The 2000 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual tropical cyclone season in the north Atlantic Ocean. There was above-normal activity during the season,[nb 1] with nearly all its activity occurring during a three-month period, August–October.[2] The season officially began on June1, 2000 and ended on November30, 2000. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most tropical systems form.[3] Although two tropical depressions formed in June, the first named storm, Alberto, did not arise until August4. The season's final storm, an unnamed subtropical storm, became extratropical on October29.
Quick Facts Timeline of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Season boundaries ...
The 2000 season produced 15cyclones of at least tropical (14) or subtropical (1) storm strength. Four of the tropical storms became hurricanes, of which three developed into major hurricanes.[nb 2] There were also four depressions that failed to reach tropical storm strength. The two most significant storms of the season, in terms of loss of life and damage, were Hurricanes Gordon and Keith. Gordon made land fall in the eastern Yucatán Peninsula, traversed the Gulf of Mexico, and made landfall along the Gulf Coast of the United States. Keith made landfall in Belize, crossed the Yucatán, moved over the Gulf, and made landfall in northeastern Mexico.[2] Following the 2000 season, the name Keith was retired from reuse in the North Atlantic by the World Meteorological Organization.[5]
This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season. It includes information that was not released throughout the season, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not initially warned upon, has been included.
By convention, meteorologists one time zone when issuing forecasts and making observations: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), and also use the 24-hour clock (where 00:00 = midnight UTC).[6] In this time line, all information is listed by UTC first with the respective local time included in parentheses.
June
June 1
The 2000 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins.[3]
09:00UTC (5:00a.m. AST) near 10.2°N 35.1°W / 10.2; -35.1–Tropical Depression Two attains its peak intensity with winds 35mph (55km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1006mbar (hPa; 29.71inHg) about 1675mi (2700km) east of the Windward Islands.[10]
21:00UTC (5:00p.m. AST) near 9.5°N 39.5°W / 9.5; -39.5–Tropical Depression Two has degenerated into a tropical wave about 1420mi (2285km) east of the southern Windward Islands.[11]
July
No tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean during the month of July.
06:00UTC (2:00a.m. AST) near 12.0°N 22.3°W / 12.0; -22.3–Tropical Depression Three intensifies into Tropical Storm Alberto south-southeast of the Cape Verde Islands.[12]
August 6
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. AST August5) near 14.5°N 33.2°W / 14.5; -33.2–Tropical Storm Alberto intensifies into a Category1 hurricane west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.[12]
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. AST August8) near 19.6°N 47.2°W / 19.6; -47.2–Hurricane Alberto weakens to a tropical storm over the mid-Atlantic.[12]
August 10
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. AST August9) near 24.8°N 52.6°W / 24.8; -52.6–Tropical Storm Alberto re-intensifies into a Category1 hurricane over the mid-Atlantic.[12]
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. EDT August9) near 28.0°N 78.6°W / 28.0; -78.6–Tropical Depression Four attains its peak intensity with winds of 35mph (55km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1009mbar (hPa; 29.81inHg) north of Freeport, Bahamas.[13]
21:00UTC (5:00p.m. AST) near 33.8°N 58.3°W / 33.8; -58.3–Hurricane Alberto intensifies into a Category2 hurricane about 385mi (615km) east-northeast of Bermuda.[14]
12:00UTC (8:00a.m. AST) near 35.9°N 55.3°W / 35.9; -55.3–Hurricane Alberto attains its peak intensity with winds of 125mph (200km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950mbar (hPa; 28.05inHg).[12]
August 13
06:00UTC (2:00a.m. AST) – Hurricane Alberto weakens to a Category2 hurricane over the northern Atlantic.[12]
18:00UTC (2:00p.m. AST) – Hurricane Alberto weakens to a Category1 hurricane over the northern Atlantic.[12]
