Hurricane Zeta
Oct 24, 2020 to Oct 30, 2020Peak 115 mph970 mb
Hurricane Zeta passed within 50 miles of 222 counties in 9 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a Category 3 on October 28, 2020.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Hurricane Zeta · 2020
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
From space
Hurricane Zeta on October 28, 2020, about an hour before landfall in Terrebonne Parish, LA.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- 115 mph, 100 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 222
- AL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
- Counties within 100 miles
- 397
- AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
- Landfalls recorded
- 2
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Choctaw County | AL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Lafourche Parish | LA | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Marengo County | AL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Hale County | AL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| St. Tammany Parish | LA | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Surry County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Gordon County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cherokee County | AL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson Parish | LA | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Buncombe County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lynchburg city | VA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Fannin County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | VA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hancock County | MS | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Wayne County | MS | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| St. Clair County | AL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Shelby County | AL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Watauga County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Swain County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Perry County | MS | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Orleans Parish | LA | 0.2 | Category 2 |
| Alleghany County | NC | 0.8 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | NC | 0.8 | Tropical storm |
| Terrebonne Parish | LA | 0.9 | Category 3 |
| Talladega County | AL | 1.5 | Tropical storm |
| Avery County | NC | 1.6 | Tropical storm |
| Caldwell County | NC | 1.6 | Tropical storm |
| Amherst County | VA | 1.8 | Tropical storm |
| Campbell County | VA | 1.9 | Tropical storm |
| Perry County | AL | 2.7 | Tropical storm |
| Pearl River County | MS | 2.8 | Category 1 |
| Carroll County | VA | 3.5 | Tropical storm |
| Graham County | NC | 3.5 | Tropical storm |
| Grayson County | VA | 3.5 | Tropical storm |
| St. Charles Parish | LA | 3.9 | Category 2 |
| Macon County | NC | 4.3 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | AL | 4.3 | Category 1 |
| Calhoun County | AL | 4.4 | Tropical storm |
| Plaquemines Parish | LA | 4.7 | Category 2 |
| Galax city | VA | 5.3 | Tropical storm |
| Appomattox County | VA | 5.6 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | AL | 6.1 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | GA | 6.2 | Tropical storm |
| Gilmer County | GA | 6.4 | Tropical storm |
| Cherokee County | NC | 6.5 | Tropical storm |
| Floyd County | VA | 6.9 | Tropical storm |
| Bibb County | AL | 6.9 | Tropical storm |
| Cleburne County | AL | 7.2 | Tropical storm |
| Bedford County | VA | 7.3 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | GA | 7.6 | Tropical storm |
| Floyd County | GA | 7.6 | Tropical storm |
| Bartow County | GA | 7.9 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | TN | 8.3 | Tropical storm |
| Haywood County | NC | 8.8 | Tropical storm |
| St. Bernard Parish | LA | 9.1 | Category 2 |
| Patrick County | VA | 9.3 | Tropical storm |
| Henry County | VA | 9.4 | Tropical storm |
| Stone County | MS | 9.5 | Category 1 |
| Harrison County | MS | 9.5 | Category 1 |
| Greene County | MS | 9.5 | Category 1 |
| Clarke County | AL | 10.2 | Category 1 |
| Chilton County | AL | 10.2 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | NC | 10.3 | Tropical storm |
| Murray County | GA | 10.3 | Tropical storm |
| Whitfield County | GA | 10.4 | Tropical storm |
| Clarke County | MS | 10.5 | Category 1 |
