Hurricane Delta was a destructive tropical cyclone that became the record-tying fourth named storm of 2020 to make landfall in Louisiana, as well as the record-breaking tenth named storm to strike the
Delta nearing its secondary peak intensity as a Category 3 hurricane east of Texas on October 8
Delta shortly before its initial peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane on October 6
The remnants of Hurricane Gamma (left) and Hurricane Delta (right) on October 6.
Hurricane Zeta was a late-season tropical cyclone in 2020 that made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula and then in southeastern Louisiana, the latest on record to do so at such strength in the United S
Hurricane Delta
…set in 1916. Delta was also the record-tying fourth named storm to hit Louisiana in 2020, tying the record set in 2002; this record was surpassed by Hurricane Zeta later in the month. The 2020 season was the second (along with 2005) in which an alphabetic list of 21 storm names had been exhausted, necessitating…
Hurricane Zeta approaching the Yucatán Peninsula on October 26
Billboard damaged by Hurricane Zeta, New Orleans, Louisiana
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