21:00UTC (4:00p.m. CDT) near 23.0°N 93.0°W / 23.0; -93.0–Tropical Depression Five develops in the Gulf of Mexico about 335mi (535km) southeast of Brownsville, Texas.[16]
06:00UTC (2:00a.m. AST) near 39.1°N 42.2°W / 39.1; -42.2–Hurricane Alberto weakens to a tropical storm over the northern Atlantic.[12]
August 15
00:00UTC (7:00p.m. CDT August14) near 24.1°N 97.0°W / 24.1; -97.0–Tropical Storm Beryl attains its peak intensity with winds of 50mph (80km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1007mbar (hPa; 29.74inHg).[17]
07:00UTC (2:00a.m. CDT) near 24.6°N 97.9°W / 24.6; -97.9–Tropical Storm Beryl makes landfall about 35mi (56km) north of La Pesca, Tamaulipas, with winds of 50mph (80km/h).[17]
12:00UTC (8:00a.m. AST) near 16.2°N 55.4°W / 16.2; -55.4–Tropical Depression Six intensifies into Tropical Storm Chris east-northeast of Guadeloupe, and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with winds of 40mph (65km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1008mbar (hPa; 29.77inHg).[18]
15:00UTC (11:00a.m. AST) near 34.5°N 47.8°W / 34.5; -47.8–Tropical Storm Alberto attains hurricane strength for a third time about 1,100mi (1,770km) west-southwest of the westernmost Azores Islands.[19]
18:00UTC (2:00p.m. AST) near 12.0°N 44.5°W / 12.0; -44.5–Tropical Depression Seven develops about 1,035miles (1,665km) east of the Windward Islands.[20]
15:00UTC (11:00a.m. AST) near 19.5°N 77.0°W / 19.5; -77.0–Tropical Depression Debby deteriorates into a tropical wave near the south coast of eastern Cuba.[20][24]
September
Tropical Storm Ernesto on September2,2000
September 1
12:00UTC (8:00a.m. AST) near 14.8°N 45.2°W / 14.8; -45.2–Tropical Depression Eight develops about midway between the Lesser Antilles and Africa.[25]
September 2
06:00UTC (2:00a.m. AST) near 16.2°N 49.5°W / 16.2; -49.5–Tropical Depression Eight intensifies into Tropical Storm Ernesto east of the Leeward Islands and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with winds of 40mph (65km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1008mbar (hPa;29.77inHg).[25]
21:00UTC (5:00p.m. AST) near 20.0°N 59.0°W / 20.0; -59.0–Tropical Depression Ernesto dissipates into a tropical wave about 300miles (480km) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.[26]
21:00UTC (4:00p.m. CDT) near 28.0°N 93.5°W / 28.0; -93.5–Tropical Depression Nine attains its peak intensity with sustained winds of 30mph (48km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1008mbar (hPa; 29.77inHg) south of Lake Charles, Louisiana.[27]
12:00UTC (8:00a.m. AST) near 14.9°N 52.2°W / 14.9; -52.2–Tropical Depression Twelve develops about 580mi (930km) east of the Lesser Antilles.[31]
Hurricane Gordon on September16,2000
September 16
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. AST September15) near 30.8°N 67.5°W / 30.8; -67.5–Tropical Storm Florence attains hurricane strength for a third time about 201mi (324km) west-southwest of Bermuda.[28]
00:00UTC (7:00pm CDT September15) near 22.5°N 86.7°W / 22.5; -86.7–Tropical Depression Eleven intensifies into Tropical Storm Gordon after emerging into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.[29]
17:00UTC (1:00p.m. AST) near 16.0°N 58.0°W / 16.0; -58.0–Tropical Depression Twelve degenerates into a tropical wave 230mi (370km) east of the Windward Islands.[32]
18:00UTC (2:00p.m. EDT) near 36.1°N 61.8°W / 36.1; -61.8–Hurricane Florence attains its peak intensity northeast of Bermuda with winds of 80mph (130km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985mbar (hPa; 29.01inHg).[28]
September 17
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. AST September16) near37.9°N 59.5°W / 37.9; -59.5–Hurricane Florence again weakens to a tropical storm about 489mi (787km) northeast of Bermuda.[28]
06:00UTC (1:00a.m. CDT) near 26.1°N 84.9°W / 26.1; -84.9–Hurricane Gordon attains its peak intensity about 190mi (306km) southwest of Tampa, with winds of 80mph (130km/h) and a minimum pressure of 981mbar (hPa; 28.96inHg).[29]
18:00UTC (2:00p.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Gordon transitions into an extratropical cyclone northwest of Savannah, Georgia, and two days later is absorbed by extratropical low.[29]
12:00UTC (8:00a.m. AST) near 11.5°N 23.0°W / 11.5; -23.0–Tropical Depression Thirteen develops about 200mi (320km) south of the Cape Verde Islands.[37]
