Fortunately for the U.S., Theta is headed east.
By Linda Lam
Nov. 9, 2020
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has now shattered a long-standing record after a new subtropical storm developed Monday night.
Subtropical Storm Theta formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean just before 10 p.m. Monday night just under 1,000 miles southwest of The Azores, the 29th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
This topped the previous record of storms in any season, 28, set in 2005.
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This year, the Atlantic season rushed through the standard list of 21 names.
Tropical cyclone activity was off to an early start with two named storms before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season June 1. Arthur developed May 16 and Bertha was named May 27.
Wilfred formed Sept. 18, more than two months before the official end of hurricane season.
On that same day, Sept. 18, another system became better defined, and the first name on the Greek list needed to be used. This system, designated as Subtropical Storm Alpha, made landfall in Portugal.
The last time two named storms were active at once in November was in 2001, according to atmospheric scientist Tomer Burg
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