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For other storms of the same name, see List of storms named Delta.

Hurricane Delta
Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Hurricane Delta intensifying east of Texas on October 8
FormedOctober 5, 2020
DissipatedOctober 12, 2020
(Remnant low after October 10)
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 145 mph (230 km/h)
Lowest pressure953 mbar (hPa); 28.14 inHg
Fatalities6 total
Damage$2 billion (2020 USD)
Areas affectedJamaica, Nicaragua, Cayman Islands, Yucatán Peninsula, Gulf Coast of the United States, Southeastern United States, Northeastern United States
Part of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Delta was the record-tying fourth named storm of 2020 to strike Louisiana, as well as the record-breaking tenth named storm to strike the United States. The twenty-sixth tropical cyclone, twenty-fifth named storm, ninth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the very active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Delta formed from a tropical wave which was first monitored by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on October 1. Moving westward, the tropical wave began to quickly organize and due to its imminent threat to land, it was designated a potential tropical cyclone late on October 4. The next day, the system sufficiently organized and was designated as Tropical Depression Twenty-six and soon thereafter, Tropical Storm Delta. Extremely rapid intensification ensued throughout October 5 into October 6, with Delta becoming a Category 4 hurricane within 28 hours of attaining tropical storm status. The rate of intensification was the fastest in the Atlantic basin since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. After peaking in intensity however, an unexpected slight increase in wind shear greatly disrupted the small core of Delta and the storm quickly weakened before making landfall in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, as a high-end Category 2 hurricane with 110 miles per hour (175 km/h). It weakened some more over land before emerging into the Gulf of Mexico, where it was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane. After that, it began to restrengthen, regaining Category 3 status late on October 8. It then turned northward and reached a secondary peak intensity of 953 mb and winds of 120 mph early on October 9. Delta then began to turn more north-northeastward into an area of cooler waters, higher wind shear, and dry air, causing it to weaken back to Category 2 status. Delta then made landfall at 23:00 UTC near Creole, Louisiana with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a pressure of 970 mb (28.64 inHg). The Storm began to weaken more rapidly after landfall, becoming post-tropical just 22 hours later.

Widespread tropical cyclone watches and warnings were issued throughout the Western Caribbean and the Mexican states of Yucatán and Quintana Roo, which had just been hit by Tropical Storm Gamma, in preparation for the storm. As Delta moved out of the Gulf of Mexico, more watches were issued for the U.S. Gulf Coast, an area that had already seen multiple strong hurricanes such as Laura and Sally earlier in the season. States of emergency were also declared in the U.S. states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama and several coastal and low-lying areas were ordered to evacuate. In Mexico, trees and power lines were blown down, and roofs were ripped off homes and other buildings. Louisiana and Southeast Texas were again by heavy rain, high winds, and storm surge, and 14 weak tornadoes were confirmed in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas. Total insured losses resulting from the storm amounted to $2 billion.[1] Additionally, Delta was directly responsible for six deaths.

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Saffir–Simpson scale
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

At 00:00 UTC on October 1, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began to monitor a tropical wave moving into the Eastern Caribbean for potential development.[2] It moved steadily westward at 15–20 miles per hour (24–32 km/h) and began to organize late on October 3.[3] Although it lacked sufficient organization to be deemed a tropical cyclone, its imminent threat to land and likely cyclogenesis prompted the NHC to initiate advisories on the disturbance, classifying it as Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Six at 21:00 UTC at October 4.[4] At 03:00 UTC on October 5, the system organized into Tropical Depression Twenty-Six.[5] Nine hours later, the depression strengthened into a tropical storm, whereupon it was assigned the name Delta.[6].