September 22
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. AST September21) near 12.3°N 25.9°W / 12.3; -25.9–Tropical Depression Thirteen intensifies into Tropical Storm Isaac southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.[37]
12:00UTC (8:00a.m. AST) near 14.3°N 33.2°W / 14.3; -33.2–Tropical Storm Isaac intensifies into a Category1 hurricane over the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[37]
18:00UTC (2:00p.m. AST) near 14.6°N 34.2°W / 14.6; -34.2–Hurricane Isaac intensifies into a Category2 hurricane over the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[37]
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. AST September23) near 14.9°N 35.0°W / 14.9; -35.0–Hurricane Isaac intensifies into a Category3 hurricane over the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[37]
September 25
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. AST September24) near 16.3°N 38.6°W / 16.3; -38.6–Hurricane Isaac weakens to a Category2 hurricane over the central Atlantic Ocean.[37]
06:00UTC (2:00a.m. AST) near 41.6°N 62.2°W / 41.6; -62.2–Tropical Storm Helene attains its peak intensity southwest of Sable Island, Nova Scotia with winds of 70mph (110km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 986mbar (hPa; 29.03inHg).[31]
12:00UTC (8:00a.m. AST) near 11.2°N 29.6°W / 11.2; -29.6–Tropical Depression Fourteen develops about 400mi (650km) southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.[39]
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. AST September25) near 11.5°N 31.9°W / 11.5; -31.9–Tropical Depression Fourteen intensifies to Tropical Storm Joyce about 520mi (925km) west-southwest of the southwestern Cape Verde Islands.[39]
12:00UTC (8:00a.m. AST) near 18.6°N 43.9°W / 18.6; -43.9–Hurricane Isaac weakens to a Category1 hurricane over the central Atlantic Ocean.[37]
Hurricanes Joyce and Isaac, September27,2000
September 27
06:00UTC (2:00a.m. AST) near 20.4°N 47.0°W / 20.4; -47.0–Hurricane Isaac re-intensifies into a Category2 hurricane over the central Atlantic Ocean.[37]
12:00UTC (8:00a.m. AST) near 12.4°N 38.8°W / 12.4; -38.8–Tropical Storm Joyce intensifies into a Category1 hurricane about midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles.[39]
September 28
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. AST September27) near 22.8°N 50.6°W / 22.8; -50.6–Hurricane Isaac re-intensifies into a Category3 hurricane.[37]
06:00UTC (2:00a.m. AST) near 12.2°N 42.5°W / 12.2; -42.5–Hurricane Joyce attains its peak intensity east of the Leeward Islands with winds of 90mph (150km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975mbar (hPa; 28.79inHg).[39]
18:00UTC (2:00p.m. AST) near 26.6°N 54.2°W / 26.6; -54.2–Hurricane Isaac intensifies into a Category4 hurricane southeast of Bermuda, and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with winds of 140mph (280km/h) and a barometric pressure of 943mbar (hPa; 27.84inHg).[37]
21:00UTC (5:00p.m. EDT) near 17.6°N 85.2°W / 17.6; -85.2–Tropical Depression Fifteen intensifies into Tropical Storm Keith about 300mi (480km) south of the western tip of Cuba.[41]
21:00UTC (4:00a.m. CDT) near 18.0°N 86.8°W / 18.0; -86.8–Hurricane Keith intensifies into a Category2 hurricane about 105mi (170km) east-southeast of Chetumal.[43]
October
Hurricane Keith nearing landfall in Belize while at peak intensity on October1,2000
October 1
03:00UTC (10:00p.m. EDT September30) near 18.1°N 87.1°W / 18.1; -87.1–Hurricane Keith intensifies into a Category3 hurricane about 80mi (130km) east-southeast of Chetumal.[44]
06:00UTC (1:00a.m. CDT) near 30.6°N 73.1°W / 30.6; -73.1–Hurricane Keith, meandering east-southeast of Chetumal, intensifies into a Category4 hurricane.[40]
07:00UTC (2:00a.m. CDT) near 17.9°N 87.3°W / 17.9; -87.3–Still east-southeast of Chetumal, Hurricane Keith attains its peak intensity with winds of 140mph (220km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 939mbar (hPa; 27.73inHg).[40]
18:00UTC (2:00p.m. AST) near 43.5°N 39.5°W / 43.5; -39.5–Tropical Storm Isaac becomes an extratropical cyclone over the north-central Atlantic Ocean.[37]
18:00UTC (2:00p.m. EDT) near 11.8°N 62.3°W / 11.8; -62.3–Tropical Storm Joyce weakens to a tropical depression about 45mi (75km) west-southwest of Grenada.[45]
