Dubbed “Beta” after the National Hurricane Center ran out of names, the storm set a new record for the number of tropical cyclones to form in the Atlantic during a single year.
As the wave entered the southwestern Caribbean, convection redeveloped and on October 26, the system spawned another low-pressure area which developed into Tropical Depression Twenty-six. The depression intensified into a tropical storm the next morning and was named Beta.
How did Hurricane Beta get its name?
By 06:00 UTC the next morning, the depression was upgraded to a tropical storm and given the name Beta by the NHC. Beta was slowly moving towards the north-northwest in response to a mid-tropospheric shortwave trough over the Gulf of Mexico and mid-tropospheric ridge to the northeast of the storm.
Beta was a slow-moving tropical storm over the western Gulf of Mexico and the western Gulf coast states. It brought heavy rains and minor damage to portions of southeastern Texas .
Where is tropical storm Beta now?
Tropical Storm Beta forms in Gulf of Mexico, capping Atlantic’s busiest day for named storms on record Beta, the record-setting 23rd named storm to date, could produce a foot of rain along the Texas coast between Sunday and next week. Tropical Storm Beta as viewed from the GOES East weather satellite Friday afternoon.
Tropical Storm Beta was named in the western Gulf of Mexico on Friday afternoon and is predicted to become a hurricane while affecting the Texas coastline with gusty winds and potentially flooding rain. Get the full experience. Choose your plan.
Another frequent query is “Will tropical storm Beta become a hurricane in Texas?”.
You see, tropical Storm Beta as viewed from the GOES East weather satellite Friday afternoon. (RAMMB/CIRA) Tropical Storm Beta was named in the western Gulf of Mexico on Friday afternoon and is predicted to become a hurricane while affecting the Texas coastline with gusty winds and potentially flooding rain.
Beta, the record-setting 23rd named storm to date, could produce a foot of rain along the Texas coast between Sunday and next week. Tropical Storm Beta as viewed from the GOES East weather satellite Friday afternoon.
While writing we ran into the inquiry “When will Tropical Storm Alpha reach hurricane intensity?”.
One source stated it is expected to reach hurricane intensity over the weekend, according to the Miami-based center. At the same time, subtropical storm Alpha was forming on the other side of the Atlantic, some 120 miles off the coast of Portugal.
What happened to Hurricane Beta after it hit Nicaragua?
After making landfall, the hurricane weakened to a tropical storm, with winds decreasing to 65 mph (100 km/h), as the structure of the storm began to deteriorate. Early on October 31, Beta weakened to a tropical depression and dissipated a few hours later over the mountains of central Nicaragua.
On September 21, Beta made landfall near Matagorda Peninsula, Texas as a minimal tropical storm. It subsequently weakened to a tropical depression the next day before becoming post-tropical early on September 23.
Why did the Hurricane Center move to the Greek alphabet for names?
For only the second time in history, the National Hurricane Center moved into the Greek alphabet for storm names as the season’s 22nd storm threatens the Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Wilfred formed Friday in the Atlantic, prompting the hurricane center to advise, ” get out the Greek alphabet for the rest of 2020. “.