July&nbsp;8 and traveled west. Crossing South and Central America from July&nbsp;12–15, the system later entered the Eastern Pacific basin. Over the next five days, convection gradually organized around a consolidating surface low and a tropical depression developed on July&nbsp;20 about 805&nbsp;mi (1,295&nbsp;km) southwest of the southern tip of Baja California Sur. Traveling along the south side of a mid-level ridge, the system steadily organized within a favorable environment and became a tropical storm later that day. Intensification was briefly halted by intrusions of dry air, but once this abated Douglas underwent rapid intensification. The system became a hurricane late on July&nbsp;22 and reached its peak strength as a Category&nbsp;4 hurricane early on July&nbsp;24; maximum sustained winds were estimated at 130&nbsp;mph (215&nbsp;km/h) and its central pressure fell to 954&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 28.17&nbsp;inHg). Shortly thereafter, the hurricane crossed into the Central Pacific basin on a course toward Hawaii. Lower sea surface temperatures led to gradual decay of the hurricane as it approached the state. On July&nbsp;27, the center of Douglas passed just 60&nbsp;mi (95&nbsp;km) north of the main Hawaiian Islands;<ref name="DouglasTCR"/> despite its proximity, effects were negligible.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ron Brackett|publisher=The Weather Channel|date=July 27, 2020|access-date=December 1, 2020|title=Hurricane Douglas Blows by Hawaii, Leaving Little Damage Behind|url=https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/2020-07-27-hawaii-hurricane-douglas}}</ref> Increasing wind shear caused Douglas to rapidly unfold on July&nbsp;28, resulting in its degradation to a tropical storm and ultimately its dissipation later that day well to the southeast of Midway Atoll.<ref name="DouglasTCR">{{cite report|author=Andy Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 21, 2020|access-date=December 1, 2020|title=Hurricane Douglas (EP082020)|series=Tropical Cyclone Report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP082020_Douglas.pdf}}</ref>

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===Hurricane Elida===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=Elida 2020-08-11 1810Z.jpg
| Track=Elida 2020 track.png
| Formed=August 8
| Dissipated=August 12
| 1-min winds=90
| Pressure=971
}}
On August 4, the [[National Hurricane Center|NHC]] highlighted the potential for a tropical wave to coalesce into an area of low pressure southwest of Mexico within the next five days. Two days later, the wave moved across Central America into the Pacific basin, and the disturbance gradually became more organized over the next few days.  At 03:00 UTC on August 9, the NHC declared that the system had become Tropical Depression Nine-E, as the system had developed persistent convection and a closed circulation.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep09/ep092020.discus.001.shtml?|title= Tropical Depression Nine-E Discussion Number 1|author=Richard Pasch|access-date=August 9, 2020|date=August 9, 2020|publisher=National Hurricane Center}}</ref> At 09:00 UTC, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Elida.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep09/ep092020.discus.002.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Elida Discussion Number 2|author=David Zelinsky|access-date=August 9, 2020|date=August 9, 2020|publisher=National Hurricane Center}}</ref> Thereafter, Elida began [[rapid intensification]], though the presence of a slight amount of dry air prevented the storm from continuing to intensify for a short time. At 21:00 UTC on August 10, Elida was upgraded into a hurricane a few miles north of [[Socorro Island]].<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep09/ep092020.public.008.shtml?|title=Hurricane Elida Public Advisory Number 8|author=John Cangialosi|access-date=August 10, 2020|date=August 10, 2020|publisher=National Hurricane Center}}</ref> The next day, Elida continued to gain strength and ultimately peaked at [[category 2 hurricane|Category 2]] intensity on the [[Saffir-Simpson Scale]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep09/ep092020.public.011.shtml?|title=Hurricane Elida Public Advisory Number 11|author=Jack Beven|access-date=August 11, 2020|date=August 11, 2020|publisher=National Hurricane Center}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, Elida started rapidly weakening due to dry air, wind shear, and cold waters, and was downgraded to a tropical storm at 15:00 UTC on August 12. At 03:00 UTC on August 13, Elida was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone by the [[National Hurricane Center|NHC]].

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===Tropical Depression Ten-E===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=10E 2020-08-13 1935Z.jpg
| Track=10E 2020 track.png
| Formed=August 13
| Dissipated=August 16
| 1-min winds=30
| Pressure=1004
}}

On August 10, an area of disturbed tropical weather formed about 1,500 miles west-southwest of [[Baja California]], slowly moving westward, and forming a low pressure area the next day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008102033&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 10, 2020|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref> This system gradually organized in favorable conditions, and at 09:00 UTC on August 13, the system developed into a [[tropical depression]], being designated Ten-E.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep10/ep102020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Ten-E Public Advisory Number 1|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref> The system remained relatively unchanged for the next three days as it was affected by moderately strong shear that inhibited intensification but allowed the system to remain tropical. The depression finally became post-tropical at 21:00 UTC on August 16.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep10/ep102020.public.015.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Ten-E Public Advisory Number 15|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 16, 2020|access-date=August 16, 2020}}</ref> On August 21, Ten-E again entered a favorable environment for development as its remnants continued southwest, and was briefly monitored by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center for possible redevelopment.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=latest&basin=cpac&fdays=5 | title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive }}</ref> Despite this, the storm failed to regenerate and it was last mentioned on August 23.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008240606&basin=cpac&fdays=2|access-date=2020-08-24|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Fausto ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=Fausto 2020-08-16 1530Z.png <!-- DO NOT USE Fausto 2020-08-16 2145Z.jpg -->
| Track=Fausto 2020 track.png
| Formed=August 16
| Dissipated=August 17
| 1-min winds=35
| Pressure=1004
}}
An elongated region of low pressure over the central portion of the basin spawned 2 areas of disturbed weather between the [[Revillagigedo Islands]] on August 14.<ref name="NHC Graphical Outlook Archive">{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008141433&basin=epac&fdays=2|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> The southwestern portion of this trough slowly moved northwards and became more organized while the northeastern section struggled to become more defined over the day.<ref name="NHC Graphical Outlook Archive"/> Despite remaining in favorable conditions, the northeastern disturbance failed to develop and was subsequently absorbed into the southwestern disturbance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008152034&basin=epac&fdays=2|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> This system quickly became sufficiently organized enough to be declared a tropical depression by 03:00 UTC on August 16.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression ELEVEN-E Forecast Discussion Number 1|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep11/ep112020.discus.001.shtml?|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Initially not forecast to become a tropical storm, the depression quickly developed a central region of thunderstorms and satellite estimates further indicated the storm had become Tropical Storm Fausto just 12 hours later.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm FAUSTO Forecast Discussion Number 3|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep11/ep112020.discus.003.shtml?|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> However, Fausto quickly succumbed to cooling sea surface temperatures and thunderstorm activity near the center began to decrease.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm FAUSTO Forecast Discussion Number 4|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep11/ep112020.discus.004.shtml?|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Fausto then weakened to a tropical depression at 03:00 UTC August 17 as it continued northwest into the cool isotherm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression FAUSTO Forecast Discussion Number 5|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep11/ep112020.discus.005.shtml?|access-date=2020-08-17|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Fausto degenerated into a remnant low later that day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Fausto Public Advisory Number 7|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep11/ep112020.public.007.shtml?|access-date=2020-08-17|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref>

A large plume of moisture brought northwards by Fausto generated massive thunderstorms across a large portion of [[Northern California]], beginning on August 16.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wondering where this moisture is coming from bringing us these thunderstorms? Check out this GOES-17 infrared imagery and follow the moisture back to Tropical Storm Fausto|url=https://twitter.com/CAL_FIRE/status/1296209793414135809|date=August 16, 2020|access-date=August 16, 2020|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> These storms produced mostly [[dry lightning]] with little to no rain, with almost 11,000 lightning strikes occurring in the state between August 16 and 17. The lightning from these storms sparked 367<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cal Fire 72 hour activity|url=https://twitter.com/CAL_FIRE/status/1296209793414135809|access-date=2020-08-20|website=twitter.com}}</ref> [[August 2020 California lightning wildfires|fires across the state]], several of which became very large in a short period of time, threatening thousands of structures and forcing thousands of people to evacuate.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|date=2020-08-16|title=Moisture from Tropical Storm Fausto fuels NorCal thunderstorms|url=https://ktla.com/news/california/moisture-from-tropical-storm-fausto-fuels-norcal-thunderstorms/|access-date=2020-08-16|website=KTLA|language=en-US}}</ref> The massive [[SCU Lightning Complex fires|SCU Lightning Complex]], [[August Complex fire|August Complex]], [[CZU Lightning Complex fires|CZU Lightning Complex]], and [[North Complex fire|North Complex]] fires were connected to the thunderstorms associated with Fausto.<ref>{{cite report|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|agency=National Weather Service Forecast Office in Sacramento, California|year=2020|access-date=January 12, 2021|title=[California Event Report: Wildfire]|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=919165}}</ref>
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=== Hurricane Genevieve===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=Genevieve 2020-08-18 2015Z.jpg
| Track=Genevieve 2020 track.png
| Formed=August 16
| Dissipated=August 21
| 1-min winds=115
| Pressure=950
}}
{{main|Hurricane Genevieve (2020)}}
On August 10, a disturbance formed west of Central America and began to be monitored by the NHC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008102033&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 10, 2020|access-date=August 16, 2020}}</ref> On August 13, this disturbance developed into a trough of low pressure southwest of Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008131452&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=August 16, 2020}}</ref> The disturbance gradually organized, and on August 16, the system became a tropical depression, receiving the designation Twelve-E at 15:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Twelve-E Public Advisory Number 1|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 16, 2020|access-date=August 16, 2020}}</ref> The depression rapidly strengthened and became a tropical storm 6 hours later at 21:00 UTC, receiving the name Genevieve.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.public.002.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Genevieve Public Advisory Number 2|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 16, 2020|access-date=August 16, 2020}}</ref> Genevieve continued to strengthen rapidly overnight and became a hurricane on August 17, reaching 1-minute winds of 75&nbsp;mph (120&nbsp;km/h).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.discus.005.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Genevieve Discussion Number 5|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> Genevieve continued to intensify quickly, and on the next day, at 09:00 UTC, Genevieve [[rapid intensification|explosively intensified]] into a [[Category 3 hurricane|Category 3 major hurricane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.discus.008.shtml|title=Hurricane Genevieve Discussion Number 8|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 18, 2020|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> Three hours later, Genevieve intensified further into a [[Category 4 hurricane]], and formed a very well-defined and clear [[eye (meteorology)|eye]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.public_a.008.shtml|title=Hurricane Genevieve Intermediate Advisory Number 8A|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 18, 2020|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.discus.009.shtml|title=Hurricane Genevieve Discussion Number 9|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 18, 2020|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> Afterward, Genevieve gradually began to weaken, dropping to Category 3 status by 03:00 UTC on August 19, possibly due to encountering colder water from the [[cold wake]] left behind by Hurricane Elida.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.discus.011.shtml|title=Hurricane Genevieve Discussion Number 11|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric S. Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref> Genevieve continued a gradual weakening trend for the next several hours,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.discus.013.shtml|title=Hurricane Genevieve Duscussion Number 13|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Daniel Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref> but later that day, data from an NHC [[Hurricane Hunters|Reconnaissance Flight]] indicated that Genevieve was rapidly weakening, with the storm dropping to Category 1 status by 21:00 UTC that day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.discus.014.shtml|title=Hurricane Genevieve Discussion Number 14|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Daniel Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref> On August 20, Genevieve turned northwestward and passed very close to [[Cabo San Lucas]], at the southern tip of the [[Baja California Peninsula]], and the system weakened further into a tropical storm at 18:00 UTC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.public_a.017.shtml|title=Tropical Storm Genevieve Intermediate Advisory Number 17A|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 20, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref> By 21:00 UTC on August 21, Genevieve had degenerated into a post-tropical cyclone, after having no deep convection for 12 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.discus.022.shtml|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Genevieve Discussion Number 22|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Daniel Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 21, 2020|access-date=August 22, 2020}}</ref>

Numerous tropical cyclone watches and warnings were issued for parts of [[Baja California Peninsula|Baja California]] beginning on August 17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.public.006.shtml?|title=Hurricane Genevieve Public Advisory Number 6|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dan Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep12/ep122020.public.010.shtml|title=Hurricane Genevieve Advisory Number 10|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 18, 2020|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> A total of 6 people died in storm-related incidents across Mexico.<ref name="Genevieve6">{{cite news|language=es|newspaper=El Universal|date=September 6, 2020|access-date=September 8, 2020|title=Tormenta tropical "Julio" provoca fuertes lluvias en Nayarit, Jalisco y Michoacán|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/tormenta-tropical-julio-provoca-fuertes-lluvias-en-nayarit-jalisco-y-michoacan}}</ref>

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===Tropical Storm Hernan===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=Hernan 2020-08-26 2015Z.jpg
| Track=Hernan 2020 track.png
| Formed=August 26
| Dissipated=August 28
| 1-min winds=40
| Pressure=1001
}}
{{main|Tropical Storm Hernan (2020)}}
On August 17, the [[National Hurricane Center]] began tracking a disturbance off the west coast of Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008172350&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> Late on August 20, this disturbance formed a broad area of low pressure just southwest of extreme southwestern Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008210840&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dave Roberts|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 20, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> Over the course of the next five days, the system slowly organized, and at 09:00 UTC on August 26, it developed into Tropical Depression Thirteen-E.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep13/ep132020.public.002.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Thirteen-E Public Advisory Number 1|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> 12 hours later at 21:00 UTC, the system strengthened into a tropical storm, receiving the name Hernan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep13/ep132020.public.004.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Hernan Public Advisory Number 3|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> A poorly organized storm, the system struggled to intensify in the high-shear environment within a larger scale region of monsoonal rotation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep13/ep132020.discus.004.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Hernan Discussion Number 4|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> Despite unfavorable conditions, scatterometer data found Hernan had slightly intensified to 45&nbsp;mph (75&nbsp;km/h) by 03:00 UTC on August 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep13/ep132020.discus.005.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Hernan Discussion Number 5|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> Hernan's peak intensity proved to be short lived as it turned west and moved into the [[Gulf of California]], degenerating into a remnant low over [[Baja California Sur]] at 15:00 UTC, August 28.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone HERNAN Forecast Discussion Number 11|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep13/ep132020.discus.011.shtml?|access-date=2020-08-28|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref>
 
In [[Mexico]], 97,000 customers lost electricity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsreportmx.com/2020/08/28/tormenta-tropical-hernan-dejo-sin-luz-a-97-mil-usuarios-de-cfe/|title=Tormenta Tropical "Hernán" dejó sin luz a 97 mil usuarios de CFE|website=News Report MX|access-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref> Hernan dropped precipitation amounts of 5-9 inches (127-228 mm) of rainfall from [[Michoacan]] to [[Nayarit]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lolas|first=Jose|date=August 29, 2020|title=Tormenta tropical Hernán deja lluvias en seis estados mexicanos|url=https://laprimera.pe/tormenta-tropical-hernan-deja-lluvias-en-seis-estados-mexicanos/|access-date=October 12, 2020|website=La Primera|language=es}}</ref> causing flash flooding and mudslides in the Mexican states of [[Jalisco]] and [[Colima]]. It prompted many families to flee their homes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/evacuations-in-colima-and-jalisco-in-wake-of-tropical-storm/|title=Evacuations in Colima and Jalisco in wake of Tropical Storm Hernan|date=August 28, 2020|website=Mexico News Daily|access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> At least 400 people were evacuated in Jalisco,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Evacuan a 400 personas por tormenta tropical "Hernán" en Jalisco|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/evacuan-400-personas-por-tormenta-tropical-hernan-en-jalisco|access-date=2020-08-28|website=El Universal|language=es}}</ref> and 18 people stuck on their roof in the state had to be rescued.<ref>{{Cite web|last=de 2020|first=Por Newsroom Infobae28 de Agosto|title=Tormenta tropical Hernan deja inundaciones y daños en costa oeste mexicana|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2020/08/28/tormenta-tropical-hernan-deja-inundaciones-y-danos-en-costa-oeste-mexicana/|access-date=2020-08-28|website=infobae|date=28 August 2020 |language=es-ES}}</ref> In [[Cihuatlán, Jalisco|Cihuatlán]], roughly 365 residents evacuated into shelters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribunadelabahia.com.mx/noticias/jalisco/tormenta-tropical-hernan-dejo-las-costas-de-jalisco-37311|title=Tormenta tropical "Hernán" dejó las costas de Jalisco|website=Tribuna De La Bahia|access-date=August 29, 2020|author=Brenda Beltrán}}</ref> A sinkhole shut down a portion of [[Mexican Federal Highway 80]] between [[Santa Cruz de las Flores, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco|Santa Cruz]] and [[San Patricio, Jalisco|San Patricio]], a mudslide closed down another part of the freeway near [[Lazaro Cardenas, Jalisco|Lazaro Cardenas]]. The Cuixmala River overflowed its banks, causing parts of [[Mexican Federal Highway 200]] to shut down. The town of [[La Manzanilla]] was mostly inundated by floodwaters which caused a bridge near the town to collapse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/evacuations-in-colima-and-jalisco-in-wake-of-tropical-storm/|title=Evacuations in Colima and Jalisco in wake of Tropical Storm Hernán|website=Mexico News Daily|date=28 August 2020 |access-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref> Several schools were damaged by Hernan in the state of [[Colima]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.colimanoticias.com/escuelas-de-colima-sin-danos-considerables-por-tormenta-tropical-hernan/|title=Escuelas de Colima, sin daños considerables por Tormenta Tropical 'Hernán'|date=August 29, 2020|access-date=September 4, 2020|publisher=Colimanoticias}}</ref> In Tamala, a [[parota|parota tree]] fell on a road, blocking traffic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.colimanoticias.com/causa-hernan-caida-de-parota-y-obstruccion-de-carretera-en-ixtlahuacan/|title=Causa 'Hernán' caída de Parota y obstrucción de carretera en Ixtlahuacán|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=September 4, 2020|publisher=Colimanoticias}}</ref> In [[Manzanillo, Colima|Manzanillo]], some homes and streets were damaged and covered with mud.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.colimanoticias.com/manzanillo-despues-de-la-tormenta-tropical-hernan/|title=Manzanillo después de la Tormenta Tropical 'Hernán'|author=Norma Osiris Moreno|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=September 4, 2020}}</ref> In [[Nayarit]], a mudslide occurred on a hill behind a populated neighborhood in [[Xalisco]], however no damage has been reported from this incident.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsbeezer.com/mexicoeng/the-tropical-storm-hernan-leaves-damage-and-lands-in-baja-california-sur/|title=The tropical storm Hernán leaves damage and lands in Baja California Sur|publisher=NewsBeezer|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=September 4, 2020}}</ref> Despite Hernan weakening into a tropical depression before landfall in [[Baja California Sur]], local weather services in the area advised residents to take extreme precautions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://holanews.com/hernan-decrece-a-depresion-en-el-pacifico-pero-golpeara-a-baja-california-sur/|title=Hernan decrece a depresión en el Pacífico pero golpeará a Baja California Sur|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=September 4, 2020|publisher=Hola News}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Iselle===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=Iselle 2020-08-28 2030Z.jpg
| Track=Iselle 2020 track.png
| Formed=August 26
| Dissipated=August 30
| 1-min winds=50
| Pressure=997
}}
Late on August 24, a small low pressure system developed several hundred miles southwest of the southern tip of the [[Baja California peninsula]], near the disturbance that would later become Tropical Storm Hernan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202008250725&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 24, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> As environmental conditions for development became more favorable, the circulation of the system gradually became better defined, and the system developed into Tropical Depression Fourteen-E at 15:00 UTC on August 26 over the open Pacific Ocean.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep14/ep142020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Thirteen-E Public Advisory Number 1|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dave Roberts|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> The cyclone reached tropical storm strength 6 hours later at 21:00 UTC, receiving the name Iselle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep14/ep142020.public.002.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Iselle Public Advisory Number 2|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref> Similarly to Tropical Storm Hernan, Iselle was trapped within a larger scale region of rotation and struggled to organize from an offset of wind shear.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep14/ep142020.discus.004.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Iselle Discussion Number 4|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Stacy Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> However, despite the moderate to strong wind shear, Iselle strengthened to 50&nbsp;mph (85&nbsp;km/h) over the next 12 hours while moving slowly northeastward.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep14/ep142020.discus.006.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Iselle Discussion Number 6|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> Iselle continued to intensify and at 15:00 UTC on August 28, Iselle attained its peak intensity of maximum sustained winds of 60&nbsp;mph (95&nbsp;km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 997 mbar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm ISELLE Forecast Discussion Number 9|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep14/ep142020.discus.009.shtml?|access-date=2020-08-28|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Iselle then made a very close pass to [[Clarion Island]], where tropical-storm force winds were reported, before weakening thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm ISELLE|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep14/ep142020.public.010.shtml?|access-date=2020-08-28|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Iselle became post-tropical later on August 30 as it headed north, near the [[Baja California Peninsula]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Iselle Forecast Discussion Number 18|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep14/ep142020.discus.018.shtml?|access-date=2020-08-30|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref>

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===Tropical Storm Julio===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=Julio 2020-09-05 2030Z.jpg <!-- DO NOT USE Julio 2020-09-06 1740Z.jpg -->
| Track=Julio 2020 track.png
| Formed=September 5
| Dissipated=September 7
| 1-min winds=40
| Pressure=1004
}}
On September 4, the remnants of [[Hurricane Nana (2020)|Hurricane Nana]] from the North Atlantic emerged over the [[Gulf of Tehuantepec]] and subsequently began to organize.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009041137&basin=epac&fdays=5|access-date=2020-09-07|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> By September 5, a well defined and compact surface circulation developed with the remnant low, and eventually the system's thunderstorm activity became organized enough for the system to be dubbed Tropical Storm Julio later that day, as the storm was already producing gale-force winds.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm JULIO Forecast Discussion Number 1|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep15/ep152020.discus.001.shtml?}}</ref> A very small cyclone with tropical-storm force winds only extending 35 miles from the center,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm JULIO Public Advisory 3|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep15/ep152020.public.003.shtml?|access-date=2020-09-07|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Julio slowly intensified given its favorable environment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm JULIO Forecast Discussion Number 4|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep15/ep152020.discus.004.shtml?|access-date=2020-09-07|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Switching to a quick pace west-northwestward, the storm quickly weakened on September 6 despite forecasts of strengthening.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm JULIO Forecast Discussion Number 6|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep15/ep152020.discus.005.shtml?|access-date=2020-09-07|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Julio later opened up into a trough of low pressure and became a post-tropical low on 09:00 UTC, September 7.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Remnants of JULIO Forecast Discussion Number 7|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep15/ep152020.discus.007.shtml?|access-date=2020-09-07|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref>