| Burke County | NC | 10.8 | Tropical storm |
| Wilkes County | NC | 10.9 | Tropical storm |
| Forrest County | MS | 11.1 | Category 1 |
| Greene County | AL | 11.5 | Category 1 |
| Etowah County | AL | 11.5 | Tropical storm |
| Carter County | TN | 11.7 | Tropical storm |
| Roanoke County | VA | 12.2 | Tropical storm |
| Johnson County | TN | 12.3 | Tropical storm |
| Walker County | GA | 12.4 | Tropical storm |
| Tuscaloosa County | AL | 12.6 | Tropical storm |
| Haralson County | GA | 13.9 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | VA | 14.1 | Tropical storm |
| McDowell County | NC | 14.4 | Tropical storm |
| Chattooga County | GA | 14.5 | Tropical storm |
| Pickens County | GA | 14.5 | Tropical storm |
| Cherokee County | GA | 14.5 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | NC | 14.8 | Tropical storm |
| Cocke County | TN | 14.9 | Tropical storm |
| Jones County | MS | 15.1 | Category 1 |
| Lamar County | MS | 15.2 | Category 1 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | LA | 15.3 | Category 2 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | LA | 15.7 | Category 2 |
| Nelson County | VA | 15.7 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | TN | 15.7 | Tropical storm |
| Mitchell County | NC | 15.8 | Tropical storm |
| Ashe County | NC | 16.2 | Tropical storm |
| George County | MS | 16.4 | Category 1 |
| Lumpkin County | GA | 16.6 | Tropical storm |
| Roanoke city | VA | 17.2 | Tropical storm |
| Yancey County | NC | 17.5 | Tropical storm |
| Henderson County | NC | 17.8 | Tropical storm |
| Unicoi County | TN | 18.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sevier County | TN | 18.2 | Tropical storm |
| Wythe County | VA | 18.3 | Tropical storm |
| Towns County | GA | 18.3 | Tropical storm |
| Blount County | AL | 18.5 | Tropical storm |
| Dawson County | GA | 18.6 | Tropical storm |
| Martinsville city | VA | 18.7 | Tropical storm |
| Blount County | TN | 18.9 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | AL | 18.9 | Category 1 |
| Pittsylvania County | VA | 19.2 | Tropical storm |
| DeKalb County | AL | 19.3 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | AL | 19.4 | Tropical storm |
| Charlotte County | VA | 19.5 | Tropical storm |
| Salem city | VA | 19.9 | Tropical storm |
| Washington Parish | LA | 20.2 | Category 1 |
| Yadkin County | NC | 20.3 | Tropical storm |
| Transylvania County | NC | 20.5 | Tropical storm |
| Rabun County | GA | 21.4 | Tropical storm |
| Coosa County | AL | 21.5 | Tropical storm |
| Lauderdale County | MS | 21.7 | Category 1 |
| Halifax County | VA | 22.2 | Tropical storm |
| Dallas County | AL | 22.4 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | TN | 22.5 | Tropical storm |
| Rockbridge County | VA | 22.5 | Tropical storm |
| Wilcox County | AL | 22.9 | Category 1 |
| Botetourt County | VA | 24.2 | Tropical storm |
| Pulaski County | VA | 24.4 | Tropical storm |
| Prince Edward County | VA | 24.7 | Tropical storm |
| White County | GA | 24.9 | Tropical storm |
| Smyth County | VA | 24.9 | Tropical storm |
| Catoosa County | GA | 25.0 | Tropical storm |
| Stokes County | NC | 25.5 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | MS | 25.7 | Category 1 |
| Buena Vista city | VA | 26.1 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | MS | 26.2 | Category 1 |
| Paulding County | GA | 26.6 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | TN | 26.9 | Tropical storm |
| Sullivan County | TN | 27.1 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | MS | 27.1 | Category 1 |
| Alexander County | NC | 28.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cobb County | GA | 28.3 | Tropical storm |
| Rockingham County | NC | 29.3 | Tropical storm |
| Rutherford County | NC | 29.6 | Tropical storm |
| Craig County | VA | 29.7 | Tropical storm |
| Carroll County | GA | 30.0 | Tropical storm |
| St. James Parish | LA | 30.1 | Category 2 |
| Walker County | AL | 30.2 | Tropical storm |
| Radford city | VA | 30.4 | Tropical storm |
| McMinn County | TN | 30.5 | Tropical storm |
| Bradley County | TN | 30.6 | Tropical storm |
| Covington County | MS | 30.9 | Category 1 |
| Mobile County | AL | 31.0 | Category 1 |
| Pickens County | AL | 31.2 | Tropical storm |
| Forsyth County | NC | 31.9 | Tropical storm |
| Kemper County | MS | 32.0 | Category 1 |
| Walthall County | MS | 32.3 | Category 1 |