Continuing westward in defiance of forecasts that repeatedly predicted a northwestward turn, Delta began a period of rapid intensification, becoming a Category 1 hurricane 12 hours after being named.[7] As it finally began to turn northwestward early on October 6, Delta continued to rapidly intensify, reaching Category 2 status just nine hours later at 09:00 UTC.[8][9] Delta's intensification was described as the fastest in a 24-hour period since Hurricane Wilma of 2005.[10] By 12:30 UTC, Delta began to develop a small pinhole eye only 6 nautical miles (6.9 miles) in diameter, although it was not visible in satellite imagery.[11] Rapid intensification continued and at 15:00 UTC, Delta was upgraded to Category 3 major hurricane status, before reaching Category 4 status just 20 minutes later, after an NOAA hurricane Hunter aircraft indicated that the storm's 1-minute sustained wind speed was at 130 mph (210 km/h).[12][13] Delta intensified from tropical depression to Category 4 hurricane in just over 36 hours, the fastest such intensification rate since 2000's Hurricane Keith did so in 42 hours.[14]

Hurricane Delta's record rapid intensification on October 5 and 6 as viewed from enhanced infrared satellite imagery. The remnants of Tropical Storm Gamma can also be seen persisting over the Yucatan Peninsula

Delta's central pressure bottomed out at 954 mbars (28.17 inHg) upon the storm's upgrade to Category 4 status.[13] The central pressure rose slightly after that, but Delta's winds continued to increase and at 21:00 UTC, it peaked at 145 mph (230 km/h). At the time, Delta's pressure was 956 mb (28.23 inHg), an unusually high pressure for a storm this strong, which indicated that Delta's circulation did not extend as far into the upper troposphere as would be expected for a storm of its intensity.[15] Additionally, the storm had no eye on visible satellite imagery, although it was seen on microwave images. After holding its intensity for about six hours, an increase in mid-level wind shear significantly disrupted Delta's small core, and the storm abruptly weakened with its banding features becoming less defined and its microwave eye completely disappearing.[16] It accelerated northwestward and at around 05:45 UTC on October 7, the storm made landfall at Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico, as a high-end Category 2 storm with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h).[17] It subsequently weakened some more as it moved over the Yucatán Peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico before bottoming out as an 85 mph (140 km/h) Category 1 hurricane at 21:00 UTC on October 7.[18][19] Afterwards, Delta finally began to reorganize and it regained Category 2 intensity at 06:00 UTC on October 8.[20]

Delta steadily became more organized on the morning of October 8, with an eye occasionally becoming evident on satellite imagery and a lowering minimum central pressure as it turned northward ahead of an approaching trough to its northwest.[21] Delta regained Category 3 intensity at 21:00 UTC, before reaching its secondary peak intensity at 06:00 UTC on October 9, with a minimum pressure of 953 mb (28.14 inHg) and sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h).[22][23] As it turned due north, Delta moved into a hostile environment of cooler waters, drier air, and increasing wind shear. This cause Delta to a slow weakening trend as its eye clouded over and its convective pattern became ragged. It weakened to a Category 2 hurricane at 18:00 UTC as it turned north-northeastward towards land.[24][25] Delta then made landfall near Creole, Louisiana with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a pressure of 970 mb (28.64 inHg) at 23:00 UTC.[26] After that, Delta began to weaken more rapidly, dropping to Category 1 status an hour after landfall at 00:00 UTC on October 10 and a tropical storm six hours later.[27][28] It accelerated northeastward and weakened to a tropical depression over Western Mississippi at 15:00 UTC with the NHC issued their the final advisory and handing over the responsibility for issuing future advisories to the Weather Prediction Center (WPC).[29] Six hours later, Delta degenerated into a non-tropical low.[30] Delta continued to weaken as it turned eastward and the WPC issued their final advisory at 03:00 UTC on October 12 while the system was over Georgia.[31] Nine hours later, the remnant low was absorbed by a developing system over North Carolina.[32][33]

Preparations

Cayman Islands

Tropical Storm Gamma (left) and Hurricane Delta (right) on October 5.