Julio produced heavy rainfall over portions of southwestern [[Mexico]] and large surf of 1–3 meters affected some beaches in the area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.world-today-news.com/tropical-storm-julio-causes-heavy-rains-in-nayarit-jalisco-and-michoacan/|title=Tropical storm "Julio" causes heavy rains in Nayarit, Jalisco and Michoacán|website=World Today News}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Karina===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=Karina 2020-09-15 2145Z.jpg
| Track=Karina 2020 track.png
| Formed=September 12
| Dissipated=September 17
| 1-min winds=50
| Pressure=996
}}
On September 9, the NHC began monitoring an area of disturbed weather to the south of [[Mexico]].<ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009091153&basin=epac&fdays=2|title=Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 9, 2020|access-date=September 13, 2020}}</ref> Early the next day, a broad area of low pressure formed within the system as it continued to produce disturbed weather.<ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009100518&basin=epac&fdays=2|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Dave Roberts|title=Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 10, 2020|access-date=September 13, 2020}} </ref> By 03:00 UTC on September 13, the disturbance became organized enough to be designated as a tropical depression.<ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep16/ep162020.discus.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Sixteen-E Discussion Number 1|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Eric Blake|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 13, 2020|access-date=September 13, 2020}}</ref> Just six hours later, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Karina while located 455 miles southwest of [[Baja California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep16/ep162020.public.002.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Karina Advisory Number 2|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 13, 2020|access-date=September 13, 2020}}</ref> Karina slowly strengthened over the next couple of days, reaching its peak intensity around 09:00 UTC on September 15.<ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep16/ep162020.public.010.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Karina Advisory Number 10|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=John Cangialosi|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> Karina then weakened below tropical storm status late on September 16, before degenerating into a post-tropical cyclone by 09:00 UTC the next day.<ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep16/ep162020.public.016.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Karina Advisory Number 16|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Tom Birchard|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep16/ep162020.public.017.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Karina Advisory Number 17|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Tom Birchard|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}} </ref>
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===Tropical Storm Lowell===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=Atl
| Image=Lowell 2020-09-22 2100Z.jpg 
| Track=Lowell 2020 track.png
| Formed=September 20
| Dissipated=September 25
| 1-min winds=45
| Pressure=1001
}}
On September 19, the NHC began monitoring an area of disturbed weather south of [[Mexico]] for potential tropical development.<ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009182306&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|author=Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|date=September 19, 2020|access-date=September 23, 2020}} </ref> At 18:00 UTC on September 20, the disturbance gained sufficient organization to be designated a tropical depression. 24 hours later, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Lowell. Slowly strengthening for 36 hours onward, Lowell reached its peak intensity at 06:00 UTC on September 23 with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 1001 millibars. Lowell remained poorly organized as it passed close to [[Clarion Island]] later that day. Lowell gradually weakened once turning westward on September 24 as it moved into cooler waters and as vertical wind shear increased. At 18:00 UTC on September 25, Lowell degenerated into a post-tropical cyclone after lacking deep convection for several hours.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Cangialosi|first=John|date=December 2, 2020|title=Tropical Storm Lowell (EP172020)|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP172020_Lowell.pdf|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=Tropical Cyclone Report|publisher=National Hurricane Center}}</ref>
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===Hurricane Marie===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=Marie 2020-10-02 2115Z.jpg 
| Track=Marie 2020 track.png
| Formed=September 29
| Dissipated=October 7
| 1-min winds=115
| Pressure=947
}}
On September&nbsp;24, the NHC first noted the possibity of [[tropical cyclogenesis]] offshore [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009241434&basin=epac&fdays=5|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Three days later, an area of low pressure formed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009271749&basin=epac&fdays=2|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Over the next two days, the disturbance rapidly organized as it moved west-northwestward, and at 09:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;29, the system became sufficiently organized to be classified as Tropical Depression Eighteen-E.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression EIGHTEEN-E|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep18/ep182020.public.001.shtml?|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Just 12&nbsp;hours later, the depression became Tropical Storm Marie. On September&nbsp;30, Marie underwent [[rapid intensification]] and became a hurricane by 21:00 UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hurricane MARIE|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep18/ep182020.public.007.shtml?|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Further intensification occurred and 12&nbsp;hours later, Marie became a Category 2 hurricane.<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Pasch|title=Hurricane Marie Public Advisory Number 10|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep18/ep182020.public.010.shtml?|access-date=October 2, 2020|date=October 1, 2020|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Continuing to intensify, Marie intensified to a Category&nbsp;3 major hurricane at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;2 before it reached its peak strength as a Category&nbsp;4 hurricane six hours later with winds of 130&nbsp;mph (215&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 947&nbsp;mb (hPa; 27.97&nbsp;inHg) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Hurricane Marie Public Advisory Number 13|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep18/ep182020.public.013.shtml?|access-date=2020-10-02|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Marie maintained its strength for a day or so before it began to rapidly weaken due to cooler waters and dry air infusion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane MARIE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep18/ep182020.discus.019.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref> It dropped below major hurricane status at 09:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;4 and below hurricane status at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;5.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane MARIE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep18/ep182020.public.021.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm MARIE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep18/ep182020.public.025.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref> It center became exposed, although the weakening trend slowed as convection continued to fire on its northeast side.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm MARIE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep18/ep182020.discus.026.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref> After a brief resurgence late on October&nbsp;5, Marie convection's became too weak and too far from its center for it to remain a tropical cyclone and it was downgraded to a remnant low at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;7.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm MARIE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep18/ep182020.discus.028.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Post-Tropical Cyclone MARIE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep18/ep182020.discus.032.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Norbert===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=Norbert 2020-10-06 2025Z.jpg 
| Track=Norbert 2020 track.png
| Formed=October 5
| Dissipated=October 15
| 1-min winds=45
| Pressure=1001
}}
Early on September&nbsp;30, the NHC began noting the possibility of an area of low pressure forming southwest of [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202009300233&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=Two-Day Graphical Outlook}}</ref> The area of low pressure finally formed early on October&nbsp;4 and quickly organized into a tropical depression by 21:00&nbsp;UTC the next day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202010040231&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep19/ep192020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Nineteen-E Advisory Number 1}}</ref> At 09:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;6, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Norbert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep19/ep192020.public.003.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Norbert Advisory Number 3}}</ref> After spending 36&nbsp;hours at tropical storm strength, Nobert weakened back into a tropical depression at 21:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;7. Norbert maintained its status as a tropical depression until it degenerated into a remnant low early on October&nbsp;10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep19/ep192020.public.009.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Norbert Advisory Number 9}}</ref> After Norbert degenerated into a remnant low, the NHC began tracking the low for possible redevelopment, as upper level winds were expected to become more favorable.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202010102317&basin=epac&fdays=5|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|date=October 10, 2020|access-date=2020-10-13}}</ref> The remnants began showing signs of organization over the next two days.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five-Day Graphic Tropical Weather Outlook|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202010112318&basin=epac&fdays=5|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|date=October 11, 2020|access-date=2020-10-13}}</ref> On October&nbsp;13, the low began to quickly organize,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=latest&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|date=October 13, 2020|access-date=2020-10-13}}</ref> and at 21:00&nbsp;UTC that day, the NHC declared that Norbert had regenerated into a tropical depression several hundred miles southwest of the Baja California peninsula.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression NORBERT|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep19/ep192020.public.020.shtml?|access-date=2020-10-14|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Soon afterwards, it unexpectedly strengthened into a tropical storm again at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on October 14.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm Norbert Public Advisory|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPEP4+shtml/140836.shtml?|access-date=2020-10-14|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> However, this restrengthening was short-lived, as Norbert began weakening again and became a tropical depression 18&nbsp;hours later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep19/ep192020.public.024.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Norbert Advisory Number 24}}</ref> It eventually became post-tropical yet again at 09:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;15 due to unfavorable conditions.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Post-Tropical Cyclone Norbert Public Advisory 26|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep19/ep192020.public.026.shtml?|access-date=2020-10-15|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> 
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===Tropical Storm Odalys===
{{Infobox hurricane small
| Basin=EPac
| Image=File:Odalys 2020-11-04 1830Z.jpg
| Track=Odalys 2020 track.png
| Formed=November 3
| Dissipated=November 6
| 1-min winds=45
| Pressure=1000
}} 

On October 27, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began noting the possibility of a trough of low pressure to form south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. <ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202010270929&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Tropical Weather Outlook|author=Stacy R. Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|date=October 27, 2020|access-date=November 4, 2020}} </ref> On November 1, that trough of low pressure formed several hundred miles to the southwest of Mexico. <ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202011011146&basin=epac&fdays=5|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|author=Brad Reinhart, Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|date=November 1, 2020|access-date=November 4, 2020}} </ref> At 21:00 UTC on November 3, the trough of low pressure organized into Tropical Storm Odalys. <ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep20/ep202020.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Odalys Advisory Number 1|author=Brad Reinhart, Jack Beven|publisher=National Hurricane Center|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|date=November 3, 2020|access-date=November 4, 2020}} </ref> Odalys slowly strengthened reaching sustained winds of 45&nbsp;mph (70&nbsp;km/h) just 24 hours later. However, the storm maintained a disorganized appearance, with most of Odalys' convection displaced north of the center. <ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep20/ep202020.discus.005.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Odalys Discussion Number 5|author=Philippe Papin, David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|date=November 4, 2020|access-date=November 4, 2020}} </ref> At 09:00 UTC on November 5, Odalys reached its peak intensity with winds of around 50&nbsp;mph (80&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 1000 mbar. <ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep20/ep202020.public.007.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Odalys Advisory Number 7|author=Andrew Latto|publisher=National Hurricane Center|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|date=November 5, 2020|access-date=November 6, 2020}} </ref> Odalys maintained this intensity for 12 hours before weakening. <ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep20/ep202020.public.009.shtml?|title=Tropical Storm Odalys Advisory Number 9|author=Philippe Papin, David Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|date=November 5, 2020|access-date=November 6, 2020}} </ref> Odalys degenerated into a post-tropical cyclone at 03:00 UTC on November 6. <ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep20/ep202020.public.010.shtml?|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Odalys Advisory Number 10|author=Stacy R. Stewart|publisher=National Hurricane Center|website=nhc.noaa.gov|location=Miami, Florida|date=November 6, 2020|access-date=November 6, 2020}} </ref>
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===Tropical Storm Polo===
{{Infobox hurricane small 
| Basin=EPac 
| Image=Polo 2020-11-18 1840Z.jpg 
| Track=Polo 2020 track.png
| Formed=November 17 
| Dissipated=November 19 
| 1-min winds=40 
| Pressure=1004 
}}
On November 10, the NHC first noted the possibility of a tropical cyclone to form off the coast of Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?basin=epac&fdays=5&current_issuance=202011102356|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Two days later, a low pressure area formed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202011122340&basin=epac&fdays=2|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> The system soon began to rapidly organize, with the NHC stating that it had a high chance of formation in the next five days on November 14. However, on the next day, the convection deteriorated and the system became increasingly ill-defined, and thus the NHC lowered the chances of formation to 30% on November 16.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHC Graphical Outlook Archive|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?basin=epac&fdays=5&current_issuance=202011152315|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> On the next day, the disturbance rapidly reorganized due to locally favorable conditions in the region and at 21:00 UTC, it was declared a tropical depression.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression TWENTY-ONE-E|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep21/ep212020.public.001.shtml?|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> The depression strengthened overnight into a tropical storm and was named ''Polo'' as it began its curve westwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm POLO|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep21/ep212020.public.004.shtml?|access-date=2020-11-20|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Polo strengthened slightly over November 18,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm POLO|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep21/ep212020.public.005.shtml?|access-date=2020-11-20|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> but weakened after another 24 hours to a tropical depression yet again.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression POLO|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep21/ep212020.public.008.shtml?|access-date=2020-11-20|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Due to failing to re-produce central convection, Polo became a remnant low and the last advisory on the storm was issued on November 19.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Post-Tropical Cyclone POLO|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/ep21/ep212020.public.009.shtml?|access-date=2020-11-20|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref>
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===Typhoon Vongfong (Ambo)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=May 8
|Dissipated=May 18
|Image=Vongfong 2020-05-14 0500Z.jpg
|Track=Vongfong 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=85
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{{main|Typhoon Vongfong (2020)}}
After 4 consecutive months of inactivity in the [[Western Pacific Ocean|Western Pacific]] basin, a [[low-pressure area]] was first noted on May 9 by the JTWC near [[Micronesia]] and was given a medium chance of developing into a tropical cyclone.<ref>{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans Reissued 090030Z-090600Z May 2020 |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Analysis/Miscellaneous/20200509/003000/A_ABPW10PGTW090030_C_RJTD_20200509003331_45.txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> The following day, the JMA declared that it had developed into a tropical depression to the east of [[Mindanao]], [[Philippines]] and was expected to slowly move west.<ref>{{cite report|title=Warning and Sumary 100000 |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200510/000000/A_WWJP27RJTD100000_C_RJTD_20200510022717_55.txt |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |location=Tokyo, Japan |date=May 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200511154509/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200510/000000/A_WWJP27RJTD100000_C_RJTD_20200510022717_55.txt |archive-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> The JTWC then issued a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert]] (TCFA) for the embryonic system just hours later while convection began to gradually obscure the center.<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Invest 95W) |url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9520web.txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |access-date=May 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510145035/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9520web.txt |archive-date=May 10, 2020 |location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |format=TXT |date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> Later that day, the [[PAGASA]] followed suit and upgraded the system to a tropical depression, assigning it the name ''Ambo'', as it became the first tropical cyclone to enter [[Philippine Area of Responsibility|their area of responsibility]] for 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=First storm this year to hit Mindanao, PAGASA says|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/5/10/pagasa-tropical-depression-ambo.html|date=May 10, 2020|website=[[CNN Philippines]]|access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #1 for Tropical Depression "Ambo"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%231.pdf|date=May 10, 2020|website=[[PAGASA|Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration]]|access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>

The system began to slowly drift westwards throughout the following days,<ref>{{cite web|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #3 for Tropical Depression "Ambo"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%234.pdf|website=[[PAGASA|Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration]]|access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> gradually intensifying with occasional convective bursts occurring near the slightly elongated circulation. On the next day, the JTWC upgraded Ambo into a tropical depression, designating it as ''01W.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression 01W Warning Nr 1|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp0120web.txt|date=April 12, 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511233457/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp0120web.txt|archive-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> The storm gradually intensified throughout the day, as signified by a well-defined rain band developing on the northwestern side, and began to turn north. At this time, the JMA upgraded 01W to a tropical storm and assigned it the first name of the year, ''Vongfong.''<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Shu-fen|first1=Wang|last2=Hsin-Yin|first2=Lee|date=May 12, 2020|title=Tropical Storm Vongfong likely to approach Taiwan over weekend: CWB|work=Focus Taiwan|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202005120023}}</ref> Shortly after, the JTWC followed and upgraded the system to tropical storm intensity.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Storm 01W (Vongfong) Warning Nr 004|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp0120web.txt|date=May 12, 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512144318/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp0120web.txt|archive-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> Utilizing favorable conditions with low wind shear, 29–30&nbsp;°C waters, and excellent outflow, Vongfong began to [[rapid intensification|rapidly intensify]] by early May 13.<ref name="WARNING10">{{cite web |title=Severe Weather Bulletin #10 – Typhoon "AMBO" (VONGFONG) |url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%2310.pdf |publisher=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration}}</ref> Shortly after, the JMA upgraded the system to a severe tropical storm. Soon after, the JTWC upgraded the storm to a Category 1 typhoon with 1-minute sustained winds of 130&nbsp;km/h (80&nbsp;mph) as the structure quickly improved. The PAGASA and JMA would then upgrade the system to a typhoon later in the day,<ref name="WARNING10" /> with the JTWC quickly upgrading the system to a Category 2 typhoon as the eye became clearer. A few hours later, Vongfong intensified to a Category 3-equivalent typhoon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Typhoon 01W (Vongfong) Warning Nr 009|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp0120web.txt|date=May 13, 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513163517/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp0120web.txt|archive-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref> Then, the storm later went an [[eyewall replacement cycle]], quickly finishing the cycle while fluctuating in intensity.<ref name="ATCF01">{{cite web|title=bwp012020.dat|url=https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/ATCF/JTWC/bwp012020.dat|author=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|date=May 17, 2020|access-date=August 2, 2020}}</ref> At 12:15&nbsp;pm [[Philippine Standard Time|PST]] on May 14, Vongfong made its first landfall in [[San Policarpo, Eastern Samar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #14 for Typhoon "Ambo" (Vongfong)|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%2314.pdf|date=May 14, 2020|website=[[PAGASA|Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration]]}}</ref> Vongfong gradually weakened shortly after, crossing over the [[Ticao Pass]] as it moved further inland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Severe Weather Bulletin #17 – Typhoon "AMBO" (VONGFONG) |url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%2317.pdf |publisher=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration |access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> By the succeeding day, PAGASA recorded five more landfalls: hitting the islands of [[San Antonio, Northern Samar|Dalupiri Island]], [[Capul|Capul Island]], [[Ticao Island]], [[Burias (island)|Burias Island]], and [[San Andres, Quezon]] in [[Luzon|Luzon Island]]'s [[Bondoc Peninsula]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #20 for Typhoon "Ambo" (Vongfong)|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%2320.pdf|date=May 15, 2020|website=[[PAGASA|Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration]]|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> Ambo weakened into a Category 1 storm due to these multiple landfalls, although the storm was situated in favorable atmospheric conditions.<ref>{{cite report|title=Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 01W (Vongfong) Warning NR 013|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=May 14, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/05/14/text/Severe/Severe_14.txt|access-date=May 15, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref> The system further weakened on May 15, and was downgraded by both the JMA and PAGASA to a severe tropical storm,<ref>{{cite report|title=Warning 150600|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|location=Tokyo, Japan |date=May 15, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/05/15/text/Severe/Severe_15.txt|access-date=May 15, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #22 for Severe Tropical Storm "Ambo" (Vongfong)|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|date=May 15, 2020|website=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> with the JTWC downgrading it to a tropical storm as well. Then, Vongfong made its 7th landfall in [[Real, Quezon]], and began to head further inland into [[Luzon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Severe Weather Bulletin #25 – Severe Tropical Storm "AMBO" (VONGFONG) |url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%2325.pdf |publisher=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration |access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Severe Tropical Storm Vongfong Takes Aim at Philippine Heartland |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/world/asia/typhoon-vongfong-philippines-luzon.html |access-date=May 15, 2020 |issue=May 15, 2020 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> Vongfong then further weakened and was downgraded by the JMA and the PAGASA into a tropical storm.<ref>{{cite report|title=Warning 151800|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|location=Tokyo, Japan |date=May 15, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/05/15/text/Severe/Severe_15.txt|access-date=May 15, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #26 for Tropical Storm "AMBO"|url=https://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4045/update_re_severe_weather_bulletin_no26_for_tropical_storm_AMBO_issued_16_may_2020_2AM.pdf|date=May 16, 2020|publisher=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]]|access-date=August 2, 2020}}</ref> The weakening trend continued, and by May 16, Vongfong emerged into the [[Luzon Strait]] as a low-end tropical storm, with the storm's center exposed as the result of the mountainous terrains of the [[Luzon]] landmass.<ref>{{cite report|title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 01W (Vongfong) Warning NR 018|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=May 15, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/05/16/text/Severe/Severe_16.txt|access-date=May 17, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref><ref name="ATCF01"/> After emerging, 6 hours later, the JTWC downgraded Vongfong into a tropical depression, and issued their final warning.<ref>{{cite report|title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Depression 01W (Vongfong) Warning NR 019|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=May 16, 2020|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp0120web.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512204223/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp0120web.txt|archive-date=May 12, 2020|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref> Soon after, PAGASA followed suit,<ref>{{cite report|title=Severe Weather Bulletin No. 32 for Tropical Storm "AMBO" (I.N VONGFONG)|url=https://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4045/update_re_severe_weather_bulletin_no32_for_TS_AMBO_issue_on_16_may_2020_8PM.pdf|publisher=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]]|date=May 16, 2020|access-date=August 2, 2020}}</ref> and the JMA as well.<ref name="WTPQ20 RJTD 161800">{{cite report|title=TD Downgraded from TS 2001 Vongfong (2001)|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|location=Tokyo, Japan |date=May 16, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/05/16/text/Severe/Severe_16.txt|access-date=May 17, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref> The remnants of the storm fully dissipated by May 17, with PAGASA downgrading the storm's remains into an [[low-pressure area]].<ref name="SWB37">{{cite report|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #37 for Typhoon "Ambo" (Vongfong)|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%2337.pdf|date=May 17, 2020|publisher=[[PAGASA|Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration]]|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref><ref name="ATCF01"/>

In preparation for the incoming typhoon, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) #3 warnings were issued for [[Northern Samar]] and the northern portion of [[Eastern Samar]].<ref name="Bulletin11">{{cite web |title=Severe Weather Bulletin #11 – Typhoon "AMBO" (VONGFONG) |url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%2311.pdf |publisher=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration |access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> According to the [[NDRRMC]], Typhoon Vongfong (Ambo) left ₱1.57&nbsp;billion (US$31.1&nbsp;million) worth of damages in [[agriculture]], and left 5 dead, as of May&nbsp;27.<ref name="AmboNDRRMC">{{cite web|title=Sitrep No.15 re Preparedness Measures and Effects for Typhoon "AMBO" (I.N. "VONGFONG")|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4048/Update_Sitrep_no_15_re_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effects_of_TY_AMBO_Issued_on_27May2020_12NN.pdf|date=May 27, 2020|publisher=NDRRMC}}</ref><ref name="Ambo1">{{cite web|title=5 dead, P80&nbsp;million lost in Typhoon 'Ambo' wake|url=https://manilastandard.net/news/national/323946/5-dead-p80-million-lost-in-typhoon-ambo-wake.html|date=May 18, 2020|publisher=Manila Standard}}
</ref>
With the multi-billion peso damages in the [[Philippines]], the name Ambo was retired by the [[PAGASA]] and will be replaced with a new name for the 2024 Pacific typhoon season.
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===Tropical Storm Nuri (Butchoy)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=June 10
|Dissipated=June 14
|Image=Nuri 2020-06-13 0530Z.jpg
|Track=Nuri 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=40
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=996
}}
On June 10, the JMA began monitoring on a weak tropical depression that had developed to the east of the Philippine island of [[Samar]] in [[Visayas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WWJP27 RJTD 10000|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200610/000000/A_WWJP27RJTD100000_C_RJTD_20200610023117_60.txt|publisher=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]|date=June 10, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612151959/https:/www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200610/000000/A_WWJP27RJTD100000_C_RJTD_20200610023117_60.txt|archive-date=June 12, 2020|access-date=August 2, 2020}}</ref> During the next day, the PAGASA began tracking the system, giving the local name ''Butchoy''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PAGASA-DOST on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/dost_pagasa/status/1270984584058945537|access-date=June 11, 2020|website=Twitter|language=en|quote=At 2&nbsp;pm today (11June2020), the LPA east southeast of Infanta, Quezon has developed into a Tropical Depression and was named "Butchoy". We will issue an initial severe weather bulletin at 5&nbsp;pm today.}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Severe Weather Bulletin No. 1 for Tropical Depression "Butchoy"|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4058/Update_SWB_1_issued_on_11JUNE2020_5PM.pdf|publisher=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]]|date=June 11, 2020|access-date=June 11, 2020}}</ref> The storm then made its first landfall in [[Polillo Island]] in [[Quezon]] at 5:30&nbsp;pm PHT, and making its second landfall in [[Infanta, Quezon]] shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite report|title=Severe Weather Bulletin No. 02 for Tropical Depression "BUTCHOY"|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4058/Update_SWB_2_issued_on_11JUNE2020_8PM.pdf|publisher=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]]|date=June 11, 2020|access-date=June 11, 2020}}</ref> Soon after, the JTWC issued a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert]] for the storm.<ref>{{cite web|title=WTPN21 PGTW 111500|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200611/150000/A_WTPN21PGTW111500_C_RJTD_20200611142632_56.txt|publisher=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]|date=June 11, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612153949/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200611/150000/A_WTPN21PGTW111500_C_RJTD_20200611142632_56.txt|archive-date=June 12, 2020|access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> Afterwards, the JTWC officially upgraded Butchoy to a tropical depression, and designated it as 02W.<ref name="02W #01">{{cite report|title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Depression 02W (Two) Warning NR 001|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |date=June 12, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/06/12/text/Severe/Severe_12.txt|access-date=June 12, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref> With a favorable environment with low vertical [[wind shear]], moderate equatorial outflow and 30–31&nbsp;°C [[sea surface temperatures]],<ref name="02W #01"/> Butchoy started to intensify in the [[West Philippine Sea]], becoming a tropical storm and receiving the name ''Nuri'' from the JMA later on the same day.<ref>{{cite report|title=TS NURI (2002) UPGRADED FROM TD|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|location=Tokyo, Japan |date=June 12, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/06/12/text/Severe/Severe_12.txt|access-date=June 12, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref> Then, PAGASA issued their final warning on Nuri as it exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility.<ref>{{cite report|title=Severe Weather Bulletin No. 08 (FINAL) for Tropical Storm "BUTCHOY"|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4058/Update_SWB_8_FINAL_issued_on_12JUNE2020_11PM.pdf|publisher=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]]|date=June 12, 2020|access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref> By the next day, Nuri intensified further and subsequently peaked in intensity, with the JMA analyzing the storm's peak winds of 75&nbsp;km/h (45&nbsp;mph).<ref>{{cite report|title=WTPQ20 RJTD 130000|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|location=Tokyo, Japan|date=June 13, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/06/13/text/Severe/Severe_13.txt|access-date=June 13, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref> Six hours later, the JTWC upgraded Nuri to a tropical storm.<ref>{{cite report|title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 02W (Nuri) NR 006|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii|date=June 13, 2020|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp0220web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613080007/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp0220web.txt|archive-date=June 13, 2020|access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref> However, later in the same day, the JTWC downgraded Nuri into a tropical depression, citing that the storm has drifted into high vertical wind shear.<ref>{{cite report|title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Depression 02W (Nuri) NR 008|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii|date=June 13, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/06/13/text/Severe/Severe_13.txt|access-date=June 13, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref> The JMA followed suit, downgrading Nuri into a depression.<ref>{{cite report|title=TD DOWNGRADED FROM TS NURI (2002)|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|location=Tokyo, Japan|date=June 14, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/06/13/text/Severe/Severe_14.txt|access-date=June 14, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref> The JTWC issued their final warning on Nuri as the storm subsequently made landfall in [[Yanjiang]], [[China]].<ref>{{cite report|title=Tropical Depression 02W (Nuri) NR 009|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|location=Pearl Harbor, Hawaii|date=June 13, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/06/13/text/Severe/Severe_13.txt|access-date=June 13, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nuri: China's first tropical cyclone of the year is a wet mess|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/nuri-china-tropical-cyclone-year-wet-mess-200614070548024.html|publisher=[[Aljazeera.com]]|date=June 14, 2020}}</ref> The JMA followed suit six hours later, issuing their final warning on the system.<ref>{{cite report|title=WTPQ20 BABJ 140900 CA|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|location=Tokyo, Japan|date=June 14, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/06/13/text/Severe/Severe_14.txt|access-date=June 14, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref>