| Habersham County | GA | 32.6 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | VA | 32.7 | Tropical storm |
| Marshall County | AL | 32.7 | Tropical storm |
| Lexington city | VA | 32.8 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | NC | 33.3 | Tropical storm |
| Randolph County | AL | 33.4 | Tropical storm |
| Livingston Parish | LA | 33.7 | Category 2 |
| Hall County | GA | 33.8 | Tropical storm |
| Giles County | VA | 33.9 | Tropical storm |
| Iredell County | NC | 34.2 | Tropical storm |
| Catawba County | NC | 34.6 | Tropical storm |
| Oconee County | SC | 34.6 | Tropical storm |
| Bland County | VA | 34.7 | Tropical storm |
| Augusta County | VA | 34.8 | Tropical storm |
| Autauga County | AL | 35.1 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | TN | 35.9 | Tropical storm |
| Hamilton County | TN | 36.3 | Tropical storm |
| Davie County | NC | 36.3 | Tropical storm |
| Dade County | GA | 36.4 | Tropical storm |
| Danville city | VA | 36.6 | Tropical storm |
| Ascension Parish | LA | 36.8 | Category 2 |
| Fulton County | GA | 37.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bristol city | VA | 37.2 | Tropical storm |
| Forsyth County | GA | 37.7 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson Davis County | MS | 38.3 | Category 1 |
| Loudon County | TN | 38.4 | Tropical storm |
| Cleveland County | NC | 38.5 | Tropical storm |
| Tallapoosa County | AL | 38.7 | Tropical storm |
| Greenville County | SC | 38.7 | Tropical storm |
| Hamblen County | TN | 38.9 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | AL | 39.1 | Tropical storm |
| Assumption Parish | LA | 39.2 | Category 2 |
| Caswell County | NC | 39.9 | Tropical storm |
| Cullman County | AL | 40.0 | Tropical storm |
| Knox County | TN | 40.0 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | WV | 40.8 | Tropical storm |
| Elmore County | AL | 41.0 | Tropical storm |
| Alleghany County | VA | 41.0 | Tropical storm |
| Newton County | MS | 41.2 | Category 1 |
| St. Mary Parish | LA | 41.4 | Category 3 |
| Douglas County | GA | 41.6 | Tropical storm |
| Smith County | MS | 41.8 | Category 1 |
| Lincoln County | NC | 41.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lunenburg County | VA | 41.8 | Tropical storm |
| Hawkins County | TN | 41.9 | Tropical storm |
| Scott County | VA | 42.1 | Tropical storm |
| Fayette County | AL | 42.5 | Tropical storm |
| Pickens County | SC | 42.6 | Tropical storm |
| Tazewell County | VA | 42.7 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | AL | 43.9 | Category 1 |
| Stephens County | GA | 44.9 | Tropical storm |
| Spartanburg County | SC | 45.1 | Tropical storm |
| Bath County | VA | 45.3 | Tropical storm |
| Heard County | GA | 45.4 | Tropical storm |
| St. Martin Parish | LA | 45.5 | Category 2 |
| Noxubee County | MS | 46.8 | Category 1 |
| DeKalb County | GA | 47.0 | Tropical storm |
| Meigs County | TN | 47.2 | Tropical storm |
| Banks County | GA | 47.3 | Tropical storm |
| Mecklenburg County | VA | 47.7 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | TN | 47.9 | Tropical storm |
| Baldwin County | AL | 48.8 | Category 1 |
| Rowan County | NC | 48.8 | Tropical storm |
| Davidson County | NC | 48.8 | Tropical storm |
| Russell County | VA | 48.9 | Tropical storm |
| Guilford County | NC | 49.1 | Tropical storm |
| Gwinnett County | GA | 49.3 | Tropical storm |
| Grainger County | TN | 49.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lowndes County | AL | 49.9 | Tropical storm |
| Chambers County | AL | 50.5 | Tropical storm |
| St. Helena Parish | LA | 50.5 | Category 2 |
| Mercer County | WV | 50.6 | Tropical storm |
| Morgan County | AL | 51.3 | Tropical storm |
| Pike County | MS | 51.7 | Category 1 |
| Coweta County | GA | 52.3 | Tropical storm |
| Greenbrier County | WV | 52.8 | Tropical storm |
| Gaston County | NC | 52.9 | Tropical storm |
| Rhea County | TN | 53.8 | Tropical storm |
| Covington city | VA | 54.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | GA | 54.1 | Tropical storm |
| Sequatchie County | TN | 54.5 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | AL | 54.9 | Tropical storm |
| Roane County | TN | 54.9 | Tropical storm |
| Lawrence County | MS | 55.5 | Category 1 |
| Winston County | AL | 55.7 | Tropical storm |
| Alamance County | NC | 55.9 | Tropical storm |