Tropical storm warnings were issued for the islands of Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac when advisories were first initiated on Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Six.[34] In the Cayman Islands, all public schools were closed from October 5 to October 6 as the rainbands were forecast to bring high winds and flooding to the islands. All government offices were on the afternoon of October 5 and remained closed for the entire day on October 6. Cayman Airways reported cancellation of its flights. The Red Cross shelter on Huldah Avenue is on stand-by in the event of flooding. The government set up facilities for shelter with proper protocol for COVID-19 for people with the virus isolating at home. All Government events on October 5–6 were cancelled, including Older Person's Month activities.[35]

Cuba

When the initial advisory was issued for Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Six, a hurricane watch was issued for the provinces Pinar del Río, Artemisa and the Isle of Youth while a tropical storm watch was issued for La Habana.[34] Three hours after the storm was upgraded to Tropical Storm Delta, the watch for Pinar del Río was upgraded to a hurricane warning while a Tropical Storm Warning was issued for the Isle of Youth.[36] This, however, was downgraded to a tropical storm warning when Hurricane Delta jogged south and put less of the area in harm's way.[7]

Mexico

Enhanced Infrared satellite image of Delta making landfall in Quintana Roo on October 7

As Delta was nearing landfall in Quintana Roo, many communities were still being impacted by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gamma, which caused six deaths and left thousands of people homeless.[37][38] Just minutes after tropical storm watches and warnings for Tropical Storm Gamma were dropped from the Yucatan Peninsula, a hurricane warning was issued for the northeastern part of the peninsula after Delta jogged south, putting more of the region in the line of potential impact.[39][40] More tropical storm warnings were put up shortly thereafter.[7] President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reported on October 6 that Admiral José Rafael Ojeda Durán, Secretary of the Navy, and Laura Velázquez, National Coordinator of Civil Protection, were traveling to Quintana Roo to help with preparations for Hurricane Delta. The federal government also had been communicating with Governor of Quintana Roo Carlos Joaquín González since October 5.[41] In addition, the president announced on October 6 the activation of the DN-III-E emergency plan and the mobilization of 5,000 soldiers of the Armed Forces to the southeast of the country, to help with the evacuation of sheltering of people still recovering from Tropical Storm Gamma.[38] More than 4,000 people, including tourists and residents, were evacuated from Holbox due to the threat of life-threatening impacts from Hurricane Delta. Seven of the 59 shelters that exist in the municipality of Lázaro Cárdenas with a capacity of 1,800 people have been enabled.[42] A total of 41,000 tourists were evacuated from the state of Quintana Roo, and a red alert was declared for the state. Many hotels and archaeological sites in the Yucatan Peninsula were closed, including the busy historical sites of Chichen Itzá and Tulum.[38] In Cancún, 160 shelters were opened for tourists and residents. In addition, around 400 tourists were sheltering at the Cancún Convention Center, and some 300 guests and 200 staff from the Fiesta Americana Condesa hotel were taking shelter, at the Technological Institute of Cancún campus.[43] One lower division soccer match was postponed on October 8.[44]

United States

Alabama

Tourists and visitors were ordered to leave Alabama's barrier islands as of October 6 while a state of emergency was also declared for the state.[45] On October 8, the SEC announced that the kickoff for the upcoming Alabama football game against Ole Miss will be pushed back to 6:30 p.m.[46]

Mississippi

Governor of Mississippi Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency on October 7 ahead of the storm. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency distributed 160,000 sandbags to Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties.[47] On October 8, President Donald Trump approved Governor Reeves' request for a federal emergency declaration in anticipation of Hurricane Delta.[48] On October 8, the Gulfport Municipal Marina advised vessels to evacuate by 1:00 p.m. CDT (18:00 UTC).[49]

Louisiana

The area that Delta threatened was the same area affected by the stronger Category 4 Hurricane Laura a little over one month earlier. Many residents were still "traumatized" due to significant damage from hurricane Laura still evident in coastal areas. Around 5,600 residents were still located in hotels six weeks after Laura struck because their homes were destroyed by the hurricane.[50] Additionally, 6,000 homes still had tarps on them.[51]

On October 6, Governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, declared a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Delta.[52] The Houston SPCA evacuated 15 cats from a shelter in Louisiana to their shelter in Houston.[53] A group of firefighters from Tulsa, Oklahoma traveled to Monroe to set-up a shelter for evacuees and help with swift water rescues along the coast.[54] Waitr offered free grocery delivery in Lafayette for those unable or choosing not to go out in public to prepare for the storm.[55] On October 7, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards conferred with President of the United States Donald Trump, who agreed to sign a disaster declaration for the entire state ahead of the storm.[56]