The PAGASA issued Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 1 for western [[Mindanao]], southern [[Luzon]], and [[Visayas]] on June&nbsp;11 as Butchoy neared the [[Philippines]].<ref name="ButchoyLandfallQuezon">{{cite news |title=Tropical depression Butchoy makes landfall in Quezon |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/6/11/Rainy-conditions-in-the-country-expected-for-the-next-24-hours-as-LPA-reaches-Luzon.html |access-date=June 11, 2020 |work=CNN Philippines |agency=Cable News Network |date=June 11, 2020 |location=Manila, Philippines}}</ref> The combination of the system and prevailing southwesterly winds brought showers and thunderstorms across the Philippines.<ref name="LPAMayBecome">{{cite news |last1=Arayata |first1=Cristina |title=LPA may become tropical depression Thursday: PAGASA |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1105566 |access-date=June 11, 2020 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=June 11, 2020 |location=Manila, Philippines}}</ref> Heavy rainfall in [[Albay]] led to the activation of disaster risk management officials and other emergency assets.<ref name="ButchoyLandfallQuezon" /> The rains from the tropical depression prompted PAGASA to declare the start of the [[wet season|rainy season]] in the Philippines on June 12, 2020, which was also during the country's Independence Day.<ref>{{cite news|author=Acor Arceo|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/special-coverage/weather-alert/263621-pagasa-rainy-season-philippines-2020|title=PAGASA declares start of rainy season in the Philippines|website=Rappler|date=June 12, 2020|access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Jamaine Punzalan|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/12/20/rainy-season-is-here-pagasa-says-as-butchoy-dampens-independence-day|title=Rainy season is here, PAGASA says as 'Butchoy' dampens Independence Day|website=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|ABS-CBN News]]|date=June 12, 2020|access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> In [[Hong Kong]], Nuri brought heavy rain. One person also drowned due to rough waters.<ref name="Nuri1">{{cite web|title=One drowning as first storm goes by|date=June 15, 2020|author=Maisy Mok|url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/4/219971/One-drowning-as-first-storm-goes-by|publisher=The Standard}}</ref>
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===Tropical Depression Carina===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=July 11
|Dissipated=July 15
|Image=Carina 2020-07-13 0542Z.jpg
|Track=Carina 2020 track.png
|Prewinds=<
|10-min winds=30
|1-min winds=
|Pressure=1004
}}
After about one month of inactivity, on July 11, the JMA designated an low-pressure area near [[Luzon]] as a tropical depression.<ref>{{cite report|title=WWJP27 RJTD 111200|type=RSMC High Seas Bulletin|location=Tokyo, Japan|date=July 11, 2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/07/11/text/Severe/Severe_11.txt|access-date=July 11, 2020|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet}}</ref> The next day, the JTWC designated the depression as an [[Invest (meteorology)|invest]] and was given a low chance of developing, and later upgraded to a medium chance.<ref name="99W_ABPW10">{{cite web|title=WPAC: Depression 99W – Dissipated|url=http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=121004|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=July 14, 2020|access-date=July 14, 2020|via=Storm2K}}</ref> On the following day, the [[PAGASA]] upgraded the low-pressure system to a tropical depression and named it ''Carina''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #1 Tropical Depression "Carina"|url=https://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4074/Update_SWB_No_01_for_TD_CARINA_Issued_on_13JUL2020_5AM.pdf|date=July 13, 2020|access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>

Over an environment favorable for further development, with low vertical [[wind shear]], established equatorial outflow and 28–29&nbsp;°C sea surface temperatures,<ref name="99W_ABPW10"/> Carina generally moved north-northwest until midday (12:00 UTC) on July 14, when Carina rapidly weakened into a low-pressure area, due to unfavorable environment of strong wind shear and diffluent easterly flow.<ref name="99W_ABPW10"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Carina weakens into low pressure area -PAGASA|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/746920/carina-weakens-into-low-pressure-area-pagasa/story/|author=Joahna Lei Casilao|publisher=[[GMA News and Public Affairs|GMA News]]|date=July 14, 2020|access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref> PAGASA then issued their final advisory to Carina, and the remnants dissipated on July 15.<ref>{{cite report|title=Severe Weather Bulletin No. 13 ("FINAL") for Low Pressure Area (Formerly "Carina")|url=https://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4074/Update_Severe_Weather_Bulletin_No_13_FINAL_for_LPA_Formerly_CARINA_14July2020_11PM.pdf|publisher=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]]|date=July 14, 2020|access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web|title=bwp992020.dat|url=https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/ATCF/JTWC/bwp992020.dat|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|date=July 15, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200715150448/https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/ATCF/JTWC/bwp992020.dat|archive-date=July 15, 2020|access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>

As the low-pressure system was named Carina, PAGASA immediately hoisted Signal #1, the lowest of their storm warning signals, to [[Batanes]], [[Babuyan Islands]] and the northeastern portion of [[Cagayan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LPA develops into Tropical Depression Carina; Signal No. 1 up over Batanes, Babuyan, parts of Cagayan|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/746589/lpa-develops-into-tropical-depression-carina-signal-no-1-up-over-batanes-babuyan-parts-of-cagayan/story/|publisher=[[GMA News and Public Affairs|GMA News]]|date=July 13, 2020|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> Due to heavy rainfall caused by Carina, the storm caused some minimal damage on [[Ilocos Norte]], [[Abra (province)|Abra]] and [[Isabela (province)|Isabela]].<ref>{{cite web|title=TD Carina causes damage in Ilocos Norte, Abra and Isabela|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/746904/td-carina-causes-damage-in-ilocos-norte-abra-isabela/story/|publisher=[[GMA News and Public Affairs|GMA News]]|date=July 14, 2020|access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref>
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===Typhoon Hagupit (Dindo)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=July 30
|Dissipated=August 5
|Image=Hagupit 2020-08-03 Suomi NPP.jpg
|Track=Hagupit 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=70
|1-min winds=75
|Pressure=975
}}
{{Main|Typhoon Hagupit (2020)}}
On July 31, JMA began monitoring a weak tropical depression that developed in the [[Philippine Sea]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WWJP27 RJTD 310600|type=RSMC High Seas Bulletin|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200731/060000/A_WWJP27RJTD310600_C_RJTD_20200731083115_3.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=July 31, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801054559/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200731/060000/A_WWJP27RJTD310600_C_RJTD_20200731083115_3.txt|archive-date=August 1, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> Later, [[PAGASA]] later named the depression ''Dindo''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PAGASA-DOST on Twitter: "At 8:00 PM today, the Low Pressure Area east of Cagayan develop into Tropical Depression #DindoPH. Severe Weather Bulletin will be issued starting at 11:00 PM tonight." / Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/dost_pagasa/status/1289208210633576449|access-date=July 31, 2020|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> By the next day, the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] designated Dindo as 03W.<ref name="PROG1">{{cite web|title=Tropical Depression 03W (Three) Warning NR 001|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200801/030000/A_WDPN31PGTW010300_C_RJTD_20200801040831_56.txt|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=August 1, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801055702/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200801/030000/A_WDPN31PGTW010300_C_RJTD_20200801040831_56.txt|archive-date=August 1, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> With favorable conditions of low vertical wind shear, strong equatorial outflow and 31&nbsp;°C sea surface temperatures,<ref name="PROG1"/> Dindo intensified into a tropical storm on midday of the same time, and the Japan Meteorological Agency named it as Hagupit.<ref>{{cite web|title=TS 2004 HAGUPIT (2004) UPGRADED FROM TD|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200801/120000/A_WTPQ21RJTD011200_C_RJTD_20200801131704_94.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=August 1, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801142448/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200801/120000/A_WTPQ21RJTD011200_C_RJTD_20200801131704_94.txt|archive-date=August 1, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> Hagupit then began intensifying in the [[Philippine Sea]], and by August 2, Hagupit was upgraded into a typhoon by the JTWC.<ref>{{cite web|title=Typhoon 03W (Hagupit) Warning NR 010|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200803/090000/A_WTPN31PGTW030900_C_RJTD_20200803081402_2.txt|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=August 3, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200804080550/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200803/090000/A_WTPN31PGTW030900_C_RJTD_20200803081402_2.txt|archive-date=August 4, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> The JMA later upgraded Hagupit to a severe tropical storm late on August 2.<ref>{{cite web|title=STS 2004 HAGUPIT (2004) UPGRADED FROM TS|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200802/180000/A_WTPQ21RJTD021800_C_RJTD_20200802184917_22.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=August 2, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200803031447/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200802/180000/A_WTPQ21RJTD021800_C_RJTD_20200802184917_22.txt|archive-date=August 3, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> As Hagupit exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the [[PAGASA]] issued its final bulletin on the system.<ref>{{cite report|title=Severe Weather Bulletin No. 7 (FINAL) for Severe Tropical Storm "DINDO" (I.N. HAGUPIT)|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4078/Advisory_SWB_No_7_FINAL_for_STS_DINDO_Issued_on_03AUG2020_11AM.pdf|publisher=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]]|date=August 3, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> Hagupit was then upgraded into typhoon status by the JMA on August 3,<ref>{{cite web|title=TY 2004 HAGUPIT (2004) UPGRADED FROM STS|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200803/060000/A_WTPQ21RJTD030600_C_RJTD_20200803064918_99.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=August 3, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200804074813/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200803/060000/A_WTPQ21RJTD030600_C_RJTD_20200803064918_99.txt|archive-date=August 4, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> and will later peak in intensity with a pressure of 975 hPa.<ref>{{cite web|title=TY 2004 HAGUPIT (2004)|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200803/150000/A_WTPQ21RJTD031500_C_RJTD_20200803154702_50.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=August 3, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200804075655/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200803/150000/A_WTPQ21RJTD031500_C_RJTD_20200803154702_50.txt|archive-date=August 4, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> At around 19:30 UTC, Hagupit made landfall in [[Wenzhou]], [[China]], with winds of 85&nbsp;mph and pressure of 975 [[mbar]] ([[hPa]]).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Blašković|first1=Teo|title=Typhoon "Hagupit" slams into China's Zhejiang|url=https://watchers.news/2020/08/03/typhoon-hagupit-zheijang-landfall-august-3-2020/|publisher=The Watchers|date=August 3, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> After its landfall, Hagupit gradually weakened over China, and by early August 4, the JTWC downgraded the typhoon into a tropical storm.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm 03W (Hagupit) Warning NR 013|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200804/030000/A_WTPN31PGTW040300_C_RJTD_20200804020617_74.txt|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=August 4, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200804080917/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200804/030000/A_WTPN31PGTW040300_C_RJTD_20200804020617_74.txt|archive-date=August 4, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> Around midday of the same day, [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center|JTWC]] downgraded Hagupit into a tropical depression and later issued their final advisories on the storm,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Depression 03W (Hagupit) Warning NR 015|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200804/150000/A_WTPN31PGTW041500_C_RJTD_20200804133617_78.txt|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=August 4, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200805162500/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200804/150000/A_WTPN31PGTW041500_C_RJTD_20200804133617_78.txt|archive-date=August 5, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> but the JMA still monitored Hagupit as a tropical storm.<ref name="Hagupit_ET">{{cite web|title=Reasoning No.16 For TS 2004 Hagupit (2004)|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Prognostic Reasoning|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200804/180000/A_WTPQ31RJTD041800_C_RJTD_20200804200116_1.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=August 4, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200805160639/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200804/180000/A_WTPQ31RJTD041800_C_RJTD_20200804200116_1.txt|archive-date=August 5, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> The system later would undergo an extratropical transition, a process which got completed on August 6, and the JMA issued their final advisory on the extratropical Hagupit.<ref>{{cite web|title=DEVELOPING LOW FORMER TS 2004 HAGUPIT (2004)|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200806/000000/A_WTPQ21RJTD060000_C_RJTD_20200806004717_62.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=August 6, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200806154614/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200806/000000/A_WTPQ21RJTD060000_C_RJTD_20200806004717_62.txt|archive-date=August 6, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref>

In advance of Hagupit, [[China|Chinese]] officials ordered the evacuation of areas vulnerable to flooding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/typhoon-hagupit-eastern-china-evacuation-severe-weather-storm-flooding|title=Vulnerable eastern China areas evacuated ahead of Typhoon Hagupit|date=August 3, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020|publisher=Fox News}}</ref> Hagupit caused torrential rainfall over portions of [[China]] peaking at 13.11 inches (333&nbsp;mm) in the Jingshan district of [[Wenzhou]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2008053636/|title=Tropical storm heading away from the city|author1=Tian Shengjie|author2=Wu Ruofan|publisher=Shine|date=August 5, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref> 15 people were reported dead across [[South Korea]], 6 of them following a landslide in [[South Chungcheong Province]], 11 people were reported missing, and 7 people were injured.<ref>{{cite web|title=China, Korean Peninsula – Tropical Cyclone HAGUPIT update (GDACS, JTWC, DG ECHO, JMA, Floodlist, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 August 2020)|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/china/china-korean-peninsula-tropical-cyclone-hagupit-update-gdacs-jtwc-dg-echo-jma-floodlist|publisher=European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations|website=reliefweb.int|date=August 4, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ji-hye|first1=Jun|title=Gov't to declare heavy rain-hit regions special disaster zones|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/08/113_293867.html|publisher=[[The Korea Times]]|date=August 5, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Sinlaku===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=July 31
|Dissipated=August 3
|Image=Sinlaku 2020-08-01 0610Z.jpg
|Track=Sinlaku 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=40
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=985
}}
{{main|Tropical Storm Sinlaku (2020)}}
On July 29, a tropical disturbance formed and was situated a couple hundred miles east of [[Manila]], [[Philippines]].<ref name="04W_ABPW10">{{cite web |title=WPAC: SINLAKU – Post-Tropical |url=http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=121060 |website=Storm2K |access-date=August 6, 2020}}</ref> Struggling to consolidate, the disturbance crossed [[Luzon]] with little to no organization and began organizing in the South China Sea.<ref name="04W_ABPW10"/> Environmental conditions became conducive for development, and the JMA declared that a tropical depression had formed in the early hours of July 31.<ref>{{cite web|title=REASONING NO. 1 FOR TD|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Prognostic Reasoning|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200731/000000/A_WTPQ20RJTD310000_C_RJTD_20200731011119_84.txt |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=July 31, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801040326/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200731/000000/A_WTPQ20RJTD310000_C_RJTD_20200731011119_84.txt|archive-date=August 1, 2020|access-date=August 6, 2020}}</ref> Then early on August 1, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Sinlaku.<ref>{{cite web|title=REASONING NO. 6 FOR TS 2003 (SINLAKU)|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Prognostic Reasoning|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200801/060000/A_WTPQ30RJTD010600_C_RJTD_20200801082518_75.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=August 1, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801110331/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200801/060000/A_WTPQ30RJTD010600_C_RJTD_20200801082518_75.txt|archive-date=August 1, 2020|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref> The storm failed to intensify much afterward, and during the following day, Sinlaku made landfall on northern Vietnam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/hurricanes/tag/sinlaku-2020/|title=Sinlaku 2020 – Hurricane And Typhoon Updates|website=blogs.nasa.gov|date=3 August 2020 }}</ref> Shortly thereafter, both agencies issued final advisories on the storm.<ref>{{cite web|title=TD DOWNGRADED FROM TS 2003 SINLAKU (2003)|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200802/120000/A_WTPQ20RJTD021200_C_RJTD_20200802130115_1.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=August 2, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200802151215/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200802/120000/A_WTPQ20RJTD021200_C_RJTD_20200802130115_1.txt|archive-date=August 2, 2020|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm 04W (Sinlaku) Warning NR 005|type=Tropical Cyclone Final Warning|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200802/090000/A_WTPN32PGTW020900_C_RJTD_20200802081316_2.txt|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=August 2, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200802151619/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200802/090000/A_WTPN32PGTW020900_C_RJTD_20200802081316_2.txt|archive-date=August 2, 2020|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>

Sinlaku produced heavy rain across central and northern Vietnam, resulting in significant flooding. Two people died, one from a collapsed embankment and the other from flash flooding. Thousands of homes were inundated and crops suffered extensive damage.<ref name="Sinlaku2">{{cite web|author=Nguyen Quy and Minh Cuong |publisher=Vietnam Express|date=August 3, 2020|access-date=August 6, 2020|title=Two killed as heavy rains ravage northern Vietnam|url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/two-killed-as-heavy-rains-ravage-northern-vietnam-4140603.html}}</ref> Damage in the nation was about nearly 5.4 billion [[đồng]] (US$232,900).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/news/vietnamnews/damages-caused-by-typhoon-no2-nationwide-08032020082932.html|title=Thiệt hại do bão số 2 gây ra trên cả nước|website=Radio Free Asia}}</ref> Flash floods across Thailand also killed two people.<ref name="Sinlaku4">{{cite web|agency=European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations|publisher=ReliefWeb|date=August 4, 2020|access-date=August 6, 2020|title=Vietnam, Laos, Thailand – Tropical Cyclone SINLAKU update (GDACS, NOAA, Copernicus EMS, Reliefweb, Floodlist, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 August 2020)|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/thailand/vietnam-laos-thailand-tropical-cyclone-sinlaku-update-gdacs-noaa-copernicus-ems}}</ref>

The remnants of Sinlaku emerged in the [[Indian Ocean]] and intensified into a well marked low pressure area between August 5–8, recreating a lot of torrential rain in portions of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/weather/over-1000-homes-damaged-as-remnants-of-tropical-storm-sinlaku-wreaks-havoc-in-ranong|title=Over 1,000 homes damaged as remnants of tropical storm Sinlaku wreaks havoc in Ranong|first=Maya|last=Taylor|date=August 3, 2020|website=The Thaiger}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/en-IN/india/news/news/2020-08-03-rainy-week-ahead-for-central-and-peninsular-india-coastal-maharashtra|title=Rainy Week Ahead for Central and Peninsular India; Coastal Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Goa Under Alert|website=The Weather Channel}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Jangmi (Enteng)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=August 6
|Dissipated=August 11
|Image=Jangmi 2020-08-10 0230Z.jpg
|Track=Jangmi 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=45
|1-min winds=40
|Pressure=994
}}
On August 6, the [[Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration]] started to monitor a low-pressure area that developed well east of [[Virac, Catanduanes]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Public Weather Forecast Issued at 4:00&nbsp;pm August 06, 2020 – Youtube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL2FuSJsgPI|publisher=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration|date=August 6, 2020|access-date=September 6, 2020|via=YouTube|language=tl}}</ref> On the next day, the [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] designated the low-pressure area as a weak tropical depression.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWJP27 RJTD 070000|type=RSMC High Seas Bulletin|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200807/000000/A_WWJP27RJTD070000_C_RJTD_20200807022517_55.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=August 7, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200807131611/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200807/000000/A_WWJP27RJTD070000_C_RJTD_20200807022517_55.txt|archive-date=August 7, 2020|access-date=September 6, 2020}}</ref> Despite a broad and elongated [[low-level circulation center]], it gradually organized, prompting the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] to issue a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert]] on the depression.<ref name="Jangmi_TCFA">{{cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Invest 94W)|type=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200807/213000/A_WTPN21PGTW072130_C_RJTD_20200807214532_1.txt|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=August 7, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200808102305/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200807/213000/A_WTPN21PGTW072130_C_RJTD_20200807214532_1.txt|archive-date=August 8, 2020|access-date=September 6, 2020}}</ref>

Early on next day, the PAGASA upgraded it to a depression, naming it ''Enteng''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=De Vera-Ruiz|first1=Ellalyn|title=LPA east of Luzon becomes TD 'Enteng'|url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/08/lpa-east-of-luzon-becomes-td-enteng/|publisher=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=August 8, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref> Later around the same day, the JTWC designated the depression as 05W.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Depression 05W (Five) Warning NR 001|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200808/090000/A_WTPN31PGTW080900_C_RJTD_20200808091032_34.txt|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=August 1, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200808102530/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200808/090000/A_WTPN31PGTW080900_C_RJTD_20200808091032_34.txt|archive-date=August 8, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref> But, near end on the same day, the [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] upgraded the depression to a tropical storm, receiving the name Jangmi.<ref name="Jangmi_JMA">{{Cite web|title=Japan Meteorological Agency{{!}}Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2005.html|access-date=August 8, 2020|website=www.jma.go.jp}}</ref> As such, Jangmi became the fifth named tropical storm of the 2020 typhoon season.<ref name="Jangmi_JMA"/> On August 9, Jangmi was upgraded into a tropical storm by the JTWC.<ref name="Jangmi_Prog1">{{cite web|title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 05W (Jangmi) Warning NR 05|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200809/090000/A_WDPN31PGTW090900_C_RJTD_20200809091219_1.txt|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=August 9, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200809120339/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200809/090000/A_WDPN31PGTW090900_C_RJTD_20200809091219_1.txt|archive-date=August 9, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref> Despite being at favorable conditions of low vertical shear and 29–30&nbsp;°C sea surface temperatures, an [[upper-level low]] present to the west of the system prohibited the broad Jangmi to organize further.<ref name="Jangmi_Prog1"/> Around the same time, the PAGASA dropped advisories on Jangmi as it quickly exited the [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]].<ref>{{cite report|title=Severe Weather Bulletin No. 06 (FINAL) for Tropical Storm "ENTENG" (I.N. JANGMI)|url=https://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4087/Advisory_SWB_No_6_FINAL_for_TS_ENTENG_issued_on_09_August_2020_5PM.pdf|publisher=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]]|date=August 9, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref> Moving northward at 23 knots,<ref name="Jangmi_Prog1"/> the JMA reported that Jangmi already peaked at 45 knots (50&nbsp;mph; 85&nbsp;km/h).<ref>{{cite web|title=TS 2005 JANGMI (2005)|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200809/090000/A_WTPQ20RJTD090900_C_RJTD_20200809095019_86.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=August 9, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200809120413/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200809/090000/A_WTPQ20RJTD090900_C_RJTD_20200809095019_86.txt|archive-date=August 9, 2020|access-date=September 6, 2020}}</ref> Around 05:50 UTC on August 10, Jangmi made landfall on the southern tip of [[Geojedo]], [[Gyeongsang Province]] in [[South Korea]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Blašković|first1=Teo|title=Fast-moving Typhoon "Jangmi" hits South Korea's flood-stricken region|url=https://watchers.news/2020/08/10/typhoon-jangmi-south-korea-landfall-august-2020/|publisher=The Watchers|date=August 10, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref> The JTWC issued their final advisories on Jangmi around 15:00 UTC of the same day,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm 05W (Jangmi) Warning NR 010|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200810/150000/A_WTPN31PGTW101500_C_RJTD_20200810141632_63.txt|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=August 9, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200811100909/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200810/150000/A_WTPN31PGTW101500_C_RJTD_20200810141632_63.txt|archive-date=August 11, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref> and the JMA issued their final advisory early on the next day, August 11.<ref>{{cite web|title=DEVELOPING LOW FORMER TS 2005 JANGMI (2005)|type=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200811/000000/A_WTPQ20RJTD110000_C_RJTD_20200811005017_61.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=August 11, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200811093929/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200811/000000/A_WTPQ20RJTD110000_C_RJTD_20200811005017_61.txt|archive-date=August 11, 2020|access-date=September 6, 2020}}</ref>