03:00UTC (10:00p.m. CDT October2) near 17.9°N 88.2°W / 17.9; -88.2–Tropical Storm Keith makes landfall about 29mi (46km;) north of Belize City.[40]
12:00UTC (7:00a.m. CDT) near 18.3°N 88.8°W / 18.3; -88.8–Tropical Storm Keith weakens to a tropical depression over the Yucatan Peninsula, west of Chetumal.[40]
06:00UTC (1:00a.m. CDT) near 21.2°N 96.1°W / 21.2; -96.1–Tropical Storm Keith re-intensifies into a hurricane east-southeast of Tampico, Tamaulipas.[40]
12:00UTC (8:00a.m. EDT) near 29.9°N 77.3°W / 29.9; -77.3–The subtropical depression intensifies and acquires tropical characteristics, becoming Tropical Storm Leslie, about 230mi (370km) east of St. Augustine, Florida.[47]
18:00UTC (1:00p.m. CDT) near 22.6°N 97.9°W / 22.6; -97.9–Hurricane Keith makes landfall about 23mi (37km) north of Tampico, Tamaulipas, with winds of 90mph (140km/h).[40]
06:00UTC (1:00a.m. CDT) near 23.5°N 100.0°W / 23.5; -100.0–Tropical Storm Keith weakens to a tropical depression about 70mi (110km) west-southwest of Ciudad Victoria,[49] and dissipates over northeastern Mexico later that day.[40]
06:00UTC (2:00a.m. EDT) near 30.6°N 73.1°W / 30.6; -73.1–Tropical Storm Leslie attains its peak intensity about 500mi (820km) west-southwest of Bermuda with winds of 46mph (74km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1006mbar (hPa; 29.71inHg).[47][50]
October 7
18:00UTC (2:00p.m. EDT) near 37.4°N 66.2°W / 37.4; -66.2–Tropical Storm Leslie transitions into an extratropical cyclone about 374mi (602km) north-northwest of Bermuda.[47]
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. EDT October15) near 29.9°N 71.8°W / 29.9; -71.8–The nearly stationary subtropical depression strengthens into a subtropical storm east of Jacksonville.[51]
Hurricane Michael on October19,2000
October 17
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. EDT October16) near 29.9°N 71.1°W / 29.9; -71.1–Still nearly stationary east of Jacksonville, subtropical storm has acquired sufficient tropical characteristics to become Tropical Storm Michael.[51]
15:00UTC (11:00a.m. EDT) near 30.2°N 71.0°W / 30.2; -71.0–Tropical Storm Michael has strengthened into a Category1 hurricane about 400mi (645km) west-southwest of Bermuda.[52]
October 19
12:00UTC (8:00a.m. AST) near 26.2°N 59.9°W / 26.2; -59.9–Tropical Depression Eighteen develops about 690mi (1,100km) southeast of Bermuda.[53]
18:00UTC (2:00p.m. AST) near 44.0°N 58.5°W / 44.0; -58.5–Hurricane Michael intensifies into a Category2 hurricane about 85mi (135km) east of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with winds of 100mph (155km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 965mbar (hPa; 28.5inHg).[51][54]
21:00UTC (5:00p.m. AST) near 46.0°N 57.0°W / 46.0; -57.0–Hurricane Michael begins an extratropical transition about 75mi (120km) southwest of Saint Pierre Island and makes landfall later that day along the south coast of Newfoundland as an extratropical system.[51][55]
Tropical Storm Nadine on October20,2000
October 20
15:00UTC (11:00a.m. AST) near 30.8°N 57.0°W / 30.8; -57.0–Tropical Depression Eighteen strengthens into Tropical Storm Nadine about 470mi (755km) east of Bermuda.[56]
October 21
00:00UTC (8:00p.m. AST October20) near 32.4°N 55.2°W / 32.4; -55.2–Tropical Storm Nadine attains its peak intensity with winds at 60mph (95km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 999mbar (hPa; 29.5inHg) east of Bermuda.[53]
October 22
03:00UTC (11:00p.m. AST October21) near 36.3°N 49.9°W / 36.3; -49.9–Tropical Storm Nadine transitions into an extratropical cyclone about 750miles (1,205km) south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland and is later absorbed by a cold front.[57]
02:00UTC (10:00p.m. AST October 28) near 41.7°N 61.6°W / 41.7; -61.6–The subtropical storm attains its peak intensity with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 976 mbar (hPa; 28.82 inHg) while southwest of Sable Island, Nova Scotia.[58]
06:00UTC (2:00a.m. AST) near 44.0°N 60.0°W / 44.0; -60.0–The subtropical storm transitions into an extratropical cyclone near Sable Island, and was later absorbed into a larger extratropical low.[58]
November
No tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean during the month of November.
November 30
The 2000 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.[3]
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