In college football, a matchup between Louisiana-Lafayette and Coastal Carolina was postponed to October 14.[57] The matchup between LSU and Missouri was relocated to Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri as well.[58] More than 1,000 Louisiana National Guardsmen, 7,500 utility workers, and dozens of high water rescue vehicles, boats, and aircraft were put on standby. Another 8,000 utility workers were waiting outside the state.[51]

Elsewhere

The oil drilling companies of BP and BHP began evacuating non-essential personnel from their offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. BHP also plans to shut production at its facilities by October 7.[59]

Impact

The wind swath of Hurricane Delta with hurricane-force winds in red and tropical-storm force winds in orange.

Mexico

The storm brought power outages and downed trees in Cancún and Cozumel.[60] A peak wind gust of 110 mph (175 km/h) was reported in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, where the hurricane made landfall. Another wind gust of 106 mph (171 km/h) was reported in nearby Cancún.[61] Civil defense official Luís Alberto Vázquez said there were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries, but reported that Delta downed about 95 trees and caused power outages in parts of the Yucatán Peninsula. Many hotels and resorts lost electricity and air conditioning.[62] Street flooding was reported in Cozumel.[63] Many piers were destroyed due to storm surge, and several buildings near the coast were also destroyed.[61] Before the arrival of the hurricane, a 65-year-old man in Tizimin, Yucatán, lost his life after falling from the second floor of his house while preparing for the storm.[64] Following the storm a woman lost her life in Mérida after touching a downed pole and thus being electrocuted.[65]

United States

25,000 customers in Texas and Louisiana lost power before Delta made landfall.[51] That number soon rose to 740,000 as Delta pulled inland.[66]

Texas

Tropical-storm force winds from Delta were first reported in Texas, where a Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network station at the Galveston Bay North Jetty reported sustained winds of 42 mph (68 km/h) and a wind gust of 49 mph (78 km/h) at around 16:00 UTC on October 9.[67] In the following hours, a wind gust of 55 mph (89 km/h) was reported at the Jack Brooks Regional Airport near Port Arthur, a wind gust of 60 mph (97 km/h) was observed at Nederland, and a Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network station at Texas Point reported sustained winds of 62 mph (100 km/h) with a gust of 78 mph (126 km/h).[68][69][70] In Galveston, about 100 miles (160 km) from where the center made landfall, winds toppled trees, street signs and two homes under construction. Due to sand dunes flattened by earlier storms, storm surge reached beneath raised houses. Large swells and rip currents prompted beach closures as far west as the mouth of the Rio Grande River.[71]

Louisiana

Radar image of Delta making landfall in Louisiana on October 9.

Street flooding was reported in Baton Rouge on October 8.[72] The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport reported 8 inches (200 mm) of rain, which prompted a flash flood warning issued by the National Weather Service. At least 25 motorists were stuck in high water in Baton Rouge.[51] The next day, Lake Charles Regional Airport reported a wind gust of 60 mph (96 km/h) as the storm approached at around 18:00 UTC, while another station in Lake Charles recorded a peak gust of 88 mph (142 km/h).[25][73] In the following hours, a WeatherFlow observing site near Cameron reported a wind gust of 51 mph (82 km/h) and a National Ocean Service station at Calcasieu Pass reported sustained winds of 53 mph (85 km/h), a wind gust of 64 mph (104 km/h), and a pressure of 983.8 mb (29.05 inHg).[68][69][70] Around the time of landfall, a Florida Coastal Monitoring Tower near Lake Arthur reported a sustained wind of 77 mph (123 km/h) and a gust to 96 mph (154 km/h) while a NOAA National Weather Service water level gauge at Freshwater Canal Locks reported 8 feet (2.4 m) of storm surge.[26] Shortly after that, the Lake Charles Regional Airport reported sustained winds of 64 mph (103 km/h) with gusts to 95 mph (153 km/h).[27]