Jangmi dropped drenching rainfall through the [[Ryukyu Islands]] of [[Japan]], with a peak amount of 2.2 inches (55.8&nbsp;mm) recorded on the island of [[Kumejima]]. In [[South Korea]], Jangmi dropped up to 2.6 inches (66.04&nbsp;mm) of precipitation, in an area already hard hit by [[2020 Korean floods|flooding]] in the months previous to Jangmi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/tropical-storm-jangmi-continues-flood-threat-for-south-korea-japan/790394|title=Tropical Storm Jangmi continues flood threat for South Korea, Japan|publisher=Accuweather|date=August 12, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020|author=Courtney Spamer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/south-korea-floods-landslides-kill-dozens-displace-thousands-200809034627417.html|title=South Korea floods, landslides kill dozens, displace thousands|date=August 9, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020|publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref>
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===Tropical Depression 06W (Gener)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=August 9
|Dissipated=August 13
|Image=06W 2020-08-10 0321Z.jpg
|Track=Gener 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=30
|1-min winds=45
|Pressure=1012
}}

{{Citation needed span|text=A hybrid system formed on August 7, to the south of [[Japan]]. It slowly moved westwards, and on August 9, it transitioned into a [[tropical cyclone]]. |date=September 2020}}

Due to the fact that the disturbance already had tropical-storm-force winds, it was immediately declared a tropical storm by the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center|JTWC]] on August 9.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 9, 2020|title=Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html|access-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809215228/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html|archive-date=August 9, 2020}}</ref> The next day, the tropical depression reached its peak intensity of 35&nbsp;mph with an unusually high pressure of 1012 mbar. Soon afterwards 06W began to gradually weaken, and at 15:00 UTC on August 10, the JTWC downgraded 06W to a tropical depression.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 10, 2020|title=Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html|access-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810174850/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html|archive-date=August 10, 2020}}</ref>

{{Citation needed span|Tropical Depression 06W then ceased to be monitored by the [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]] on August 12 due to collapses in the convective activity, dry upper-level air intake, and other factors and ending its official monitoring, yet the JTWC still continued to issue updates normally for 06W even though the system had little signs of activity.|date=August 2020}}

After moving generally westward, the system began to move to the southwest and, at 20:00 UTC (4:00&nbsp;am, August 13 [[Philippine Standard Time|PST]]), it entered the Philippine's [[Philippine Area of Responsibility|area of responsibility]] and was given the name ''Gener'' by [[PAGASA]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arceo|first=Acor|date=August 13, 2020|title=Tropical Depression Gener enters PAR, but not a threat|url=https://rappler.com/nation/weather/tropical-depression-gener-pagasa-forecast-august-13-2020-11am|website=Rappler}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=DOST-PAGASA Severe Weather Bulletin #1 for Tropical Depression "Gener"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%231.pdf|publisher=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> {{Citation needed span|text=At 03:00 UTC on August 13, the JTWC issued its final warning on 06W, ending the monitoring of agency and global agencies.|date=September 2020}}

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===Severe Tropical Storm Mekkhala (Ferdie)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=August 9
|Dissipated=August 11
|Image=Mekkhala 2020-08-11 0320Z.jpg
|Track=Mekkhala 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=50
|1-min winds=70
|Pressure=992
}}
{{main|Tropical Storm Mekkhala (2020)}}
Another area of persistent convection formed within the proximity of the trough that would also spawn Tropical Storm Jangmi On August 7, west of [[Luzon]]. As Jangmi became the dominant system in the area, this low-pressure area remained disorganized. However, on the next day, as Jangmi moved away from the area, the system began to organize, and on August 9, the JTWC upgraded the storm to a Tropical Depression.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 9, 2020|title=Tropical Depression 07W warning NR 001|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp0720web.txt|access-date=August 9, 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}</ref> Soon after, at 8:00&nbsp;pm. PST, the PAGASA followed and upgraded the storm and gave it the name Ferdie.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ABS-CBN News|date=August 9, 2020|title=Low pressure area intensifies into tropical depression Ferdie|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/10/20/low-pressure-area-intensifies-into-tropical-depression-ferdie|access-date=August 9, 2020|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en}}</ref> {{Citation needed span|text=By the next day, the JTWC upgraded Ferdie into a tropical storm. The PAGASA then issued its last warning as Ferdie exited the [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]]. Then soon, the JMA followed suit and upgraded Ferdie to a tropical storm, giving it the international name Mekkhala.|date=August 2020}} At 07:30 CST on August 11 (23:30 UTC on August 10), Mekkhala made landfall at [[Zhangpu County]] in [[Fujian]], [[China]] shortly after peak intensity.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Xu Yinglong |title=中央气象台8月11日07时30分发布台风登陆消息 |url=http://www.nmc.cn/publish/typhoon/warning.html |publisher=[[National Meteorological Center of CMA]] |access-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200811032739/http://www.nmc.cn/publish/typhoon/warning.html |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |language=zh |date=August 10, 2020}}</ref>

Mekkhala forced a Signal No. 1 warning to be placed for the [[Ilocos]] region in the Philippines. Mekkhala brought monsoonal conditions to portions of [[Luzon]], shortly after its formation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lalu|first=Gabriel Pabico|date=August 10, 2020|title=Signal No. 1 up over Ilocos as 'Ferdie,' monsoon bring rains, winds over Luzon|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1319216/td-ferdie-habagat-to-bring-rains-and-winds-in-luzon-signal-no-1-over-ilocos-region|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en}}</ref> Although remain well offshore [[Taiwan]], the storm still brought heavy rainfall to the island.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202008110009|title=Taiwan lifts land, sea warnings for Tropical Storm Mekkhala|author1=Wang Shu-fen|author2=Chiang Yi-ching|date=August 11, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref>

In [[China]], local officials suspended [[ferry| ferry services]] and told ships to return to port, in preparation for Mekkhala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-08/10/c_139280063.htm|title=East China province braces for tropical storm Mekkhala|date=August 10, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020|publisher=Xinhua Net}}</ref> The [[China Meteorological Administration]] issued a Level III emergency response, while flood control workers were sent to areas which were hit by Mekkhala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3984820|title=Tropical Storm Mekkhala brings rain to Taiwan, strikes China|first=Taiwan|last=News|website=Taiwan News|date=11 August 2020 }}</ref> Mekkhala dropped torrential rainfall over [[China]] with amounts of up to 7.874 inches (200&nbsp;mm) reported in some areas. Train services were halted and flights were canceled at local airports as Mekkhala moved onshore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-08/11/c_139282104.htm|title=Typhoon Mekkhala makes landfall in China's Fujian|publisher=Xinhua Net|date=August 11, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref> In [[Zhangzhou]], Fujian, damage from the storm reached 1.1&nbsp;billion yuan (US$159&nbsp;million).<ref name="Mekkhaladamage">{{cite web|language=zh|publisher=China Overseas Chinese Network|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|title=台风"米克拉"致福建漳州损失超11亿元|url=http://www.chinaqw.com/qx/2020/08-13/266389.shtml}}</ref>
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===Severe Tropical Storm Higos (Helen)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=August 16
|Dissipated=August 20
|Image=File:Higos 2020-08-19 Suomi NPP.jpg
|Track=Higos 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=55
|1-min winds=60
|Pressure=992
}}
{{main|Tropical Storm Higos (2020)}}
A new tropical depression formed from the [[Intertropical Convergence Zone]] east of [[Luzon]] on August 16. At 15:00 UTC, the [[PAGASA]] named the system ''Helen'' and began issuing severe weather bulletins for the tropical depression, but dropped the alerts as Helen left the Philippine area of responsibility after 4 hours.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 17, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #1 for Tropical Depression "Helen"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%231.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817231203/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%231.pdf|archive-date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 17, 2020|publisher=PAGASA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 17, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #2-FINAL for Tropical Depression "Helen"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%232.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817231618/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%232.pdf|archive-date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 17, 2020|publisher=PAGASA}}</ref> {{Citation needed span|text=By the next day, Helen intensified into a tropical storm, being given the name ''Higos'' by the JMA. Later in the day, the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] also upgraded Higos into a tropical storm. JMA eventually upgraded the system to a severe tropical storm by evening that day.|date=August 2020|reason=}} The Hong Kong Observatory and Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau upgraded Higos into a marginal typhoon prior to landfall, with sustained hurricane-force winds in Macau indicating such an intensity. Higos made landfall over [[Zhuhai]], [[Guangdong]] at peak intensity at around 06:00 CST on August 19 (22:00 UTC on August 18).<ref>{{cite web |author1=Xiang Xin |title=台风"海高斯"登陆广东珠海 广东等地遭强风雨冲击 |url=http://www.nmc.cn/publish/weatherperday/index.htm |publisher=[[National Meteorological Center of CMA]] |access-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200819032130/http://www.nmc.cn/publish/weatherperday/index.htm |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |location=Beijing, China |language=zh |date=August 19, 2020}}</ref>

In preparation for Higos, the [[Hong Kong Observatory]] raised the number 9 tropical cyclone warning signal in [[Hong Kong]] to warn of the possibility of hurricane-force winds. Winds generally reached gale to storm force over the southern part of Hong Kong under the influence of Higos' small circulation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/wxinfo/climat/warndb/warndb1.shtml|title=Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals|website=www.hko.gov.hk}}</ref> The [[Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau]] issued the number 10 signal, the highest signal, at 05:00&nbsp;am local time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macaubusiness.com/typhoon-signal-no-10-hoisted/|title=Typhoon signal No.10 hoisted|publisher=Macau Business|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref> Over 65,000 people evacuated and schools were closed across these areas. Although heavily populated areas of [[China]] were directly hit by Higos, damage was mostly limited to downed trees and power outages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/typhoon-higos-hits-china-weakens-tropical-storm-72462400|title=Typhoon adds to southern China's rain and flooding woes|author=The Associated Press|publisher=ABC News|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref> Two campers who were unaware of the approaching storm had to be rescued from [[Tap Mun|Tap Mun Island]] after arriving on August 14.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3097995/camper-and-70-year-old-mum-rescued-after-being|title=Camper and 70-year-old mum rescued after being trapped on remote island while Typhoon Higos lashes Hong Kong|publisher=South China Morning Post|author1=Clifford Lo|author2=Ng Kang-chung|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref>
The storm also left 7 deaths and 45&nbsp;billion [[đồng]] (US$2&nbsp;million) in damages in Vietnam.<ref name="VietHi">{{Cite web|url=https://tuoitre.vn/mua-lu-phia-bac-lam-7-nguoi-chet-thiet-hai-hon-45-ti-dong-20200820104741839.htm|title=Tropical Storm number 4 caused 7 deaths and more than 45&nbsp;billion dong in damages|publisher=Tuổi Trẻ News|author=Danh Trong|date=August 20, 2020|access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>
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===Typhoon Bavi (Igme)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=August 20
|Dissipated=August 27
|Image=Bavi 2020-08-26 0230Z.jpg
|Track=Bavi 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=85
|1-min winds=100
|Pressure=950
}}
{{main|Typhoon Bavi (2020)}}
On August 19, the JTWC began monitoring a broad area of low pressure situated a couple hundred miles northeast of the Philippine archipelago. By the next day, the system rapidly organized, and the JTWC subsequently issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA). On August 21, the area of low pressure became Tropical Depression 09W.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 21, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert WTPN21|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9020web.txt|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821034316/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9020web.txt|archive-date=August 21, 2020|access-date=August 21, 2020|publisher=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref> At 15:00 UTC, the PAGASA named the system ''Igme'' and issued a severe weather bulletin for it.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 22, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #1|url=http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tropical-cyclone/severe-weather-bulletin/2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822014647/http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tropical-cyclone/severe-weather-bulletin/2|archive-date=August 22, 2020|access-date=August 22, 2020|publisher=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> By the next day, Igme intensified into a tropical storm, according to the JMA and was given the name Bavi,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/200824.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200822120801/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/200824.html|archive-date=August 22, 2020|url-status=dead|title=Japan Meteorological Agency &#124; Tropical Cyclone Information}}</ref> subsequently prompting the JTWC to follow suit and upgrade 09W from a tropical depression to a tropical storm. Favorable conditions allowed Bavi to rapidly intensify, and by 12:00 UTC on August 22, the system became a severe tropical storm. As the system left the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the PAGASA stopped issuing weather bulletins for the severe tropical storm.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 22, 2020|title=SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN #4-FINAL|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%234-FINAL.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823143215/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%234-FINAL.pdf|archive-date=August 23, 2020|access-date=August 23, 2020|publisher=PAGASA}}</ref> Bavi's period of rapid intensification was brief, and it began a slow intensification phase on August 23.

On August 24, Bavi slowly intensified, and it was later upgraded by the JMA into a typhoon. Later on that day, it became a Category 2 typhoon. By the next day, Bavi intensified even more to become a major Category 3 typhoon. As Bavi moved closer to the Korean peninsula, one person died in Jeju island on August 25.<ref name="SKB25">{{Cite web|title=태풍 바비 잇단 피해..물놀이 10대 사망-하늘·바닷길 끊겨[태풍 바비 경로]|url=http://www.sisa-news.com/news/article.html?no=133028|access-date=August 26, 2020|website=www.sisa-news.com|language=ko}}</ref> At around 00:30 UTC on August 27, Bavi made landfall over [[North Pyongan Province]], [[North Korea]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Wang Qian |title=中央气象台8月27日8时30分发布台风登陆信息 |url=http://www.nmc.cn/publish/typhoon/warning.html |publisher=National Meteorological Center of CMA |access-date=August 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200827032905/http://www.nmc.cn/publish/typhoon/warning.html |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |location=Beijing, China |language=zh |date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> After that, Typhoon Bavi transitioned into an extratropical storm in [[Manchuria]], [[China]].
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===Typhoon Maysak (Julian) ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=August 27
|Dissipated=September 3
|Image=Maysak 2020-09-01 0450Z.jpg
|Track=Maysak 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=95
|1-min winds=125
|Pressure=935
}}
{{main article|Typhoon Maysak (2020)}}
A low-pressure area east of the Philippines consolidated into a tropical depression on August 27, and simultaneously, a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert]] was issued for the system.<ref>{{cite web |title=WWJP27 RJTD 270600 |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200827/060000/A_WWJP27RJTD270600_C_RJTD_20200827082017_52.txt |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |access-date=August 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200827085155/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200827/060000/A_WWJP27RJTD270600_C_RJTD_20200827082017_52.txt |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |format=August 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Invest 94W) |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200827/090000/A_WTPN21PGTW270900_C_RJTD_20200827082316_2.txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |access-date=August 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200827084959/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200827/090000/A_WTPN21PGTW270900_C_RJTD_20200827082316_2.txt |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> Early on August 28, PAGASA upgraded it to a tropical depression with the local name ''Julian'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 28, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #1 for Tropical Depression "JULIAN"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828050055/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=August 28, 2020|publisher=[[PAGASA|Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration]]}}</ref> shortly before the JMA upgraded it to a tropical storm and assigned the international name ''Maysak''.<ref>{{cite web |title=WTPQ50 RJTD 280600 |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200828/060000/A_WTPQ50RJTD280600_C_RJTD_20200828072404_91.txt |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |access-date=August 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200828101808/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200828/060000/A_WTPQ50RJTD280600_C_RJTD_20200828072404_91.txt |archive-date=August 28, 2020 |date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> Subsequently, the JTWC upgraded Maysak to a tropical storm too,<ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm 10W (Maysak) Warning Nr 003 |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200828/150000/A_WTPN31PGTW281500_C_RJTD_20200828141915_2.txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |access-date=August 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200829103341/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200828/150000/A_WTPN31PGTW281500_C_RJTD_20200828141915_2.txt |archive-date=August 29, 2020 |date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> and then the JMA upgraded it to a severe tropical storm despite its elongated [[low-level circulation center]].<ref>{{cite web |title=WTPQ50 RJTD 281800 |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200828/180000/A_WTPQ50RJTD281800_C_RJTD_20200828184333_92.txt |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |access-date=August 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200829101911/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200828/180000/A_WTPQ50RJTD281800_C_RJTD_20200828184333_92.txt |archive-date=August 29, 2020 |date=August 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 10W (Maysak) Warning Nr 04 |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200828/210000/A_WDPN31PGTW282100_C_RJTD_20200828212945_55.txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |access-date=August 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200829103351/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200828/210000/A_WDPN31PGTW282100_C_RJTD_20200828212945_55.txt |archive-date=August 29, 2020 |date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> {{Cn span|text=At 19:00 UTC August 29, the system was upgraded to a typhoon by the JMA|date=August 2020|reason=}} and two hours later, PAGASA followed and also upgraded the system to typhoon status.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 30, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #7 for Typhoon Julian|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830001155/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=August 30, 2020|access-date=August 30, 2020|publisher=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration}}</ref> Later on that day, it became a Category 2 typhoon. By the next day, Maysak intensified even more to become a major Category 3 typhoon. Then later on afternoon, it was upgraded to a Category 4 typhoon. Soon, Maysak began to weaken bit-by-bit as it passed the [[East China Sea]], slowing back down to a Category 3 storm.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 5, 2020|title=Typhoon Maysak Batters South Korea|url=https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147211/typhoon-maysak-batters-south-korea|publisher=EOS Project Science Office}}</ref>

Typhoon Maysak then made landfall near [[Busan]], [[South Korea]] at 02:20 KST on September 3 (17:20 UTC on September 2), with 10-minute maximum sustained winds at 155&nbsp;km/h (100&nbsp;mph) and the central pressure at {{convert|950|hPa|inHg|abbr=on|2|comma=off}}.<ref name="maysak_landfall">{{cite web |title=[기상청 속보] 2020년 9월 3일 2시 30분 |url=https://www.weather.go.kr/enwiki/w/index.do |publisher=Korea Meteorological Administration |access-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200902182441/https://www.weather.go.kr/enwiki/w/index.do |archive-date=September 2, 2020 |language=ko |date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> equivalent to a Category 2 typhoon. After that, it crossed the [[Sea of Japan]] and hitting [[North Korea]] into [[Jilin]], [[Manchuria]] in [[China]]. Soon after, Typhoon Maysak degenerated into an extratropical low in northeast China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39hAcdrmOl8|title=Typhoon Maysak hit South Korea – September 2nd, 2020|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>

On September 2, the [[Panama]]nian-registered animal transport ship ''[[Gulf Livestock 1]]'' transmitted a [[Mayday]] and launched lifeboats, at least one of which was found. The ship was west of [[Japan]]'s [[Amami Ōshima|Amami Ōshima Island]]. The [[Japan Coast Guard]] has said that the freighter was carrying a crew including 39 [[Filipinos]], 2 [[Australia]]ns, and 2 [[New Zealand]]ers when it disappeared. The cargo was 5,867 cattle, loaded in [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]], [[New Zealand]], and bound for the port of [[Jingtang]] in [[Tangshan]], [[China]].<ref name="2020-09-03_ABC">[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-03/missing-live-export-ship-43-crew-typhoon-coastguard/12624472 Japanese coast guard looking for live export ship with 43 crew, thousands of cattle, missing during Typhoon Maysak], Jake Sturmer and Yumi Asada, [[ABC News Online]], September 3, 2020</ref> Two fatalities occurred in [[South Korea]] where also 120,000 households lost power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-storm-southkorea-northkorea-idUSKBN25U043|title=At least two people killed as Typhoon Maysak hits waterlogged Koreas|first=Josh|last=Smith|date=September 3, 2020|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref> In [[North Korea]], Maysak dropped 15.157 inches (385&nbsp;mm) of precipitation in [[Wonsan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/typhoon-maysak-drenches-north-and-south-korea|title=Typhoon Maysak drenches North and South Korea|date=September 3, 2020|website=The Business Times}}</ref>
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===Typhoon Haishen (Kristine)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=August 30
|Dissipated=September 7
|Image=Haishen 2020-09-04 0352Z.jpg
|Track=Haishen 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=105
|1-min winds=135
|Pressure=910
}}
{{main article|Typhoon Haishen (2020)}}
{{Citation needed span|text=On August 29, the JTWC began tracking a very disorganized tropical disturbance situated a couple hundred miles northeast of [[Guam]], noting that no major models but the European Center for Medium-range Weather Forecasting's ECMWF model had forecasted for any significant development.|date=September 2020}} By the next day, the disturbance had quickly organized, and the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) for the low-pressure area,<ref>{{Cite web|title=TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (INVEST 95W)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9520web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904185059/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9520web.txt|archive-date=September 4, 2020|access-date=September 4, 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref> and by the next day, it intensified into Tropical Depression 11W.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 4, 2020|title=Super Typhoon 11W (Haishen) Warning #17|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1120.gif|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904185226/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1120.gif|archive-date=September 4, 2020|access-date=September 4, 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=September 2020|reason=Given source does not show the intensification of the typhoon into a tropical depression, but rather shows the typhoon during its peak.}} Traversing generally southwestward, the depression quickly intensified into a tropical storm.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 16, 2020|title=Tropical Storm 11W (Haishen), # 46 FINAL|url=https://www.stripes.com/blogs/pacific-storm-tracker/tropical-storm-11w-haishen-46-final-1.641476|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908120601/https://www.stripes.com/blogs/pacific-storm-tracker/tropical-storm-11w-haishen-46-final-1.641476|website=Stars and Stripes|archive-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref> {{Citation needed span|text=The JMA soon followed and upgraded the system into a tropical storm as well, and gave the storm the international name ''Haishen''. Later that day, Haishen became a severe tropical storm as it headed southwest into the [[Philippine Sea]].|date=September 2020}} {{Citation needed span|text=Intensification on September 3 was significant, with Typhoon Haishen acquiring a pinhole eye early in the day, but underwent a [[eyewall replacement cycle|merger eyewall replacement cycle/MERC]] due to the eyewall being inertially unstable. This allowed the eyewall to be more robust and stable, and continual rapid intensification continued throughout the day.|date=September 2020}}

Upon entering the [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]] (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geological and Atmospheric Services Administration ([[PAGASA]]) named the system ''Kristine''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 3, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information – TY 2010 (Haishen)|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2010.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903011750/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2010.html|archive-date=September 3, 2020|access-date=September 3, 2020|website=Japan Meteorological Agency|publisher=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 4, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #2 – Typhoon "Kristine"|url=http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tropical-cyclone/severe-weather-bulletin/2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904184617/http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tropical-cyclone/severe-weather-bulletin/2|archive-date=September 4, 2020|access-date=September 4, 2020|website=PAGASA|publisher=[[Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration]]}}</ref> Early on September 4, the JTWC assessed that Haishen became a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon – with 1-minute sustained wind speeds of 135 kt (155&nbsp;mph; 250&nbsp;km/h),<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 4, 2020|title=SUPER TYPHOON 11W (HAISHEN) WARNING NR 016|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1120web.txt|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904094527/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1120web.txt|archive-date=September 4, 2020|access-date=September 4, 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref> with a clear, symmetrical eye visible on satellite imagery.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 4, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Position and Intensity – TYPHOON 11W (HAISHEN)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1120fix.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904184145/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1120fix.txt|archive-date=September 4, 2020|access-date=September 4, 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref> On September 5, as Haishen's latitude increased, the ocean heat content in the area decreased,<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 4, 2020|title=Ocean Heat Content (Geo-PolarBlended SST)|url=https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/ocean/ohc/images/ohc_npQG3_dd4.gif|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908122919/https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/ocean/ohc/images/ohc_npQG3_dd4.gif|website=NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|archive-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref> which disrupted the system's core and caused its eye to appear ragged on satellite imagery, subsequently indicating weakening, and dropping below super typhoon status.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 5, 2020|title=TYPHOON 11W (HAISHEN) WARNING NR 019|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1120web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905050426/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1120web.txt|archive-date=September 5, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|publisher=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref> Later that day, the system left the PAR and PAGASA issued its last bulletin on the typhoon.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 5, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #4-FINAL for Typhoon "Kristine"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%234+-+FINAL.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905160044/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=September 5, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020|website=PAGASA|publisher=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration}}</ref>

As the system continued its northward track toward the Japanese archipelago, it continued to weaken and became a category 3 typhoon, and not too long after it dropped to a category 2 typhoon as it neared the [[Ryukyu Islands|Southern Ryukyu Islands]] of Japan. A mandatory evacuation order was issued for western Japan as millions of people evacuated accordingly.<ref>{{Cite news|date=September 7, 2020|title=Typhoon Haishen batters South Korea|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|publisher=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54046150|access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref> Haishen made landfall in [[Ulsan]], [[South Korea]] at around 09:00 KST (00:00 UTC) on September 7,<ref name="haishen_ulsan">{{cite news |title=Typhoon Haishen making landfall in Ulsan, disrupting flights, train services, plants |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200907001252315 |newspaper=Yonhap News Agency |access-date=September 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200907044654/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200907001252315 |archive-date=September 7, 2020 |date=September 7, 2020 |author1=우재연 }}</ref> {{Citation needed span|text=with 10-minute maximum sustained winds at 140&nbsp;km/h (85&nbsp;mph) and the central pressure at {{convert|955|hPa|inHg|abbr=on|2|comma=off}}.|date=October 2020}}

Haishen caused two fatalities in [[Japan]], while four others went missing after a mudslide occurred in [[Miyazaki Prefecture]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Typhoon Haishen threatens Korea after battering Japan|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/typhoon-haishen-south-korea-jeju-busan-japan-13087704|access-date=September 12, 2020|website=CNA|language=en}}</ref> Two more fatalities occurred in [[South Korea]] and widespread flooding occurred in neighboring [[North Korea]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=North Korea dispatches troops to rebuild after Typhoon Haishen|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Natural-disasters/North-Korea-dispatches-troops-to-rebuild-after-Typhoon-Haishen|access-date=September 12, 2020|website=Nikkei Asian Review|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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===Tropical Depression 12W===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=September 10
|Dissipated=September 12
|Image=12W 2020-09-12 0135Z.jpg
|Track=12W 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=30
|1-min winds=25
|Pressure=1006
}}
On September 10, the JMA began tracking a tropical disturbance to the north-northwest of [[Iwo-To]], [[Japan]]. At 15:00 UTC that day, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 11, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert Text (Invest 97W)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9720web.txt|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911144636/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9720web.txt|archive-date=September 11, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref> By 03:00 UTC on September 12, the JTWC declared the system as a Tropical Depression 12W.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 12, 2020|title=Tropical Depression 12W (Twelve) Warning Nr. 001|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1220web.txt|access-date=September 12, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref> However, the JTWC issued its final warning on the system later that day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Depression 12W (Twelve) Warning No. 002|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1220web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912140331/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1220web.txt|archive-date=September 12, 2020|access-date=September 12, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref>{{clear}}

===Tropical Storm Noul (Leon)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=September 15
|Dissipated=September 19
|Image=Noul 2020-09-17 0540Z.jpg
|Track=Noul 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=45
|1-min winds=50
|Pressure=992
}}
{{main article|Tropical Storm Noul (2020)}}
On the morning of September 15, the JTWC issued a tropical cyclone formation alert for a tropical system forming in the [[Philippine Sea]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 15, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (90W)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9020web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915090435/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9020web.txt|archive-date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref> {{Citation needed span|text=Later that day, the JMA upgraded the system to a tropical depression and assigned it the international name Noul.|date=September 2020|reason=}} The JTWC later followed at 15:00 UTC as they issued their first warning on the system as Tropical Depression 13W.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 15, 2020|title=Tropical Depression 13W (Thirteen) Warning No. 1|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1320web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915164107/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1320web.txt|archive-date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref> Since the depression formed inside of the [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]] (PAR), the [[PAGASA]] immediately issued a severe weather bulletin on the storm and named the system ''Leon''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #1 for Tropical Depression "Leon"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915164312/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=September 15, 2020|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> At 21:00 on September 16, the storm left the PAR and PAGASA issued its final warning on the system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 16, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #5-FINAL for Tropical Storm "Leon"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916235228/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> At 03:00 UTC September 18, Noul made landfall between [[Quảng Trị Province|Quảng Trị]] and [[Thừa Thiên-Huế Province|Thừa Thiên-Huế]] provinces. At 09:00 UTC, the JTWC issued its final warning on the system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 18, 2020|title=Tropical Storm 13W (Noul) Warning No. 12|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1320web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918114427/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1320web.txt|archive-date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref>
After being downgraded to a [[low pressure area]] (LPA), Noul followed a westward path and emerged in the Indian Ocean.

A few days before the storm hit Vietnam, the Vietnamese government closed three airports and evacuated more than one million people in the affected areas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cand.com.vn/doi-song/Hon-1-trieu-dan-phai-so-tan-de-tranh-bao-so-5-do-bo-611930/|title=Bão số 5 tăng tốc, hơn 1 triệu dân phải sơ tán|website=Báo Công an nhân dân điện tử}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/storm-noul-shuts-down-central-vietnam-airports-4163508.html|title=Storm Noul shuts down central Vietnam airports|publisher=[[VnExpress]]|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vietnam-plans-to-evacuate-11-million-in-storms-path-media|title=Vietnam plans to evacuate 1.1&nbsp;million in storm's path: Media|publisher=[[The Straits Times]]|date=September 17, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020|language=en}}</ref> Noul damaged homes and knocked down trees and power lines in [[Huế|Hue, Vietnam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/tropical-storm-noul-pounds-vietnam-dead-dozens-injured-200918111116066.html|title=Tropical Storm Noul pounds Vietnam;one dead, dozens injured|website=Al Jazeera|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> Heavy precipitation amounts peaking at 310&nbsp;mm (12.20 inches) fell in [[Da Nang]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/noul-turns-deadly-while-making-landfall-in-vietnam/815923|title=Noul turns deadly while making landfall in Vietnam|website=Accuweather|author=Maura Kelly|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> The storm caused 6 deaths and 705&nbsp;billion [[Vietnamese đồng|đồng]] (US$30.4&nbsp;million) in damage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vnexpress.net/6-nguoi-chet-do-bao-noul-4164682.html|title=6 người chết do bão Noul|publisher=VnExpress|date=September 20, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2020|language=vi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.thanhnien.vn/thoi-su/con-lu-di-qua-vung-cao-quang-nam-bi-thiet-hai-gan-200-ti-dong-1281448.amp|title=Cơn lũ đi qua, vùng cao Quảng Nam bị thiệt hại gần 200 tỉ đồng|publisher=Lao Động|date=September 20, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2020|language=vi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/vi-sao-hang-tram-cot-dien-tai-thua-thien-hue-gay-do-trong-bao-so-5-20200921155807631.htm|title=Vì sao hàng trăm cột điện tại Thừa Thiên Huế gãy đổ trong bão số 5?|website=Báo điện tử Dân Trí|date=22 September 2020 }}</ref>

{{citation needed span|text=The remnants of Noul left the western Pacific after the landfall and reached the waters of the northern Indian Ocean.  The remnants created several areas of convection and caused heavy rains, landslides, floods, causing some damages in [[Bangladesh]], northeast of [[India]] and [[Myanmar]]. No death was reported.|date=September 2020|reason=}}
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===Severe Tropical Storm Dolphin (Marce)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=September 19
|Dissipated=September 24
|Image=Dolphin 2020-09-22 0410Z.jpg
|Track=Dolphin 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=60
|1-min winds=55
|Pressure=975
}}
On September 20 at 06:00 UTC, as the system strengthened in the extreme northeast corner of the [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]], PAGASA upgraded the system to a tropical depression, giving it the local name ''Marce''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 20, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #1 on Tropical Depression Marce|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920085642/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=September 20, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> At the time, the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center|JTWC]] only recognized the system as an area of convection and only issued a medium level of warning for the system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 20, 2020|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920090139/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=September 20, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref> The JTWC upgraded the system to a tropical storm at 12:00 UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 20, 2020|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920225816/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=September 20, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref> On September 21 at 03:00 UTC, the system left the Philippine Area of Responsibility.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 21, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #3-FINAL for Tropical Storm "Marce"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921035924/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=September 21, 2020|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> The system then intensified into a tropical storm on the southern seas of Japan, earning the international name Dolphin from the JMA.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 21, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921085231/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/index.html|archive-date=September 21, 2020|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> After the storm transitioned into an extratropical cyclone, the JTWC issued its final warning on the system on September 24 at 03:00 UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 24, 2020|title=Tropical Storm 14W (Dolphin) Warning No. 15|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1420web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924114004/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1420web.txt|archive-date=September 24, 2020|access-date=September 24, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref>
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===Severe Tropical Storm Kujira===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=September 25
|Dissipated=September 30
|Image=Kujira 2020-09-29 0250Z.jpg
|Track=Kujira 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=60
|1-min winds=65
|Pressure=980
}}
{{cn span|On September 25, The JTWC first noted the possibility of tropical cyclone formation from an area of convection northeast of the [[Northern Mariana Islands]]. Over the next few days, the system organized and on September 27, both the JMA and the JTWC upgraded the system to a tropical storm, with the JMA assigning the name ''Kujira.''|date=September 2020}} The storm drifted north-northwestwards before recurring to the northeast while intensifying into a Category 1-equivalent typhoon early on September 29.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 29, 2020|title=Tropical Storm 15W (Kujira) Warning No. 11|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1520web.txt|access-date=September 29, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref> Kujira weakened to a tropical storm 12 hours after it intensified into a typhoon due to very high [[wind shear]] and cool waters. At 21:00 UTC, the JTWC issued the last advisory for the system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 29, 2020|title=Tropical Storm 15W (Kujira) Warning No. 13|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1520web.txt|access-date=September 29, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref>
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===Typhoon Chan-hom===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=October 4
|Dissipated=October 17
|Image=Chan-hom 2020-10-08 0410Z.jpg
|Track=Chan-hom 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=70
|1-min winds=80
|Pressure=965
}}
On October&nbsp;2, the JTWC began to monitor a large area of thunderstorms in the open Pacific.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 4, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Invest 90W)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9020web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201004000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9020web.txt|archive-date=October 4, 2020|access-date=October 6, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-04-0920-wp9020web.txt Alt URL]</ref> The system gradually organized, and it was classified as a tropical depression on October&nbsp;4.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 4, 2020|title=Tropical Depression 16W (Sixteen) Warning No. 1|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1620web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201004000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1620web.txt|archive-date=October 4, 2020|access-date=October 6, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-04-2040-wp1620web.txt Alt URL]</ref> On the next day, the JMA upgraded the storm to a tropical storm and named it ''Chan-hom''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 4, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/index.html|access-date=October 4, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> On October 7, the system was upgraded by the JMA into a typhoon.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 7, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007120909/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/index.html|archive-date=October 7, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> The JMA issued their final warning on the system on October&nbsp;12 at 00:45&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 12, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2014.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012035658/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2014.html|archive-date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 12, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> The JTWC later followed, issuing their final warning on the system at 09:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 12, 2020|title=Tropical Depression 16W (Chan-hom) Warning No. 31|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1620web.txt|url-status=live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201012000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1620web.txt|archive-date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 12, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-12-0750-wp1620web.txt Alt URL]</ref> The JMA, however, still tracked Chan-hom as a tropical depression until it was last noted on October 16.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 15, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201015084328/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20201015/060000/A_WWJP27RJTD150600_C_RJTD_20201015081717_61.txt|archive-date=October 15, 2020|access-date=October 15, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Linfa===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=October 6
|Dissipated=October 12
|Image=Linfa_2020-10-11_0600Z.jpg
|Track=Linfa 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=45
|1-min winds=45
|Pressure=994
}}
{{see also|2020 Central Vietnam floods}}
On October 9, the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center|JTWC]] began tracking a tropical system east-southeast of [[Da Nang]], [[Vietnam]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 9, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Invest 92W)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9220web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201009000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9220web.txt|archive-date=October 9, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-09-0930-wp9220web.txt Alt URL]</ref> On October 10, the system was declared as a tropical depression by the JTWC and the [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 10, 2020|title=Tropical Depression 17W (Seventeen) Warning No. 1|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1720web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201010000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1720web.txt|archive-date=October 10, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-10-0310-wp1720web.txt Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 10, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/b.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010034646/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/b.html|archive-date=October 10, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> Later that day, the JMA upgraded the system into a tropical storm and named it ''Linfa''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 10, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2015.html|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> The system continued westward, making landfall on October 11 at 03:00 UTC in [[Vietnam]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2020|title=Tropical Storm 17W (Linfa) Warning No. 6|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1720web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201011000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1720web.txt|archive-date=October 11, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-11-0800-wp1720web.txt Alt URL]</ref> The JTWC issued their final warning on the system at 09:00 UTC that day.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2020|title=Tropical Storm 17W (Linfa) Warning No. 6|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1720web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201012000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1720web.txt|archive-date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 12, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-12-0250-wp1720web.txt Alt URL]</ref> The JMA later followed, issuing their final warning on the system at 18:00 UTC.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2015.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012035915/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2015.html|archive-date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 12, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref>

Linfa brought historic amounts of rainfall to [[Central Vietnam]], peaking at 90.16 inches (2,290&nbsp;mm) in [[A Lưới]] ([[Huế]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://phongchongthientai.mard.gov.vn/Pages/bao-cao-nhanh-cong-tac-truc-ban-pctt-ngay-14-10-2020.aspx|title=FLASH REPORT ON DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT SITUATION ON 14 OCTOBER 2020|date=October 14, 2020|work=Vietnam Disaster Management Authority|access-date=October 17, 2020}}</ref> 59.842 inches (1,520&nbsp;mm) in [[Hướng Hóa District|Hướng Linh]] ([[Quảng Trị]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=3 tỉnh xin hỗ trợ khẩn cấp thiệt hại do bão số 6, áp thấp nhiệt đới|url=https://laodong.vn/xa-hoi/3-tinh-xin-ho-tro-khan-cap-thiet-hai-do-bao-so-6-ap-thap-nhiet-doi-844158.ldo|access-date=October 14, 2020 |work=Báo Lao động
|date=October 12, 2020}}</ref> That made it the 12th wettest tropical cyclone in history.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://phongchongthientai.mard.gov.vn/Pages/bao-cao-nhanh-cong-tac-truc-ban-pctt-ngay-14-10-2020.aspx | title=Báo cáo nhanh công tác trực ban PCTT ngày 14/10/2020 }}</ref> At least 370,000 people in Vietnam lost power after the storm.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miền Trung thiệt hại nặng sau mưa lũ|url=https://thanhnien.vn/thoi-su/mien-trung-thiet-hai-nang-sau-mua-lu-1290758.html|access-date=October 14, 2020 |work=Thanh Niên
|date=October 12, 2020}}</ref> So far the storm and its flood have left 104 people dead and 38 remain missing in Vietnam and Cambodia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://laodong.vn/xa-hoi/mua-lu-tai-mien-trung-61-nguoi-thiet-mang-canh-bao-sat-lo-va-lu-quet-846091.ldo|title=Mưa lũ tại miền Trung: 61 người thiệt mạng, cảnh báo sạt lở và lũ quét|website=laodong.vn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cambodia flood death toll reaches 18|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/10/18/news/world/cambodia-flood-death-toll-reaches-18/781714/|access-date=October 18, 2020 |work=The Malina Times|date=October 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-10/18/c_139448044.htm|title=20 killed, over 26,000 evacuated in Cambodia due to flooding: spokesman – Xinhua &#124; English.news.cn|website=www.xinhuanet.com}}</ref> In Cambodia, severe flooding affected 16 provinces including [[Phnom Penh]], killed at least 21 people, damaged over 25,000 homes over and over 180,000 hectares of farmland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vodenglish.news/10-dead-25000-houses-damaged-in-floods-storm-warnings-continue/|title=10 Dead, 25,000 Houses Damaged in Floods; Storm Warnings Continue|author1=Khan Leakhena|author2=Mech Dara|access-date=October 28, 2020|website=vodenglish.news|date=12 October 2020 }}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Nangka (Nika)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=October 11
|Dissipated=October 14
|Image=Nangka 2020-10-13 0600Z.jpg
|Track=Nangka 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=45
|1-min winds=50
|Pressure=990
}}
{{main|Tropical Storm Nangka (2020)}}
On October 11, the JMA began tracking a tropical depression off the west coast of [[Luzon]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/c.html|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> The [[PAGASA]] declared the system as a tropical depression at 12:00 UTC, and since the storm formed inside of the [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]] (PAR) the agency named the system ''Nika''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #1 for Tropical Depression Nika|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154612/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=October 11, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> On the same day at 21:00, the JTWC began issuing warnings on the system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2020|title=Tropical Depression 18W (Eighteen) Warning No. 1|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1820web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201012000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1820web.txt|archive-date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 12, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-12-0250-wp1820web.txt Alt URL]</ref> On October 12, the system was declared a tropical storm by the JMA, and was named ''Nangka''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 12, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012075453/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2016.html|archive-date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 12, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> At 09:00 UTC, the system left the PAR and the PAGASA issued its final bulletin on the system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 12, 2020|title=Sever Weather Bulletin #3-FINAL for Tropical Storm "Nika" (Nangka)|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012100740/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 12, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> At 19:20 CST (11:20 UTC) on October 13, Nangka made landfall over [[Qionghai]], [[Hainan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=中央气象台10月13日19时20分发布台风登陆消息 |url=http://www.nmc.cn/publish/typhoon/warning.html |publisher=National Meteorological Center of CMA |access-date=October 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201013134418/http://www.nmc.cn/publish/typhoon/warning.html |archive-date=October 13, 2020 |language=zh |date=October 13, 2020}}</ref>

On October 13, the storm crossed the [[Gulf of Tonkin]] and made landfall in the [[Nam Định]], [[Ninh Bình]], and [[Thanh Hóa]] provinces in Northern Vietnam on October 14.<ref name=tincuoicung>{{Cite web|url=http://www.monre.gov.vn/Pages/tin-cuoi-cung-ve-con-bao-so-7.aspx|title=Bộ Tài nguyên và Môi trường – Bản tin|website=www.monre.gov.vn}}</ref> On the same day, both the JMA and JTWC issued their final warnings for the system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 14, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014182608/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2016.html|archive-date=October 14, 2020|access-date=October 14, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> The system dissipated on October 14, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 14, 2020|title=Tropical Storm 18W (Nangka) Warning No. 11|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1820web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201014000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1820web.txt|archive-date=October 14, 2020|access-date=October 14, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-14-0810-wp1820web.txt Alt URL]</ref>

After the passage of Nangka over [[Hainan Island]], 2 people died and 4 are missing as a result of a capsized boat.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/viet-nam/vietnam-china-laos-tropical-storm-nangka-dg-echo-gdacs-jtwc-cma-dbqg-media-echo|title=Vietnam, China, Laos – Tropical Storm NANGKA (DG ECHO, GDACS, JTWC, CMA, DBQG, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 October 2020) – Viet Nam|website=ReliefWeb|date=14 October 2020 }}</ref> In [[Northern Vietnam]], the storm killed 2 people in [[Hòa Bình Province|Hòa Bình]], another missing in [[Yên Bái]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://phongchongthientai.mard.gov.vn/Pages/bao-cao-nhanh-cong-tac-truc-ban-pctt-ngay-18-10-2020.aspx|title=Báo cáo nhanh công tác trực ban PCTT ngày 17/10/2020|website=phongchongthientai.mard.gov.vn}}</ref> Over 585 houses were destroyed, while 135,731 others across [[central Vietnam]] were flooded.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mưa lũ, thiệt hại do bão số 7 tại miền Trung vô cùng nặng nề: 36 người bị chết, 12 người mất tích, miền Trung cần cứu trợ khẩn cấp.|url=https://laodong.vn/xa-hoi/bao-so-7-gay-mua-lu-tai-trung-bo-48-nguoi-thiet-mang-va-mat-tich-844851.ldo|publisher=Báo Lao động|access-date=October 14, 2020|language=vi |date=October 14, 2020}}</ref>

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===Tropical Depression Ofel===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=October 13
|Dissipated=October 16
|Image=Ofel 2020-10-13 0500Z.jpg
|Track=Ofel 2020 track.png
|Prewinds=<
|10-min winds=30
|1-min winds=
|Pressure=1002
}}
A low pressure area formed in the [[Philippine Sea]], east of [[Leyte]], on October 13. Soon, the [[PAGASA]] declared the newly formed system as a tropical depression and assigned it the name ''Ofel''. The PAGASA immediately raised [[Philippine Tropical Cyclone Signals|warning signals]] for the province of [[Sorsogon]] and for parts of the [[Samar]] province.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 13, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #1 for Tropical Depression "Ofel"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013094215/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=October 13, 2020|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> On the same day at 18:30 UTC, Ofel made landfall over [[Can-avid]], [[Eastern Samar]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 14, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #5 for Tropical Depression "Ofel"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014000721/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf?q=214123232|archive-date=October 14, 2020|access-date=October 14, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> As the system entered the [[West Philippine Sea]] in the early hours of October 15 UTC, the PAGASA lifted all tropical cyclone warning signals for Ofel.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 15, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #14 for Tropical Depression "Ofel"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015011632/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf?1|archive-date=October 15, 2020|access-date=October 15, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> On the same day at 20:00 UTC, Ofel left the [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]] (PAR) and [[PAGASA]] issued their final bulletin for the system.<ref><!-- web.archive.org is currently offline. Please archive this as soon as possible. -->{{Cite web|date=October 16, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #17-FINAL for Tropical Depression "Ofel"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016075358/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=October 16, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> While Ofel was inside the PAR, the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] issued tropical cyclone formation alerts for the system,<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 15, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Invest 94W)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9420web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201015000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9420web.txt|archive-date=October 15, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-15-1730-wp9420web.txt Alt URL]</ref> however it was canceled as the system entered a less favorable environment on October 16.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 16, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Invest 94W) Cancellation|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9420web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201016000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9420web.txt|archive-date=October 16, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-16-0700-wp9420web.txt Alt URL]</ref> The storm dissipated at 03:00 UTC on that day.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 16, 2020|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201016000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=October 16, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-16-1500-abpwweb.txt Alt URL]</ref>

Flooding was reported due to moderate to heavy rains. According to the Department of Agriculture Regional Office 5, total damages have topped to an estimated [[₱]]9.1&nbsp;million (US$187,000).<ref name="Ofel1">{{cite news|title=Ofel damage to agriculture now at P9&nbsp;million|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/760085/ofel-damage-to-agriculture-now-at-p9-million/story/|date=October 15, 2020|publisher=GMA Network}}</ref>

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===Typhoon Saudel (Pepito)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=October 18
|Dissipated=October 25
|Image=Saudel 2020-10-23 0315Z.jpg
|Track=Saudel 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=65
|1-min winds=80
|Pressure=975
}}
{{main|Typhoon Saudel}}
On October 16 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]], the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center|JTWC]] began tracking an area of convection approximately {{convert|463|nmi|km}} east-southeast of [[Palau]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 16, 2020|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Ocean|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201016000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=October 16, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-16-1500-abpwweb.txt Alt URL]</ref> On October 18 at 21:00 UTC, the [[PAGASA]] upgraded the system into a tropical depression, and named the system ''Pepito''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 18, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin on Tropical Depression "Pepito"|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018232853/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=October 18, 2020|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> A few hours later, the [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]] also recognized the system into a tropical depression,<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 19, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/a.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019020409/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/a.html|archive-date=October 19, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> and subsequently issued their first warning on the system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 19, 2020|title=Tropical Depression 19W (Nineteen) Warning No. 1|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1920web.txt|url-status=live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201019000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1920web.txt|archive-date=October 19, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-19-0250-wp1920web.txt Alt URL]</ref> As the system intensified as it approached Northern [[Luzon]], the JMA upgraded the system into a tropical storm and named the system ''Saudel''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 20, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2017.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201020040332/http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2017.html|archive-date=October 20, 2020|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> The PAGASA also declared the system as a tropical storm, and began issuing Signal #2 [[TCWS|tropical cyclone warnings]] in preparation for its landfall.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 20, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #8 on Tropical Storm "Pepito" (Saudel)|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020040543/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=October 20, 2020|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> Saudel made landfall over the [[San Ildefonso Peninsula]] in [[Casiguran, Aurora]] on October 20 at 13:00 UTC (21:00 [[Philippine Standard Time|PHT]]) and began crossing the [[Luzon|Luzon Island]], emerging over the [[West Philippine Sea]] hours later.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 21, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #12 for Tropical Storm "Pepito" (Saudel)|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%2312.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201021011322/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%252312.pdf|archive-date=October 21, 2020|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 21, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #15 for Tropical Storm "Pepito" (Saudel)|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021011758/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=October 21, 2020|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> As the storm left the [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]], the developing severe tropical storm was upgraded into a typhoon by the JMA, the JTWC, and by the PAGASA in their final bulletin for the system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 22, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2017.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201022045555/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2017.html|archive-date=October 22, 2020|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 22, 2020|type=warn|category=TY|designation=19W|no=13|name=Saudel|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1920web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019034850/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp1920web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-22-0240-wp1920web.txt Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 22, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #19-FINAL for Typhoon "Pepito" (Saudel)|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022050013/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|archive-date=October 22, 2020|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref>