Delta made landfall just 12 miles (19 km) east of where Hurricane Laura did six weeks earlier.[51] Many areas in hard-hit Lake Charles were damaged again and some homes were flooded in Moss Bluff.[74] Additional damage occurred in Jennings and widespread power outages were reported.[51] In Calcasieu Parish, several vehicles were overturned on I-10.[71] Due to multiple car accidents on the Calcasieu River Bridge, both directions of the bridge, carrying I-10 and US 90, were closed to traffic.[75] The Bank Hotel in Lake Arthur had its roof damaged when many of the shingles on top were torn off.[76] In St. Martinville, a generator related fire caused the death of an 86-year-old man.[77] In addition, a 70-year-old woman in Iberia Parish died in a fire likely caused by a natural gas leak following damage from Hurricane Delta.[78]

Mississippi

Delta downed many trees across Mississippi. One tree landed on a news vehicle while its crew was inside in Jackson. No one was seriously injured.[71] A gust of 54 mph was reported in Jackson. In the Jackson metro area, damage was minimal, with power outages, a few downed trees, and a traffic signal damaged. In Warren County, emergency management reported 36 downed trees, including one that fell on a home in Vicksburg. In the state, a total of 95,700 customers lost power. Major highways such as US 61, US 84, and US 51 were closed due to downed trees and debris.[79] In Natchez, a home was destroyed by a large downed tree, and several homes, apartments, and businesses were damaged.[80] An extremely brief EF0 tornado in McCall Creek also snapped or uprooted trees near a home on October 9.[81]

Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas

Widespread of tornado warnings were issued throughout the rest of the Southeast and 13 other tornadoes were confirmed on October 10-11.[82][83][84][85] On October 10 in Georgia, an EF1 tornado damaged a homeless shelter in Covington, injuring two people and displacing 30 others.[86][87][88] The next day, an EF1 tornado in Latta, South Carolina, destroyed a storage shed and damaged a billboard, mobile home, home, and trees. Later, another EF1 tornado in Conway, South Carolina snapped and uprooted trees, significantly damaged a home and old barn, and caused minor damage to a storage shed and another home, injuring one person. An EF1 tornado in Nakina, North Carolina damaged the roof and carport of a home as well as an outbuilding.[89]

Elsewhere

The precursor to Delta brought squally weather in the Lesser Antilles, ABC Islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola.[90][91] Oil prices are expected to rise after the energy industry in the Gulf of Mexico shut down on October 8.[92] Two people drowned in Florida as a result of Hurricane Delta. One drowning occurred in Pensacola where a 49-year-old man was caught in strong rip currents and another drowning occurred in Destin where a 19-year-old tourist drowned and another was rescued after they were caught in a rip current produced by Hurricane Delta.[93] The remnants of Delta also affected parts of the Northeastern United States. In New Jersey, a peak rainfall amount of 3.67 inches (93 mm) was recorded in West Creek, and a top wind gust of 42 miles per hour (68 km/h) was recorded in Sea Girt.[94]

Records and statistics

There has been an upward trend in rapid intensification events in the Atlantic basin, consistent with expectations from climate change.[95][96] Delta rapidly intensified from a 35 mph (55 km/h) tropical depression to a 130 mph (215 km/h) Category 4 hurricane in twenty-four hours, the fastest such occurrence on record and the most rapid intensification observed in the Atlantic basin in October since that of Hurricane Wilma in 2005.[97] Additionally, Delta was the strongest Atlantic hurricane to form in the western Caribbean between Jamaica and the Yucatán Peninsula since Hurricane Paloma in 2008.[98] Delta was the earliest 25th tropical or subtropical storm on record in an Atlantic hurricane season, surpassing the old mark of November 15, set by Tropical Storm Gamma in 2005.[99][100] After making landfall in the United States, Delta became the tenth named storm of the year to make landfall in the continental US, the most in a single Atlantic hurricane season on record, surpassing the previous record of nine set in 1916. In addition, Delta was also the record-tying fourth named storm to hit Louisiana in 2020, tying the record set in 2002.[51][101][102]

See also

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