As of October 24, the NDRRMC reported total damages of about [[₱]]105.8&nbsp;million (US$2.18&nbsp;million).<ref name="Pepito1">{{cite web|title=SitRep no. 05 re Preparedness Measures and Effects for TY PEPITO|url=http://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4129/Update_on_SitRep_No5_re_Preparednes_Measures_and_Effects_of_TY_PEPITO_as_of_24Oct2020_8AM.pdf|date=October 24, 2020|publisher=NDRRMC}}</ref>
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===Tropical Depression 20W===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=October 19
|Dissipated=October 23
|Image=20W 2020-10-20 0410Z.jpg
|Track=20W 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=30
|1-min winds=30
|Pressure=1006
}}
On October 19, the JTWC began tracking a tropical disturbance {{convert|160|nmi|km}} west of [[Iwo To]].<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 20, 2020|type=tcfa|category=|designation=97W|no=|name=|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9720web.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911144636/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9720web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-09-11|access-date=}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-20-0210-wp9720web.txt Alt URL]</ref> This disturbance strengthened while tracking north, and was eventually upgraded into a tropical depression by the JTWC.<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 20, 2020|type=warn|category=TD|designation=20W|no=1|name=Twenty|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2020web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021132357/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2020web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-20-1450-wp2020web.txt Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 20, 2020|type=prog|category=TD|designation=20W|no=1|name=Twenty|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2020prog.txt}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-prog-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-20-1450-wp2020prog.txt Alt URL]</ref> The system continued to follow a slightly erratic track in the Pacific Ocean at the south of Japan until it entered an unfavorable environment for development due to strong vertical [[wind shear]], which caused the system to quickly weaken until it dissipated on October 23.<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 21, 2020|type=prog|category=TD|designation=20W|no=4|name=Twenty|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2020prog.txt}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-prog-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-21-0850-wp2020prog.txt Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 21, 2020|type=warn|category=TD|designation=20W|no=5|name=Twenty|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2020web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021132357/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2020web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-21-1430-wp2020web.txt Alt URL]</ref>

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=== Typhoon Molave (Quinta) ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=October 22
|Dissipated=October 29
|Image=Molave_2020-10-27_0540Z.jpg
|Track=Molave 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=90
|1-min winds=105
|Pressure=940
}}

{{main article|Typhoon Molave}}
On October 23, the [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]] began tracking a tropical depression approximately {{convert|190|nmi|km}} north of [[Palau]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 23, 2020|title=Weather Maps|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/jp/g3/images/asia/pdf/asas.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023081824/https://www.jma.go.jp/jp/g3/images/asia/pdf/asas.pdf|archive-date=October 23, 2020|access-date=October 23, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 23, 2020|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201023000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=October 23, 2020|access-date=October 23, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-23-0620-abpwweb.txt Alt URL]</ref> On the same day, [[PAGASA]] followed suit as the system formed inside of the [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]] (PAR), east of [[Mindanao]], and named the system ''Quinta''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 23, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #1 on Tropical Depression "Quinta"|url=http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tropical-cyclone/severe-weather-bulletin/2|access-date=October 23, 2020|website=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> On October 24, the JTWC also recognized the system as a tropical depression.<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 24, 2020|type=warn|category=TD|designation=21W|no=1|name=Twentyone|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2120web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026114213/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2120web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-24-0310-wp2120web.txt Alt URL]</ref> At 15:00 of the same day, the JTWC upgraded the system into a tropical storm, with the JMA and PAGASA doing the same a few hours apart from each other. Now a tropical storm, the system was named ''Molave'' by the JMA.<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 24, 2020|type=warn|category=TS|designation=21W|no=3|name=Twentyone|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2120web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026114213/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2120web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-24-1510-wp2120web.txt Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 24, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2018.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201025052156/http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2018.html|archive-date=October 25, 2020|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=October 24, 2020|name=Quinta|intl_name=Molave|type=swb|no=7|category=TS|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%237.pdf}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-21W/PAGASA_20-21W_Quinta_SWB%2307.pdf Alt URL]</ref> On October 25, PAGASA upgraded the system into a severe tropical storm as it tracked closer to the [[Bicol Region]].<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=October 25, 2020|name=Quinta|intl_name=Molave|type=swb|no=9|category=STS|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025054458/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf}}</ref> Later that day, the PAGASA then upgraded Molave into a typhoon as it headed for [[Albay]] and [[Camarines Sur]], prompting the raising of Signal #3 [[TCWS|tropical cyclone warnings]] for both and adjacent provinces.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=October 25, 2020|name=Quinta|intl_name=Molave|type=swb|no=11|category=TY|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025094448/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf}}</ref> Moments later, the JMA also upgraded the system to a typhoon and the JTWC followed a few hours later.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 25, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2018.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025151749/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2018.html|archive-date=October 25, 2020|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 25, 2020|type=warn|category=TY|designation=21W|no=7|name=Molave|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2120web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026114213/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2120web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-25-1510-wp2120web.txt Alt URL]</ref> At 18:10 [[Philippine Standard Time|PHT]] (10:10 UTC), Molave made its first landfall on the [[San Miguel Island (Philippines)|San Miguel Island]] in [[Albay]], with another in [[Malinao, Albay|Malinao]] just 40 minutes later.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=October 25, 2020|name=Quinta|intl_name=Molave|type=swb|no=12|category=TY|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025123455/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf}}</ref> Molave made a total of 5 landfalls in the [[Luzon]] area before entering the [[West Philippine Sea]] on October 26.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=October 25, 2020|name=Quinta|intl_name=Molave|type=swb|no=15|category=TY|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%2315.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=October 26, 2020|name=Quinta|intl_name=Molave|type=swb|no=17|category=TY|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026034750/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf}}</ref> On October 27 at 00:00 UTC, Molave left the PAR, with PAGASA issuing their last bulletin for the system later at 15:00.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=October 27, 2020|name=Quinta|intl_name=Molave|type=swb|no=21|category=TY|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027034952/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=October 27, 2020|name=Quinta|intl_name=Molave|type=swb|no=23|category=TY|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2018-09-16|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20180916080615/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-21W/PAGASA_20-21W_Quinta_SWB%2323-FINAL.pdf Alt URL]</ref> After that, Typhoon Molave intensified even more and peaked as a [[Tropical cyclone scales|Category 3 major typhoon]] in the [[South China Sea]]. {{cn span|After that, colder sea surface temperatures caused the storm to weaken a bit, and by the next day Molave made landfall in [[Vietnam]] as a weakening Category 2 storm.|date=October 2020}}

{{As of|2020|November|9|df=US}}, the [[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council|NDRRMC]] reported that 27 people were killed, 40 people were injured and four went missing after the typhoon.<ref name="NDRRMC11">{{cite web|last=Jalad|first=Ricardo B.|date=November 9, 2020|title=SitRep No.11 re Preparedness Measures and Effects for Typhoon QUINTA|url=https://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4130/SitRep_no_11_re_Typh00n_Quinta_as_of_09NOV2020.pdf|access-date=November 10, 2020|publisher=NDRRMC}}</ref> Damage from infrastructure and agriculture counted to be ₱1.56&nbsp;billion (US$32.2&nbsp;million) and ₱2.66&nbsp;billion (US$54.9&nbsp;million) respectively, with a total damage of ₱4.22&nbsp;billion (US$87.1&nbsp;million) nationwide.<ref name="NDRRMC11"/> In [[Vietnam]], Molave left 41 dead, 143 were injured and 42 people missing. Economic losses were estimated to be 12.92 trillion dong (US$558 million).
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===Typhoon Goni (Rolly)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=October 26
|Dissipated=November 6
|Image=Goni 2020-10-31 1655Z.jpg
|Track=Goni 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=120
|1-min winds=170 
|Pressure=905
}}
{{main|Typhoon Goni (2020)}}
After [[Typhoon Molave (2020)|Typhoon Molave]] devastated the [[Philippines]], the [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]] announced the formation of a new tropical depression in the [[Pacific Ocean]], west of the [[Mariana Islands]], on October 27.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 27, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/a.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027133246/http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/a.html|archive-date=October 27, 2020|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> By the next day, the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center|JTWC]] had also followed and upgraded the system into a tropical depression.<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 28, 2020|type=warn|category=TD|designation=22W|no=1|name=Twentytwo|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-31|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201031150349/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-28-0330-wp2220web.txt Alt URL]</ref> As the system continued tracking westward under favorable conditions in the Pacific Ocean, the JMA and JTWC upgraded the system into a tropical storm, with the JMA assigning the name ''Goni'' to the intensifying storm.<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 28, 2020|type=warn|category=TS|designation=22W|no=3|name=Twentytwo|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-31|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201031150349/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-28-1350-wp2220web.txt Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 28, 2020|type=warn|category=TS|designation=22W|no=3|name=Twenty-two|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220prog.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028033901/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220prog.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-prog-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-28-1400-wp2220prog.txt Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 28, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029011511/http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2019.html|archive-date=October 29, 2020|access-date=October 28, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> Due to the warm waters surrounding the storm, the system underwent [[rapid intensification]] and became a typhoon.<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 29, 2020|type=prog|category=TY|designation=22W|no=6|name=Goni|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220prog.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028033901/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220prog.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-prog-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-29-0900-wp2220prog.txt Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 29, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029155336/http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2019.html|archive-date=October 29, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> On October 29, at 9:30 UTC, Goni entered the [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]] (PAR) and was named ''Rolly'' by the PAGASA.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=October 29, 2020|name=Rolly|intl_name=Goni|type=swb|no=1|category=TY|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029152506/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf}}</ref> By 18:00 UTC, Goni had intensified into a Category 4-equivalent typhoon, with 1-minute sustained winds at {{convert|120|kn|km/h mph}}, and eventually the first Category 5-equivalent typhoon of the season a few hours later.<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 29, 2020|type=warn|category=TY|designation=22W|no=8|name=Goni|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-31|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201031150349/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-29-2050-wp2220web.txt Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 30, 2020|type=warn|category=TY|designation=22W|no=10|name=Goni|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-31|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201031150349/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-30-0830-wp2220web.txt Alt URL]</ref> Warm sea surface temperatures, low vertical wind shear and high ocean heat content continually supported Goni as it edged closer to the Philippines, and it maintained its intensity into the next day.<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=October 31, 2020|type=warn|category=STY|designation=22W|no=15|name=Goni|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201031150349/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220web.txt}}</ref> At 18:00 UTC October 31 (2:00 PST November 1), PAGASA upgraded Goni to a super typhoon on the agency's tropical cyclone intensity scale<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-10-31|name=Rolly|intl_name=Goni|type=swb|no=13|category=STY|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2018-09-16|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20180916080615/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-22W/PAGASA_20-22W_Rolly_SWB%2313.pdf Alt URL]</ref> at which time the JMA and PAGASA both reported 10-minute sustained winds of 220&nbsp;km/h (140&nbsp;mph)<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 1, 2020|title=Typhoon 202019 (GONI) Detailed Wind Information (Japan Meteorological Agency Best Track Data)|url=http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/summary/wnp/k/202019.html.en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031203730/http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/summary/wnp/k/202019.html.en|archive-date=October 31, 2020|website=Digital Typhoon|publisher=[[National Institute of Informatics]]}}</ref> and {{convert|225|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}, respectively, marking the second time Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal #5 was raised by [[PAGASA]]<ref name="SWB13">{{Cite web|date=November 1, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #13 for Super Typhoon "Rolly"|url=http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tropical-cyclone/severe-weather-bulletin/2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031221415/http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tropical-cyclone/severe-weather-bulletin/2|archive-date=October 31, 2020|publisher=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> since [[Typhoon Haima]] in [[2016 Pacific typhoon season|2016.]] Goni made its first two landfalls at peak intensity over [[Bato, Catanduanes]] (20:50 UTC)<ref name="SWB13"/> and [[Tiwi, Albay]] (23:20 UTC).<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 1, 2020|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #14 for Super Typhoon "Rolly" (Goni)|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%2314.pdf|publisher=[[PAGASA]]}}</ref> After that, it weakened into a strong typhoon and made a third landfall in [[San Narciso, Quezon|San Narciso]], [[Quezon]]. Due to three landfalls, Goni lost its immense strength and weakened into a minimal typhoon as it made a fourth landfall in [[San Juan, Batangas|San Juan]], [[Batangas]]. Before exiting the PAR, Goni slightly intensified, but further development was hampered by unfavorable conditions.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-11-03|name=Rolly|intl_name=Goni|type=swb|no=24|category=STY|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_rolly.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101182317/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_rolly.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-22W/PAGASA_20-22W_Rolly_SWB%2324.pdf Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=2020-11-03|type=prog|category=TS|designation=22W|no=26|name=Goni|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220prog.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028033901/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2220prog.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-prog-2020-partial-09-12/2020-11-03-1010-wp2220prog.txt Alt URL]</ref> The capital, [[Manila]], experienced some tropical storm-force winds from Goni.

{{As of 
|2020|11|11|df=US}}, the [[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council|NDRRMC]] has reported ₱12.9&nbsp;billion (US$266&nbsp;million) of infrastructure damages, along with ₱5&nbsp;billion (US$103&nbsp;million) of agricultural damage, with a combined total of ₱17.9&nbsp;billion (US$369&nbsp;million), and at least 25 deaths, 399 injured and 6 missing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jalad|first=Ricardo B.|date=November 11, 2020|title=SitRep No.12 re Preparedness Measures and Effects for Super Typhoon ROLLY|url=http://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4135/SitRep_no_12_re_STY_ROLLY_as_of_11NOV2020.pdf|website=ndrrmc.gov.ph|publisher=NDRRMC}}</ref> Goni is estimated to have caused at least ₱48.058&nbsp;billion (US$1.04&nbsp;billion) in damages in the Philippines.<ref name="AON November 2020">{{cite report|publisher=Aon Benfield|date=December 10, 2020|title=Global Catastrophe Recap November 2020|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20201210_analytics-if-november-global-recap.pdf|access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref>
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===Severe Tropical Storm Atsani (Siony)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=October 29
|Dissipated=November 7
|Image=Atsani 2020-11-06 0505Z.jpg
|Track=Atsani 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=50
|1-min winds=55
|Pressure=994
}}
On October 28, the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center|JTWC]] began tracking a new tropical disturbance {{convert|95|nmi|mi|round=5|abbr=}} south-southwest of [[Chuuk State|Chuuk]] in the [[Federated States of Micronesia]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 28, 2020|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201028000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=October 28, 2020|access-date=October 28, 2020|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-10-28-1000-abpwweb.txt Alt URL]</ref> This disturbance would eventually strengthen into a new tropical depression in the early hours of October 29.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 29, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/c.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029140146/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/c.html|archive-date=October 29, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> Later that day, the [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]] upgraded the system into a tropical storm.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 29, 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2020.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029140225/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2020.html|archive-date=October 29, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> On November 1, at 00:00 UTC, Atsani entered the [[PAGASA]]'s [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]] (PAR), with the PAGASA naming the system ''Siony''.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=November 1, 2020|name=Siony|intl_name=Atsani|type=swb|no=1|category=TS|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%231_siony.pdf}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-23W/PAGASA_20-23W_Siony_SWB%2301.pdf Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical storm 'Siony' enters Philippines with 'Rolly' still in the country |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/11/01/2053880/tropical-storm-siony-enters-philippines-rolly-still-country |publisher=[[Philstar.com]] |access-date=November 2, 2020}}</ref> The storm tracked northwest through the Philippine Sea, passing through the [[Luzon Strait]] on November 4.<ref name="Atsani11" >{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-11-04|name=Siony|intl_name=Atsani|type=swb|no=11|category=STS|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_siony.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108045503/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_siony.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-23W/PAGASA_20-23W_Siony_SWB%2311.pdf Alt URL]</ref> The system left the PAR on November 7 at 21:00 UTC.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-11-07|name=Siony|intl_name=Atsani|type=swb|no=24-FINAL|category=STS|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_siony.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108045503/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_siony.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-23W/PAGASA_20-23W_Siony_SWB%2324-FINAL.pdf Alt URL]</ref> Shortly afterwards, the system rapidly weakened and dissipated thereafter.

Atsani downed trees, caused landslides, and damaged street lights in parts of [[Taiwan]]. Rockfalls caused some roads to close in [[Taitung County]]. 3 minor injuries were reported within Taitung County in the townships of [[Haiduan, Taitung|Haiduan]] and [[Jinfeng, Taitung|Jinfeng]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202011070003|title=Tropical Storm Atsani leaves 3 people with minor injuries in Taiwan|author=CNA|publisher=Focus Taiwan|website=focustaiwan.tw|date=November 7, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref> The storm brought heavy rains to [[Batanes]] and the [[Babuyan Islands]] in the [[Philippines]],<ref name="Atsani11" /> causing [[₱]]4.9 million (US$101 thousand) in agricultural damage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/11/07/2055258/siony-leaves-p49-m-agricultural-damage-batanes?fbclid=IwAR0vY13bohXqWFvadYWxpld98DVIbHHbqe9HAwczV8k8H4kkwTq1la0aIU4|title='Siony' leaves P4.9-M agricultural damage in Batanes|publisher=Philstar|website=philstar.com|date=November 7, 2020|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref>
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===Tropical Storm Etau (Tonyo)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=November 7
|Dissipated=November 11
|Image=Etau 2020-11-09 0545Z.jpg
|Track=Etau 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=45
|1-min winds=40
|Pressure=992
}}
On November 7, the [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] (JMA) began tracking a tropical depression {{convert|460|nmi|km mi}} east-southeast of [[Manila]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-07|title=Weather Maps|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107045850/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/|archive-date=2020-11-07|access-date=2020-11-07|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-07|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201107000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=2020-11-07|access-date=2020-11-07|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-11-07-0220-abpwweb.txt Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-07|title='Siony' on her way out of PH, but 'Tonyo' is coming|url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/06/siony-on-her-way-out-of-ph-but-tonyo-is-coming/|access-date=2020-11-07|website=[[Manila Bulletin]]}}</ref> At 12:00 UTC on the same day, the [[PAGASA]] declared the system as a tropical depression and assigned it the name ''Tonyo'', as it formed directly over [[Burias Island]].<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-11-07|name=Tonyo|intl_name=|type=swb|no=1|category=TD|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_tonyo.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107155448/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_tonyo.pdf}}</ref> The [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] recognized the system as a tropical depression at 15:00 UTC on November 8.<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=2020-11-08|type=warn|category=TD|designation=24W|no=1|name=Twentyfour|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2420web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2022-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310063220/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2420web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-11-08-1430-wp2420web.txt Alt URL]</ref> Etau caused rains over [[Calabarzon]], [[Mimaropa]], and the [[Bicol Region]] before exiting the [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]] on November 9 at 21:00 UTC.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-11-08|name=Tonyo|intl_name=Etau|type=swb|no=9-FINAL|category=TS|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_tonyo.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107155448/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_tonyo.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-24W/PAGASA_20-24W_Tonyo_SWB%2301.pdf Alt URL]</ref> It continued its way towards Vietnam, after crossing Philippines.

Etau killed two people in [[Quảng Nam]] and [[Bình Định]] and damaged 400 houses when it made landfall in central Vietnam on November 10.<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 11, 2020|title=Bão số 12 khiến 2 người tử vong, nhiều thiệt hại tại các địa phương|url=https://www.vietnamplus.vn/bao-so-12-khien-2-nguoi-tu-vong-nhieu-thiet-hai-tai-cac-dia-phuong/676164.vnp|access-date=November 11, 2020|work=vietnamplus}}</ref> The storm produced over 250&nbsp;mm (10&nbsp;in) of rain in the provinces of [[Bình Định Province|Bình Định]], [[Khánh Hòa Province|Khánh Hòa]], and [[Phú Yên Province|Phú Yên]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vietnam: Tropical Storm Etau makes landfall north of Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa province) November 10 /update 2|url=https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/398246/vietnam-tropical-storm-etau-makes-landfall-north-of-nha-trang-khanh-hoa-province-november-10-update-2|access-date=2020-11-10|website=GardaWorld|language=en}}</ref> with peak at 858&nbsp;mm in Lake Thủy Yên ([[Thừa Thiên Huế]]).<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 12, 2020|title=Gia tăng thiệt hại do bão số 12: 4 người chết và mất tích, gần 400 nhà dân hư hỏng|url=http://kinhtedothi.vn/gia-tang-thiet-hai-do-bao-so-12-4-nguoi-chet-va-mat-tich-gan-400-nha-dan-hu-hong-401531.html|access-date=November 12, 2020|work=kinhtedothi}}</ref> The storm also caused gusty winds which uprooted trees and ripped roofs of buildings, many of which were still recovering from the adverse impacts of [[Typhoon Molave (2020)|Typhoon Molave]] and the weakened [[Typhoon Goni (2020)|Tropical Storm Goni]]. In addition, power outages locally affected the city of [[Tuy Hòa]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=VnExpress|title=Storm Etau weakens, but next storm leaves assembly line - VnExpress International|url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/storm-etau-weakens-but-next-storm-leaves-assembly-line-4189606.html|access-date=2020-11-10|website=VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam|language=en}}</ref> Economic losses in [[Tuy An]], Phú Yên were counted as 122 billion [[VND]] (US$5.26 million).<ref name="baophuyen">{{Cite news|date=November 13, 2020|title=Tuy An: Thiệt hại hơn 122 tỉ đồng do bão số 12 và lũ lụt|url=http://www.baophuyen.com.vn/141/248848/tuy-an--thiet-hai-hon-122-ti-dong-do-bao-so-12-va-lu-lut.html|access-date=November 13, 2020|work=Phú Yên Local News|language=vi}}</ref>
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===Typhoon Vamco (Ulysses)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=November 8
|Dissipated=November 15
|Image=Vamco 2020-11-14 0500Z.jpg
|Track=Vamco 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=85
|1-min winds=115
|Pressure=950
}}
{{main|Typhoon Vamco}}
On November 8, the JMA began tracking a new tropical depression {{convert|132|nmi|round=5}} north-northwest of [[Palau]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-08|title=Weather Maps|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108124305/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/|archive-date=2020-11-08|access-date=2020-11-08|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-08|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201108000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=2020-11-08|access-date=2020-11-08|publisher=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-11-08-0740-abpwweb.txt Alt URL]</ref> At 12:00 UTC on the same day, the [[PAGASA]] declared the system as a tropical depression inside of the [[Philippine Area of Responsibility]] and named it ''Ulysses''.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-11-08|name=Ulysses|intl_name=|type=swb|no=1|category=TD|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_ulysses.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108153708/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_ulysses.pdf}}</ref> The next day at 7:15 UTC, the system strengthened into a tropical storm, with the JMA giving it the name ''Vamco'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-08|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2022.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201109073302/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2022.html|archive-date=2020-11-09|access-date=2020-11-08|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> with the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] later issuing their first warning on the system as a tropical depression.
As the system tracked closer to southern [[Luzon]], both the PAGASA and the JMA upgraded Vamco into a severe tropical storm.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-11-10|name=Ulysses|intl_name=Vamco|type=swb|no=8|category=STS|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_ulysses.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108153708/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_ulysses.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-25W/PAGASA_20-25W_Ulysses_SWB%2308.pdf Alt URL]</ref> Vamco was then upgraded into typhoon status by the JMA on November 11, followed by the JTWC and the PAGASA shortly after, as the PAGASA raised Signal #3 [[TCWS|tropical cyclone wind signals]] in preparation for the storm.<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=2020-11-11|type=warn|category=TY|designation=25W|no=7|name=Vamco|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2520web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115102019/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2520web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-11-11-0200-wp2520web.txt Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-11-11|name=Ulysses|intl_name=Vamco|type=swb|no=13|category=TY|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_ulysses.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108153708/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_ulysses.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-25W/PAGASA_20-25W_Ulysses_SWB%2313.pdf Alt URL]</ref> At 14:30 UTC and 15:20 UTC, Vamco made its first two landfalls over the island towns of [[Patnanungan]] and [[Burdeos]], respectively, both in [[Quezon|Quezon Province]].<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-11-11|name=Ulysses|intl_name=Vamco|type=swb|no=17|category=TY|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_ulysses.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108153708/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_ulysses.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-08|bulletin-url-postfix=_ulysses}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-25W/PAGASA_20-25W_Ulysses_SWB%2317.pdf Alt URL]</ref><ref name="SWB18">{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-11-11|name=Ulysses|intl_name=Vamco|type=swb|no=18|category=TY|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_ulysses.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108153708/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_ulysses.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-25W/PAGASA_20-25W_Ulysses_SWB%2318.pdf Alt URL]</ref> Later at 17:40 UTC, Vamco made its third landfall over [[General Nakar]], Quezon, in the [[Luzon]] landmass.<ref name="SWB18"/> At 00:00 UTC, the system emerged over the western seaboard of [[Zambales]] and entered the [[West Philippine Sea]].<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-11-12|name=Ulysses|intl_name=Vamco|type=swb|no=21|category=TY|archive-url=https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-25W/PAGASA_20-25W_Ulysses_SWB%2321.pdf|bulletin-url-postfix=_ulysses}}</ref> The system left the PAR at 01:30 UTC as the PAGASA redeclared the system as a typhoon.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-11-13|name=Ulysses|intl_name=Vamco|type=swb|no=26-FINAL|category=TY|bulletin-url-postfix=_ulysses}}</ref> Vamco rapidly re-strengthened in the [[South China Sea]] and peaked as a Category 4-equivalent typhoon briefly before weakening back into a Category 3-equivalent storm heading for [[Vietnam]].<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=2020-11-13|type=prog|category=TY|designation=25W|no=18|name=Vamco|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2520prog.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112002543/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2520prog.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-prog-2020-partial-09-12/2020-11-13-1430-wp2520prog.txt Alt URL]</ref> The typhoon then weakened before making another landfall as a Category 1-equivalent typhoon in Vietnam.<ref>{{Cite JTWC|date=2020-11-15|type=warn|category=TY|designation=25W|no=25|name=Vamco|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2520web.txt|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115102019/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2520web.txt}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-11-15-0900-wp2520web.txt Alt URL]</ref>

As of 08:00 PHT on December 10, 2020, the [[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council|NDRRMC]] reported  a total of 196 casualties (Iincluding 101 validated deaths, 85 injuries and 10 missing) caused by the typhoon, along with {{Ntsp|7318946822.00|3=[[Philippine peso|₱]]}} ({{Ntsp|151955754.55|3=US$}}) worth of agriculture damages and {{Ntsp|12941712003.78|3=₱}} ({{Ntsp|269142393.78|3=US$}}) worth of infrastructural damages. The [[Cagayan Valley]] experienced the highest total amount of damage. At least 3,052,049 individuals were affected by the typhoon's onslaught.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Jalad|first=Ricardo B.|date=2020-12-07|title=SitRep no. 27 re Preparedness Measures and Effects for TY ULYSSES|url=https://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4138/SitRep_no_27_re_TY_Ulysses_as_of_07DEC2020.pdf|website=ndrrmc.gov.ph}}</ref> The [[Armed Forces of the Philippines]] and [[Philippine National Police]] reportedly rescued 265,339 and 104,850 individuals, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|last=de Guzman|first=Robie|date=2020-11-16|title=Over 265k residents rescued by gov't troops in Ulysses-hit areas — AFP|url=https://www.untvweb.com/news/over-265k-residents-rescued-by-govt-troops-in-ulysses-hit-areas-afp/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=[[UNTV (Philippines)]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-13|title=Thousands rescued by AFP, PNP from 'Ulysses' wrath|url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/13/thousands-rescued-by-afp-pnp-from-ulysses-wrath1/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=Manila Bulletin|language=en-US}}</ref> According to [[Aon (company)|Aon]], total economic losses caused by the typhoon were estimated to top {{Ntsp|50000000000||₱}} ({{Ntsp|1000000000||US$}}).<ref name="AON November 2020" />
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===Tropical Storm Krovanh (Vicky)===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=WPac
|Formed=December 17
|Dissipated=December 24
|Image=Krovanh 2020-12-20 0525Z.jpg
|Track=Krovanh 2020 track.png
|10-min winds=35
|1-min winds=30
|Pressure=1000
}}
{{main|Tropical Storm Krovanh (2020)}}
On December 17 at 21:00 UTC, the [[PAGASA]] began issuing bulletins for a system {{convert|140|nmi|km}} east-southeast of [[Davao City|Davao]].<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-12-17|name=Vicky|type=swb|no=1|category=TD|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_vicky.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218002234/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_vicky.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-17|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201217000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=2020-12-17|access-date=2020-12-18|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-12-17-1920-abpwweb.txt Alt URL]</ref> The PAGASA had already recognized the system as a tropical depression and named it ''Vicky'', however at the time, the [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] (JMA) only recognized the system as a low-pressure area.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-17|title=Weather Maps|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218003217/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/|archive-date=2020-12-18|access-date=2020-12-18|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> The next day, the JMA followed suit and recognized the system as a tropical depression.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-18|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201218133409/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/index.html|archive-date=2020-12-18|access-date=2020-12-18|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> At 14:00 [[Philippine Standard Time|PHT]] (6:00 UTC), the system made landfall in [[Baganga, Davao Oriental]].<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-12-18|name=Vicky|intl_name=|type=swb|no=5|category=TD|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_vicky.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218002234/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_vicky.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-26W/PAGASA_20-26W_Vicky_SWB%2305.pdf Alt URL]</ref> 9 hours later, it emerged off the coast of [[Misamis Oriental]] and entered the [[Bohol Sea]], later entering the [[Sulu Sea]] on the next day at 5:00 PHT (23:00 UTC).<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-12-18|name=Vicky|intl_name=|type=swb|no=9|category=TD|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_vicky.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218002234/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_vicky.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-26W/PAGASA_20-26W_Vicky_SWB%2309.pdf Alt URL]</ref> On December 19 at 23:00 PHT (15:00 UTC), Krovanh made its second landfall over central [[Palawan]], emerging into the [[West Philippine Sea]] shortly after.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-12-19|name=Vicky|intl_name=|type=swb|no=14|category=TD|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_vicky.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218002234/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_vicky.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-26W/PAGASA_20-26W_Vicky_SWB%2314.pdf Alt URL]</ref><ref name="26W-Sitrep02">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=Sitrep No. 2 re Preparedness Measures and Effects for Tropical Depression "VICKY"|url=http://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4139/SitRep_no_2_re_TD_VICKY_as_of_20DEC2020.pdf.pdf|website=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]]}}</ref> As the storm traversed the [[South China Sea]], the system had strengthed into a tropical storm according to the JMA as it emerged into a region of relatively favorable atmospheric conditions, thus given the name ''Krovanh''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-20|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2023.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220091737/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2023.html|archive-date=2020-12-20|access-date=2020-12-20|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> On December 20 at 14:00 PHT (6:00 UTC), Krovanh left the Philippine Area of Responsibility, although storm signals were still raised for the [[Kalayaan Islands]].<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-12-20|name=Vicky|intl_name=Krovanh|type=swb|no=19|category=TD|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_vicky.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218002234/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_vicky.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-26W/PAGASA_20-26W_Vicky_SWB%2319.pdf Alt URL]</ref> The PAGASA then upgraded Krovanh into a tropical storm, and issued a [[TCWS|Signal No. 2]] warning for the Kalayaan Islands.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-12-20|name=Vicky|intl_name=Krovanh|type=swb|no=20|category=TS|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%2320_vicky.pdf}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-26W/PAGASA_20-26W_Vicky_SWB%2320.pdf Alt URL]</ref> The next day, December 21, Krovanh was downgraded into a tropical depression by both the JMA and by the PAGASA in their final advisories for the storm.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-21|title=Tropical Cyclone Information|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2023.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221025339/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2023.html|archive-date=2020-12-21|access-date=2020-12-21|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=2020-12-20|name=Vicky|intl_name=Krovanh|type=swb|no=22-FINAL|category=TD|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_vicky.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2020-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218002234/https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_vicky.pdf}} [https://archive.org/download/pagasa-20-26W/PAGASA_20-26W_Vicky_SWB%2322-FINAL.pdf Alt URL]</ref> The JTWC then issued their final warning on Krovanh the next day shortly after most of its central convection had dissipated due to increasingly hostile wind shear.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 22, 2020|title=Tropical Depression 26W (Krovanh) Warning #11|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2620web.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222155240/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp2620web.txt|archive-date=December 22, 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}</ref>

Large swaths of [[Visayas]] and [[Mindanao]] were placed under Signal No. 1 warnings due to Krovanh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/12/18/tropical-depression-vicky-updates.html|title=Signal No. 1 raised in some areas due to Tropical Depression Vicky|publisher=CNN Philippines|website=cnnphilippines.com|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref> Floods and landslides were triggered in [[Cebu]], [[Agusan del Sur]], [[Davao de Oro]], and in [[Leyte]], where two senior citizens were killed in a landslide. In [[Lapu-Lapu City]], 300 residents were forced to evacuate after 76 houses near the shore were swept into sea.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nishimori|first=Aleta Nieva|date=2020-12-19|title='Vicky' triggers floods, landslides in parts of Visayas, Mindanao; at least 2 dead|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/19/20/vicky-triggers-floods-landslides-in-parts-of-visayas-mindanao-at-least-2-dead|access-date=2020-12-19|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en}}</ref> Around 6,702 individuals were affected by the storm in the Philippines, with 5,646 in evacuation centers. Damages have been estimated to total up to [[Philippine peso|₱]]213.2 million (US$4.48 million). At least eight people were killed by the effects of Krovanh.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vicky leaves 8 dead, ₱110M infra damage — NDRRMC|url=https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/12/21/Vicky-death-toll-missing-NDRRMC.html|access-date=2020-12-21|newspaper=CNN|language=en}}</ref>

===Other systems===
[[File:Vietnam TD 2020-10-05 0320Z.jpg|thumb|150px|The precursor to the Vietnam tropical depression on October 5]] 
Late on July 27, the JMA began to track a weak tropical depression in the open Western Pacific.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWJP27 RJTD 271800|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200727/180000/A_WWJP27RJTD271800_C_RJTD_20200727201633_76.txt|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=July 27, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801053654/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200727/180000/A_WWJP27RJTD271800_C_RJTD_20200727201633_76.txt|archive-date=August 1, 2020|access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref> Later on the following day, the system was unofficially classified as a subtropical depression by the JTWC, when it has been given a low-chance of transitioning to a tropical cyclone.<ref name="90W_ABPW10">{{cite web|title=WPAC: Tropical Depression 90W|url=http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=121059|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=July 30, 2020|access-date=July 30, 2020|via=Storm2K}}</ref> On a marginal environment with cyclonic easterly flow, moderate to strong wind shear and 28–30&nbsp;°C sea surface temperatures, the system was expected to recurve poleward and be absorbed by a larger extratropical low. The depression, however, dissipated on July 30.<ref>{{cite web|title=bwp902020.dat|url=https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/ATCF/JTWC/bwp902020.dat|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200730075115/https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/ATCF/JTWC/bwp902020.dat|archive-date=July 30, 2020|access-date=July 30, 2020}}</ref>

The [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]] began monitoring on another tropical depression to the south of [[Japan]] on September 27.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWJP27 RJTD 271800|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200927/180000/A_WWJP27RJTD271800_C_RJTD_20200927201517_86.txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200929103036/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200927/180000/A_WWJP27RJTD271800_C_RJTD_20200927201517_86.txt|url-status=dead|date=September 27, 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2020|access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> The system moved in a general northeastward direction until it was last noted on 18:00 UTC on September 29.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWJP27 RJTD 291800|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200929/180000/A_WWJP27RJTD291800_C_RJTD_20200929202946_42.txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200930090727/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Warnings_and_weather_summary/20200929/180000/A_WWJP27RJTD291800_C_RJTD_20200929202946_42.txt|url-status=dead|date=September 29, 2020|archive-date=September 30, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref>

On October 7, the [[National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting|Vietnam Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting]] (VNCHF) monitored a tropical depression that had made landfall in the [[Khánh Hòa Province|Khánh Hòa]] province.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mkweather.com/2020/10/11/vietnam-hits-next-3-tropical-systems-tropical-storm-linfa-and-depressions-93w-and-94w-it-makes-significant-landfall-in-philippines-laos-cambodia-thailand-and-myanmar-too/|title=Vietnam hits next 3 tropical systems – Tropical storm Linfa and depressions 93W and 94W, It makes significant landfall in Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar too|date=October 11, 2020|website=MKweather|access-date=October 16, 2020}}</ref> Enhanced by the seasonal [[Siberian high|northeast monsoon]], the system caused many provinces nearby to experience heavy rainfall with average accumulations of 200–300&nbsp;mm. In [[Sa Huỳnh]] (Quảng Ngãi), rainfalls peaked at 360&nbsp;mm. By October 11, [[2020 Central Vietnam floods|heavy floods]] killed 9 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tuoitre.vn/den-chieu-11-10-da-thiet-mang-9-nguoi-do-lu-lut-mien-trung-20201011155527677.htm|title=Đến chiều 11-10 đã thiệt mạng 9 người do lũ lụt miền Trung|author=Việt Hùng|date=October 11, 2020|website=[[Tuổi trẻ News]]|access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>

On December 5, a tropical depression formed to the south of [[Japan]].<ref name="DecTDWM">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-05|title=Weather Maps|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205083732/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/|archive-date=2020-12-05|access-date=2020-12-05|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref> The depression was short-lived, however, as it dissipated the next day after being embedded into a frontal zone.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-06|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201206000000/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=2020-12-06|access-date=2020-12-06|website=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}} [https://archive.org/download/jtwc-archive-txt-2020-partial-09-12/2020-12-06-0510-abpwweb.txt Alt URL]</ref>

On December 29, the JMA started to track a weak tropical depression to the east of [[Vietnam]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-29|title=Weather Maps|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201229045739/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/|archive-date=2020-12-29|access-date=2020-12-29|website=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]}}</ref>
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===Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Image=Amphan_2020-05-18_0745Z.jpg
|Track=Amphan 2020 track.png
|Formed=May 16
|Dissipated=May 20
|3-min winds=130
|1-min winds=140
|Pressure=920
}}
{{main|Cyclone Amphan}}
At 00:00&nbsp;UTC on May&nbsp;16, a depression formed in the southeast Bay of Bengal and was identified as BOB 01. Six hours later, the [[Indian Meteorological Department]] (IMD) upgraded the system to a deep depression. The system began bringing torrential rainfall to Sri Lanka and Southern India. Around 15:00&nbsp;UTC, the system further developed into Cyclonic Storm Amphan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/bulletin/rsmc.pdf|title=RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY BULLETIN |publisher=Regional Specialised Metrological Center|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://odishatv.in/odisha/super-cyclone-amphan-live-update-452532 |title= Cyclone Amphan Live Update: SuCS Moving Away From Odisha Coast |date= 20 May 2020 |publisher= Odisha Television |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> That morning, landslide and flooding warnings were hoisted for parts of eastern Sri Lanka and the Indian state of [[Kerala]] were given expectations of torrential rainfall in the coming days.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsin.asia/cyclone-amphan-warning-issued-in-india-and-sri-lanka/|title=Cyclone Amphan warning issued in India and Sri Lanka ''One person has died and a woman has gone missing as rains lash Sri Lanka''|date=16 May 2020|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> By 09:00&nbsp;UTC on May&nbsp;17, Amphan had intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. Within 12 hours, the storm had developed an eye and started to [[rapid intensification|rapidly intensify]], becoming an extremely severe cyclonic storm. According to the JTWC, it [[explosive cyclogenesis|explosively intensified]] from a Category 1-equivalent cyclone to a Category 4-equivalent cyclone in just 6 hours. The following morning around 10:30 UTC, the IMD upgraded Amphan to a super cyclonic storm with 3-minute sustained winds of 240&nbsp;km/h (150&nbsp;mph) and a minimum pressure of 920&nbsp;hPa (27.46&nbsp;inHg). This marked the second year in a row featuring a super cyclonic storm, the previous year seeing [[Cyclone Kyarr|Kyarr]] in the Arabian Sea. On May 20, at approximately 17:30 IST, the cyclone made landfall near Bakkhali, West Bengal after weakening subsequently. It rapidly weakened once inland, and dissipated on the next day. It left behind a trail of catastrophic damage, and was later confirmed to be the costliest storm ever recorded in the basin.
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===Depression ARB 01===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Image=ARB 01 2020-05-30 0947Z.jpg
|Track=ARB01 2020 track.png
|Formed=May 29
|Dissipated=May 31
|3-min winds=25
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}}

A depression formed overland near [[Salalah]], [[Oman]] on May&nbsp;29.

The Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) in Oman advised residents to exercise caution and not to venture to low-lying areas or sea. The Supreme Committee asked people to remain at home in non-emergency circumstances.<ref name="LPA200km">{{cite news |title=Low pressure system 200km away from Oman coast |url=https://timesofoman.com/article/3015314/oman/environment/low-pressure-system-200km-away-from-oman-coast |access-date=May 29, 2020 |work=Times of Oman |publisher=Muscat Media Group |date=May 28, 2020 |location=Muscat, Oman}}</ref> The hospital in [[Sadah, Oman|Sadah]] was evacuated as the depression intensified.<ref name="SadahHospital">{{cite news |title=Sadah Hospital evacuated as centre of tropical depression moves towards Dhofar |url=https://timesofoman.com/article/3015331/oman/environment/sadah-hospital-evacuated-as-centre-of-tropical-depression-moves-towards-dhofar |access-date=May 29, 2020 |work=Times of Oman |publisher=Muscat Media Group |date=May 29, 2020 |location=Muscat, Oman}}</ref> Over {{cvt|200|mm|in}} of rain fell in [[Dhofar Governorate]] on May&nbsp;29;<ref name="HeavyRainsPACA">{{cite news |title=Heavy rains, strong winds may continue in Dhofar until tomorrow: PACA official |url=https://timesofoman.com/article/3015332/oman/environment/heavy-rains-strong-winds-may-continue-in-dhofar-until-tomorrow-paca-official |access-date=May 29, 2020 |work=Times of Oman |publisher=Muscat Media Group |date=May 29, 2020 |location=Muscat, Oman}}</ref> some areas received the equivalent of 2 years of rainfall.<ref name="ThreePeopleDie" /> The highest precipitation total was measured in [[Mirbat]], where {{cvt|1055|mm}} of rain fell.<ref name="RainfallAmountsOman">{{cite news |title=Rainfall amounts in Oman exceed 2018 cyclone Mekunu |url=https://timesofoman.com/article/3015522/oman/tropical-depression-rainfall-amounts-in-oman-exceed-2018-cyclone-mekunu |access-date=June 2, 2020 |work=Times of Oman |publisher=Muscat Media Group |date=June 2, 2020 |location=Muscat, Oman}}</ref> 2 days of heavy rainfall, accumulating to {{cvt|260|mm}}, caused floods in Salalah.<ref name="TwoDaysRain">{{cite news |last1=McElwee |first1=Ro |title=Two days of rain have revived the roar of waterfalls in Salalah |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/days-rain-revived-roar-waterfalls-salalah-200530075749481.html |access-date=May 30, 2020 |work=Al Jazeera |publisher=Al Jazeera Media Network |date=May 30, 2020}}</ref> Operations at the port of Salalah were interrupted by the tropical depression.<ref name="SalalahSuspended">{{cite news |title=Operations at Salalah port suspended|url=https://timesofoman.com/article/3015340/oman/operations-in-salalah-port-suspended |access-date=May 30, 2020 |work=Times of Oman |publisher=Muscat Media Group |date=May 30, 2020 |location=Muscat, Oman}}</ref> Residents in central Salalah experienced disruptions to power and water services. Military police were dispatched to clear roads and airlift people marooned by the floods.<ref name="OneDeadSalalah">{{cite news |title=Oman floods leave one dead in southern city of Salalah |url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/oman-floods-leave-one-dead-in-southern-city-of-salalah-1.1026592 |access-date=May 30, 2020 |work=The National |publisher=The National |date=May 30, 2020}}</ref> Engineering teams from the [[Ministry of Defence (Oman)|Ministry of Defence]] were deployed to restore utilities and render air where necessary.<ref name="DefenceMinistryTeams">{{cite news |title=Tropical depression: Oman's defence ministry teams provide assistance|url=https://timesofoman.com/article/3015518/oman/tropical-depression-omans-defence-ministry-teams-provide-assistance|access-date=June 2, 2020 |work=Times of Oman |publisher=Muscat Media Group |date=June 2, 2020 |location=Muscat, Oman}}</ref> 2 people were found dead in a [[wadi]] due to flash floods,<ref name="TwoDeadDhofar">{{cite news |title=Two dead as Dhofar witnesses heavy rain and flooding|url=https://timesofoman.com/article/3015382/oman/environment/two-dead-as-dhofar-witness-heavy-rain-and-flooding|access-date=May 30, 2020 |work=Times of Oman |publisher=Muscat Media Group |date=May 30, 2020 |location=Muscat, Oman}}</ref> while another person died and three were injured when a building collapsed.<ref name="ThreePeopleDie">{{cite news |last1=Nasrallah |first1=Tawfiq |title=Three people die due to heavy rains in Oman |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/oman/three-people-die-due-to-heavy-rains-in-oman-1.71772435 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=Gulf News |publisher=Gulfnews.com |date=May 30, 2020 |location=Dubai, United Arab Emirates}}</ref> More than 50&nbsp;people were rescued from floods.<ref name="DhofarRescueTeans">{{cite news |title=Dhofar rescue teams rise to the challenge|url=https://timesofoman.com/article/3015441/oman/environment/dhofar-rescue-teams-rise-to-the-challenge|access-date=May 31, 2020 |work=Times of Oman |publisher=Muscat Media Group |date=May 31, 2020 |location=Salalah, Oman}}</ref>

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===Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga===
{{Infobox hurricane small
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|Image=Nisarga 2020-06-03 0800Z.jpg
|Track=Nisarga 2020 track.png
|Formed=June 1
|Dissipated=June 4
|3-min winds=60
|1-min winds=75 
|Pressure=984
}}
{{main|Cyclone Nisarga}}
During May 31, an area of low pressure developed over the south-eastern Arabian Sea and remained as a well marked low pressure area over the same region until the evening. It strengthened into a depression over the east-central and south-east Arabian Sea in the early morning of June 1 when it was centered about 340&nbsp;km south-west of Goa, 630&nbsp;km south-southwest of Mumbai and 850&nbsp;km south-southwest of Gujarat. It gave nearly 400 mm of extremely heavy rain at [[Kavaratti]], [[Lakshadweep]]. On June 2, around noon, the prevailing deep depression intensified into a cyclonic storm thereby receiving the name Nisarga. The name has been contributed by Bangladesh. Nisarga intensified into a severe cyclonic storm before making landfall near the coastal town of [[Alibag]] in [[Maharashtra]] at 12:30 ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]]) on June 3. At the time, the system was at peak intensity with 3-minute sustained winds of 110&nbsp;km/h (70&nbsp;mph) and a central pressure of 984&nbsp;hPa (29.06&nbsp;inHg). The cyclone subsequently weakened into a deep depression by June 4.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Highlights: Cyclone Weakened, May Enter Madhya Pradesh From Its Southern Parts, Says Weather Department|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cyclone-nisarga-live-updates-cyclone-weakens-further-now-a-deep-depression-2240355|access-date=2020-06-06|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/pdf/publications/preliminary-report/nisarga.pdf|title=Severe Cyclonic Storm "NISARGA" over the eastcentral and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea (01st–04th June, 2020): Summary|publisher=Indian Meteorological Department|access-date=July 12, 2020}}</ref>

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===Deep Depression BOB 02===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Image=BOB02 2020-10-12 0136Z.jpg
|Track=BOB02 2020 track.png
|Formed=October 11
|Dissipated=October 14
|3-min winds=30
|Pressure=999 
}}
{{Main|2020 Hyderabad floods}}
After 3 months of inactivity, on October 11, a depression developed over the west-central Bay of Bengal, though the system was originally observed near the [[Spratly Islands]] over the [[South China Sea]] on October 6. It continued to move westwards, making landfall in the [[Khánh Hòa Province|Khánh Hòa]] province and further weakened into a low pressure cell while crossing the [[Mainland Southeast Asia|Indochina Peninsula]] and re-emerged in the [[Andaman Sea]] on October 9. It intensified into a well-marked [[Low-pressure area|low pressure area]] and then into a depression over the [[Bay of Bengal]] on October 10. It further intensified into a deep depression on October 12, remaining practically stationary over the same region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/bulletin/indian.pdf|access-date=October 11, 2020|title=BULLETIN NO.:3 (BOB/02/2020)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|title=Significant Tropical Cyclone Advisory on 91 B}}</ref> After that, BOB 02 moved west-northwestwards and made landfall in [[Andhra Pradesh]] near [[Kakinada]] in the early hours of October 13 and weakened again into a depression.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=October 13, 2020|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/bulletin/ftrack.png|title=Observed and forecast track along with cone of uncertainty of deep depression over Bay of Bengal based on 06:00 UTC of 12th Oct, 2020}}</ref> 

Due to BOB 02, [[Yanam|Yanam (Puducherry)]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telengana]], [[Kerala]], [[Maharashtra]], and coastal Karnataka experienced heavy rain on October 12 and 13, with [[Hyderabad]] experiencing 32 cm of record-breaking torrential rain, creating flash floods in the city by October 13. At least 50 people died in different parts of [[Telengana]] (of which at least 19 were in the capital city of [[Hyderabad]]), 10 in [[Andhra Pradesh]], and 38 in [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="50T">{{Cite web|date=October 15, 2020|url=https://scroll.in/latest/975820/at-least-25-killed-due-to-heavy-rain-in-hyderabad-army-called-in-for-rescue-operations|title=At least 50 die due to rain, floods in Telangana; 27 in Maharashtra|website=Scroll.in|access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref> Extreme crop loss in north [[Karnataka]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telengana]] occurred due to the system. The [[Telangana|Telengana]] PM estimated damage costs to be ₹1,305 crore (US$682 million).<ref>{{cite web|date=October 13, 2020|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/bulletin/indian.pdf|access-date=October 14, 2020|title=BULLETIN NO.:18 (BOB/01/2020)}}</ref> The system weakened into a well-marked [[low pressure area]] in south-central [[Maharashtra]] on the evening of October 14.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Bulletin IMD|url=https://mausam.imd.gov.in/imd_latest/contents/cyclone.php#.|access-date=2020-10-14|website=mausam.imd.gov.in}}
</ref> Though the system's lower-level circulation was partially exposed due to high vertical wind shear and continuous land interaction, the JTWC re-issued a tropical cyclone advisory on October 15. The IMD also forecasted BOB 02 to reintensify in the Arabian Sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/bulletin/indian.pdf|title=BULLETIN NO.:20(BOB/02/2020)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|title=Significant Tropical Cyclone Advisory on 92A}}</ref> The [[Low-pressure area|low pressure area]] intensified into Depression ARB 03 on the early hours of October 17.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/cyclone_pdfs/indian_1602817393.pdf|title=BULLETIN NO. : 01 (ARB/03/2020)}} </ref> 

The system delayed the withdrawal of the [[Southwest Monsoon|southwest monsoon]] season by almost a week, a delay compounded by the formation of Depression ARB 03 and Depression BOB 03.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title='Monsoon withdrawal from Maharashtra likely to be delayed by another week': IMD|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/monsoon-withdrawal-from-maharashtra-likely-to-be-delayed-by-another-week-imd/story-62vQWKUmozXwkSPsCGAAbP.html|access-date=2020-10-18|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

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===Depression ARB 03===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Image=ARB03_2020-10-18_0258Z.jpg
|Track=ARB03 2020 track.png
|Formed=October 17
|Dissipated=October 19
|3-min winds=25
|1-min winds=
|Pressure=1000
}}
On October 17, the remnants of [[2020 Hyderabad floods|Deep Depression BOB 02]] intensified into a depression in the East Central [[Arabian Sea]]. Moving westwards, the system dissipated into a well marked [[Low-pressure area|low pressure]] on the morning of October 19 over the West Central [[Arabian Sea]] due to unfavorable atmospheric conditions. Fishermen were advised not to go out to sea due to very rough sea conditions. Heavy rainfall occurred off the coast of [[Mumbai]] and its surroundings due to the system. No warnings were issued by IMD as no landfall occurred in the [[Arabian Peninsula]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Weather Bulletin IMD|url=https://mausam.imd.gov.in/imd_latest/contents/cyclone.php#.|access-date=2020-10-17|website=mausam.imd.gov.in}}</ref>

Monsoon withdrawal was delayed in Maharashtra by a week due to ARB 03.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mohanty|first=Shashwat|title=Monsoon withdrawal delayed further: IMD|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/monsoon-withdrawal-delayed-further-imd/articleshow/78709782.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-10-18}}</ref>

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===Depression BOB 03===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Image=BOB03 2020-10-23 0138Z.jpg
|Track=BOB03 2020 track.png
|Formed=October 22
|Dissipated=October 24 
|3-min winds=25
|1-min winds=
|Pressure=1000
}}
On October 20, a low pressure formed over Central Bay of Bengal. The system then became more well-marked on October 21 over West Central Bay of Bengal. It further intensified into depression over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining [[Odisha]] Coast. The system crossed [[West Bengal]]'s [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]] and [[South 24 Parganas]] and moved over the adjoining [[Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] coast on the noon of October 23 with the maximum wind speed of 45 km/h (30 mph). The system weakened into a well marked low pressure area, 50 km north-northwest of [[Dhaka]] on the morning of October 24.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bulletin of Depression BOB 03|url=https://mausam.imd.gov.in/imd_latest/contents/cyclone.php#.|access-date=2020-10-22|website=mausam.imd.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|title= Significant Tropical Cyclone Advisory on 93B}}</ref>
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===Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Gati ===
{{Infobox hurricane small
|Basin=NIO
|Image=Gati_2020-11-22_1005Z.jpg
|Track=Gati 2020 track.png
|Formed=November 21
|Dissipated=November 24
|1-min winds=100 
|3-min winds=75
|Pressure=976
}} 
{{Main|Cyclone Gati}}

On 17&nbsp;November 2020, the [[India Meteorological Department]] (IMD) noted the potential for [[tropical cyclogenesis]] over the central [[Arabian Sea]] in association with an area [[Atmospheric convection|convection]] near the [[Maldives]].<ref>{{cite report|publisher=India Meteorological Department|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=17 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|title=Tropical Weather Outlook for the North Indian Ocean (The Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea) Valid for Next 120 Hours Issued at 0600 UTC of 17.11.2020 Based on 0300 UTC of 17.11.2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/17/text/Severe/}}</ref> Convective activity was enhanced by the [[Madden–Julian oscillation]] while [[sea surface temperature]]s of {{convert|29|to|30|C|F|abbr=on}} and low [[wind shear]] favored additional development.<ref>{{cite report|publisher=India Meteorological Department|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=18 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|title=Tropical Weather Outlook for the North Indian Ocean (The Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea) Valid for Next 120 Hours Issued at 0600 UTC of 18.11.2020 Based on 0300 UTC of 18.11.2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/18/text/Severe/}}</ref><ref name="JTWC1"/> By 18&nbsp;November, a weak low-level circulation developed about 1,185&nbsp;km (735&nbsp;mi) east-southeast of [[Socotra]].<ref name="JTWC1">{{cite report|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=18 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/18/text/Severe/}}</ref> Organization thereafter was stymied as it became embedded within a monsoon trough. Two additional circulations developed to the east and west of the original low; however, the original low steadily became the dominant system by absorbing the previous two circulations.<ref>{{cite report|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=21 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/21/text/Severe/}}</ref> On 21 November, two [[scatterometer]] passes revealed a single, well-defined low with gale-force winds underneath an area of flaring convection.<ref name="JTWC2"/> At 18:00&nbsp;UTC, the IMD classified the system as ''Depression ARB 04'' about 410&nbsp;km (255&nbsp;mi) east-southeast of Socotra.<ref>{{cite report|publisher=India Meteorological Department|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=22 November 2020|access-date=26 November 2020|title=Special Tropical Weather Outlook for the North Indian Ocean (The Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea) Valid for Next 120 Hours Issued at 2200 UTC of 21.11.2020 Based on 1800 UTC of 21.11.2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/21/text/Severe/}}</ref> Similarly, the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] (JTWC) initiated advisories on the system as ''Tropical Cyclone 03A''. Steered west by a [[subtropical ridge]] to the north, little intensification was expected before the cyclone's forecast [[landfall]] in Somalia.<ref name="JTWC2">{{cite report|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=21 November 2020|access-date=26 November 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone 03A (Three) Warning NR 001|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/21/text/Severe/}}</ref>

During the overnight of 21 to 22 November the small cyclone quickly organized,<ref>{{cite report|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=22 November 2020|access-date=26 November 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone 03A (Three) Warning NR 002|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/22/text/Severe/}}</ref> with a well-defined [[Eye (cyclone)|eye]] developing.<ref>{{cite report|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=22 November 2020|access-date=26 November 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone 03A (Three) Warning NR 002A Amended|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/22/text/Severe/}}</ref> The IMD upgraded the system to a Deep Depression early on 21 November and a Cyclonic Storm soon after. Upon becoming a cyclonic storm, it was [[Tropical cyclone naming|assigned the name]] ''Gati''.<ref>{{cite report|publisher=India Meteorological Department|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=22 November 2020|access-date=26 November 2020|title=Special Tropical Weather Outlook|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/22/text/Severe/}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|publisher=India Meteorological Department|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=22 November 2020|access-date=26 November 2020|title=IWB (Morning) Dated 22-11-2020|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/22/text/Severe/}}</ref> Classified as a "midget system" by the JTWC with a core diameter of only 120&nbsp;km (70&nbsp;mi) and a 27&nbsp;km (17&nbsp;mi) wide eye, Gati explosively intensified that morning.<ref>{{cite report|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=22 November 2020|access-date=26 November 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone 03A (Gati) Warning NR 003|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/22/text/Severe/}}</ref> Within a 12-hour period, the JTWC estimated one-minute sustained winds to have increased from 65&nbsp;km/h (40&nbsp;mph) to a peak of 185&nbsp;km/h (115&nbsp;mph). This was the fastest intensification during such a short period ever observed in the North Indian Ocean basin. The system's small size enabled it to take advantage of low wind shear and high sea surface temperatures.<ref name="NPR">{{cite news|author=Matthew S. Schwartz|publisher=NPR|date=22 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|title=Somalia's Strongest Tropical Cyclone Ever Recorded Could Drop 2 Years' Rain In 2 Days|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/11/22/937790467/somalias-strongest-tropical-cyclone-ever-recorded-could-drop-2-years-rain-in-2-d}}</ref> The IMD assessed Gati to have reached its peak intensity as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm around 12:00&nbsp;UTC, with three-minute sustained winds of 140&nbsp;km/h (85&nbsp;mph) and a minimum pressure of {{convert|976|mbar|inHg|sigfig=4|abbr=on|comma=off}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Tracks from 1982 to 2020|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/pdf/archive/best-track/best%20track%20ecscsuc-2020.xls|access-date=January 1, 2021|website=[[Indian Meteorological Department]]}}</ref> Six hours later, Gati had made landfall near [[Hafun]] in northeastern [[Somalia]] with estimated one-minute sustained winds of 165&nbsp;km/h (105&nbsp;mph).<ref name="NPR"/> This made Gati the first hurricane-force cyclone to strike the country since reliable records began and by default the nation's strongest.<ref name="NPR"/>

Once onshore, land friction-based shear caused convection to quickly become displaced from the storm's center.<ref>{{cite report|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=22 November 2020|access-date=26 November 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone 03A (Gati) Warning NR 005|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/22/text/Severe/}}</ref> The low-level circulation became completely exposed early on 23&nbsp;November as it traversed northeastern Somalia; the system's upper-level circulation and associated convection detached and accelerated west ahead of the surface low.<ref>{{cite report|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=23 November 2020|access-date=26 November 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone 03A (Gati) Warning NR 006|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/23/text/Severe/}}</ref> The increasingly elongated circulation of Gati emerged over the [[Gulf of Aden]] by 12:00&nbsp;UTC,<ref>{{cite report|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=23 November 2020|access-date=26 November 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone 03A (Gati) Warning NR 008|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/23/text/Severe/}}</ref> and the JTWC issued their final advisory on the system shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite report|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|via=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=23 November 2020|access-date=26 November 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone 03A (Gati) Warning NR 009|url=https://mtarchive.geol.iastate.edu/2020/11/23/text/Severe/}}</ref>
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===Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nivar===
{{Infobox hurricane small	
|Basin=NIO	
|Image=Nivar 2020-11-25 0815Z.jpg
|Track=Nivar 2020 track.png
|Formed=November 23
|Dissipated=November 27
|3-min winds=65
|1-min winds=70
|Pressure=980
}}
{{main|Cyclone Nivar}}
On November 22, an area of low pressure was formed in the [[Bay of Bengal]], off the coast of [[Tamil Nadu]]. On the same day, the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center#JTWC|JTWC]] issued a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert]] on the disturbance. It intensified into a depression on the early hours of November 23, as the [[JTWC]] also cited that the disturbance intensified into a tropical storm, designating it as ''Tropical Cyclone 04B''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 November 2020|title=Tropical Cyclone 04B|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/io0420web.txt}}</ref> Early on November 24, it intensified into a cyclonic storm and it was named ''Nivar''. It gradually intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, reaching its peak intensity. Due to the wind shear, it weakened to a Severe cyclonic storm, shortly before making landfall between [[Karaikal]] and [[Mamallapuram]] around [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], Wednesday evening. It reemerged on the [[Bay of Bengal]] as a strong deep depression before making its last landfall at [[Andhra Pradesh ]] before weakening to a well marked low pressure on the morning of November 27. The name ''Nivar'' was contributed by [[Iran]] which means light.

The IMD issued cyclone warnings early on November 24 on [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Pondicherry]] and the country of [[Sri Lanka]] as the cyclonic storm accelerates and intensifies.
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===Cyclonic Storm Burevi===
{{Infobox hurricane small	
|Basin=NIO
|Image=Burevi 2020-12-02 0745Z.jpg 
|Track=Burevi 2020 track.png
|Formed=November 30
|Dissipated=December 5
|3-min winds=45
|1-min winds=45
|Pressure=996
}}
{{Main|Cyclone Burevi}}
On November 28, a low pressure area formed off the coast of [[Aceh]]. It gradually intensified into a depression on November 30.<ref>{{Cite web|title= BULLETIN NO. : 01(BOB/05/2020) |url= http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/bulletin/indian.pdf|date=November 30, 2020|website= rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in}}</ref> The JTWC then issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the system, that same day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/io9820web.txt|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}</ref> At 03:00 UTC on December 1, the depression was upgraded into a deep depression.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mausam.imd.gov.in/imd_latest/contents/cyclone.php#.|title=Bulletin No. : 6 (BOB/05/2020)|publisher=India Meteorological Department|date=December 1, 2020|access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref> At 15:00 UTC, both the IMD and JTWC upgraded it to a ''cyclonic storm'' and ''tropical storm'' respectively and it was named ''Burevi,'' the fifth named storm of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone Five (05B)|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/io0520web.txt|access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyclone Burevi|url=https://mausam.imd.gov.in/imd_latest/contents/cyclone.php#.|access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref> The name was initially suggested by the [[Maldives]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-01|title=Cyclone Burevi to hit near Kanyakumari on December 4: IMD|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cyclone-burevi-to-hit-near-kanyakumari-on-december-4-imd-7075845/|access-date=2020-12-01|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> At this time, microwave imagery showed well-defined convective banding wrapping tightly around the low-level circulation (LLCC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/io0520web.txt|title=TROPICAL CYCLONE 05B (BUREVI) WARNING NR 002|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|website=metoc.navy.mil|date=December 1, 2020|access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref> At 15:00 UTC on December 2, Burevi reached its peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of around 85 km/h (50 mph) and a barometric pressure of 996 mbar (29.41 inHg).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/io0520web.txt|title=TROPICAL CYCLONE 05B (BUREVI) WARNING NR 005|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|website=metoc.navy.mil|date=December 2, 2020|access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, Burevi made landfall along the east coast of Sri Lanka according to the Sri Lanka's Department of Meteorology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/top_story/Burevi-makes-landfall-in-Sri-Lanka/155-201046|title=Burevi makes landfall in Sri Lanka|publisher=Daily Mirror|website=dailymirror.lk|date=December 2, 2020|access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref>

After weakening over Sri Lanka, Burevi exited into the [[Gulf of Mannar]], early on December 3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mausam.imd.gov.in/Forecast/marquee_data/indian-a.pdf|title=BULLETIN NO. : 27 (BOB/05/2020)|publisher=India Meteorological Department|website=mausum.imd.gov.in|date=December 3, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> However, Burevi slowed down quickly as it became stuck in a [[Col (meteorology)|col]] between two [[Subtropical ridge|subtropical ridges]] on December 4; thus it stalled just west of Sri Lanka while it weakened back down to the equivalent of a tropical depression due to increasing vertical wind shear.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone 05B (Burevi) Warning #13|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/io0520web.txt|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204183654/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/io0520web.txt|archive-date=December 4, 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}</ref> At 06:00 UTC on December 5, Burevi degenerated into an area of low pressure according to the IMD.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mausam.imd.gov.in/Forecast/marquee_data/36.National%20Bulletin%2020201205_0600UTC.pdf|title=BULLETIN NO. : 36 (BOB/05/2020)|publisher=India Meteorological Department|website=mausam.imd.gov.in|date=December 5, 2020|access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref>
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== South Atlantic == 
=== Subtropical Storm Kurumí ===
{{See also|2020 Brazilian floods and mudslides}}
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SAtl
|Type=subtropical
|Image=Kurumí 2020-01-24.jpg
|Track=Kurumí 2020 track.png
|Formed=January 23, 2020
|Dissipated=January 25, 2020
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=998
}}
On January 21, 2020, the Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center began to monitor an area of persisting thunderstorms near [[São Paulo (State)|São Paulo]] for potential subtropical cyclone development. Generally tracking southeastward, the system began to organize within the afternoon hours of January 22 and was designated a subtropical depression in the early hours of January 23.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} Several hours later, due to a lack of wind shear, the system intensified into a subtropical storm and was given the name ''Kurumí''.<ref>{{cite web |title=WARNINGS AND FORECASTS- SUBTROPICAL STORM KURUMI|url= https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/dados-do-smm/warnings-and-forecasts/warnings|publisher=Marine Meteorological Service |access-date=24 Jan 2020|date=24 Jan 2020}}</ref> After this bout of intensification, Kurumí moved southward and began to succumb to much more unfavorable conditions. It weakened back to a subtropical depression on January 25, while also beginning to merge with a large [[extratropical cyclone|extratropical low]] to its south.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/dados-do-smm/warnings-and-forecasts/warnings|title=SPECIAL WARNING - SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION "KURUMI"|date=January 25, 2020|website=Centro de Hidrografia da Marinha: MARINHA DO BRASIL|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125202928/https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/dados-do-smm/warnings-and-forecasts/warnings|archive-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref> The last advisory was issued on Kurumí later that same day.

The front associated with Kurumí later played a role in the [[2020 Brazilian floods and mudslides]], dragging behind it heavy rainfall. Over 171.8&nbsp;mm (6.76&nbsp;in) of rain fell in the [[Greater Belo Horizonte|Belo Horizonte metro area]] on January 24, triggering a landslide and killing 3 people and leaving 1 missing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-01/25/c_138732892.htm|title=Heavy rains cause casualties, damage in southeast Brazilian region|date=January 24, 2020|work=Xinhua News|access-date=February 1, 2020}}</ref>

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===Subtropical Storm Mani===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SAtl
|Type=subtropical
|Image=Mani 2020-10-26 1555Z.jpg
|Track=
|Formed=October 25, 2020
|Dissipated=October 28, 2020
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=1004
}}
According to the Hydrographic Center of the Brazilian Navy, on October 25, 2020, a subtropical depression formed off the coast border between [[Espírito Santo]] and [[Bahia]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Sea Level Pressure Chart 1200 UTC for 25 October 2020|url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/sites/www.marinha.mil.br.chm/files/cartas-sinoticas/c20102512.jpg|publisher=Brazilian Navy Hydrography Center|access-date=25 October 2020|format=JPEG|date=25 October 2020|language=pt}}</ref> at 00:00 UTC it was named Mani.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sea Level Pressure Chart 0000 UTC for 26 October 2020|url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/sites/www.marinha.mil.br.chm/files/cartas-sinoticas/c20102600.jpg|publisher=Brazilian Navy Hydrography Center|access-date=26 October 2020|format=JPEG|date=26 October 2020|language=pt}}</ref> On October 28, Mani weakened to a low pressure area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sea Level Pressure Chart 0000 UTC for 28 October 2020|url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/sites/www.marinha.mil.br.chm/files/cartas-sinoticas/c20102800.jpg|publisher=Brazilian Navy Hydrography Center|access-date=26 October 2020|format=JPEG|date=26 October 2020|language=pt}}</ref>
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===Subtropical Storm Oquira===
{{Infobox tropical cyclone small
|Basin=SAtl
|Type=subtropical
|Image=Oquira 2020-12-29 1710Z.jpg
|Track=
|Formed=December 27, 2020
|Dissipated=December 31, 2020
|1-min winds=35
|Pressure=998
}}
According to the Hydrographic Center of the Brazilian Navy, late on December 27, a subtropical depression formed off the coast east of [[Rio Grande do Sul]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sea Level Pressure Chart 1200 UTC for 27 December 2020|url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/sites/www.marinha.mil.br.chm/files/cartas-sinoticas/c20122712.jpg|publisher=Brazilian Navy Hydrography Center|access-date=28 December 2020|format=JPEG|date=27 December 2020|language=pt}}</ref> Moving southwestward, the system's central pressure dropped to {{convert|1010|mbar|inHg}} by 00:00 UTC on December 28.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sea Level Pressure Chart 0000 UTC for 28 December 2020|url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/sites/www.marinha.mil.br.chm/files/cartas-sinoticas/c20122800.jpg|publisher=Brazilian Navy Hydrography Center|access-date=28 December 2020|format=JPEG|date=28 December 2020|language=pt}}</ref> Later that day, the system's winds intensified, and it was named ''Oquira'' by the Brazilian Hydrographic Center.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sea Level Pressure Chart 1200 UTC for 28 December 2020|url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/sites/www.marinha.mil.br.chm/files/cartas-sinoticas/c20122812.jpg|publisher=Brazilian Navy Hydrography Center|access-date=28 December 2020|format=JPEG|date=28 December 2020|language=pt}}</ref> On December 29, Oquira continued to strengthen, deepening while heading further southwestward away from the Brazilian mainland, and reaching a pressure of {{convert|1002|mbar|inHg}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Weather And Sea Bulletin Issued 1200 UTC - 29 / DEC / 2020|url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/dados-do-smm-meteoromarinha/weather-and-sea-bulletin|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229171605/https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/dados-do-smm-meteoromarinha/weather-and-sea-bulletin|archive-date=December 29, 2020|website=Brazilian Navy Hydrography Center|language=pt}}</ref> Afterward, Oquira's winds decreased and the storm weakened to a subtropical depression on December 30, but the storm's pressure continued to drop, bottoming out at a minimum central pressure of 998 hPa (29.47 inHg).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Weathed And Sea Bulletin Issued 1200 UTC - 30 / DEC / 2020|url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/dados-do-smm-meteoromarinha/weather-and-sea-bulletin|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230165342/https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/dados-do-smm-meteoromarinha/weather-and-sea-bulletin|archive-date=December 30, 2020|website=Brazilian Navy Hydrography Center|language=pt}}</ref> On December 31, Oquira transitioned into an extratropical low, and the Hydrographic Center issued their final advisory on the storm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bad Weather Warnings / Thu 31 December 2020|url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/dados-do-smm-avisos-de-mau-tempo/avisos-de-mau-tempo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230214648/https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/dados-do-smm-avisos-de-mau-tempo/avisos-de-mau-tempo|archive-date=December 30, 2020|website=Brazilian Navy Hydrography Center|language=pt}}</ref>
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