| Person County | NC | 56.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hancock County | TN | 56.1 | Tropical storm |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 56.1 | Category 2 |
| Lamar County | AL | 56.3 | Tropical storm |
| Anderson County | TN | 56.3 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | GA | 56.5 | Tropical storm |
| Summers County | WV | 57.0 | Tropical storm |
| Neshoba County | MS | 57.2 | Category 1 |
| Lowndes County | MS | 57.5 | Tropical storm |
| Iberville Parish | LA | 57.5 | Category 2 |
| McDowell County | WV | 57.5 | Tropical storm |
| Barrow County | GA | 57.7 | Tropical storm |
| Simpson County | MS | 59.1 | Category 1 |
| Montgomery County | AL | 59.1 | Tropical storm |
| Cherokee County | SC | 59.3 | Tropical storm |
| Highland County | VA | 59.5 | Tropical storm |
| Wise County | VA | 59.5 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | TN | 60.2 | Tropical storm |
| Granville County | NC | 60.5 | Tropical storm |
| Iberia Parish | LA | 61.3 | Category 2 |
| Claiborne County | TN | 61.5 | Tropical storm |
| Clayton County | GA | 61.9 | Tropical storm |
| Scott County | MS | 61.9 | Category 1 |
| Escambia County | AL | 62.3 | Category 1 |
| Lee County | VA | 62.7 | Tropical storm |
| Anderson County | SC | 63.2 | Tropical storm |
| Bledsoe County | TN | 63.4 | Tropical storm |
| Wyoming County | WV | 63.5 | Tropical storm |
| Hart County | GA | 63.8 | Tropical storm |
| Troup County | GA | 64.3 | Tropical storm |
| Randolph County | NC | 64.4 | Tropical storm |
| Butler County | AL | 64.4 | Category 1 |
| Buchanan County | VA | 64.6 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | NC | 64.7 | Tropical storm |
| Dickenson County | VA | 64.8 | Tropical storm |
| Mecklenburg County | NC | 65.3 | Tropical storm |
| Winston County | MS | 65.7 | Category 1 |
| Franklin County | TN | 66.0 | Tropical storm |
| Fayette County | GA | 66.0 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | AL | 66.2 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln County | MS | 66.3 | Category 1 |
| Morgan County | TN | 66.4 | Tropical storm |
| Pocahontas County | WV | 66.5 | Tropical storm |
| East Feliciana Parish | LA | 66.5 | Category 2 |
| Henry County | GA | 66.8 | Tropical storm |
| Conecuh County | AL | 66.9 | Category 1 |
| Amite County | MS | 67.1 | Category 1 |
| Madison County | GA | 67.6 | Tropical storm |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 68.1 | Category 2 |
| Vance County | NC | 68.1 | Tropical storm |
| Raleigh County | WV | 68.5 | Tropical storm |
| Campbell County | TN | 69.5 | Tropical storm |
| Lawrence County | AL | 69.5 | Tropical storm |
| Grundy County | TN | 69.7 | Tropical storm |
| Meriwether County | GA | 69.8 | Tropical storm |
| Norton city | VA | 69.9 | Tropical storm |
| Rockdale County | GA | 70.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | AL | 70.4 | Tropical storm |
| Walton County | GA | 70.5 | Tropical storm |
| York County | SC | 71.2 | Tropical storm |
| Rankin County | MS | 71.3 | Category 1 |
| Cumberland County | TN | 71.4 | Tropical storm |
| Cabarrus County | NC | 71.5 | Tropical storm |
| Laurens County | SC | 71.6 | Tropical storm |
| Limestone County | AL | 71.8 | Tropical storm |
| Pendleton County | WV | 72.0 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | NC | 72.1 | Tropical storm |
| Macon County | AL | 72.6 | Tropical storm |
| Escambia County | FL | 73.7 | Category 1 |
| Leake County | MS | 74.2 | Category 1 |
| Clarke County | GA | 74.4 | Tropical storm |
| Fayette County | WV | 74.4 | Tropical storm |
| Harlan County | KY | 75.0 | Tropical storm |
| Newton County | GA | 75.3 | Tropical storm |
| Oconee County | GA | 75.3 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | MS | 75.4 | Tropical storm |
| Scott County | TN | 75.4 | Tropical storm |
| Oktibbeha County | MS | 75.6 | Tropical storm |
| Copiah County | MS | 76.7 | Category 1 |
| Durham County | NC | 76.9 | Tropical storm |
| Bell County | KY | 78.1 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | MS | 78.3 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln County | TN | 78.4 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | SC | 78.6 | Tropical storm |
| Harris County | GA | 78.9 | Tropical storm |
| Stanly County | NC | 79.8 | Tropical storm |
| Elbert County | GA | 80.1 | Tropical storm |
| Coffee County | TN | 80.8 | Tropical storm |
| Van Buren County | TN | 81.1 | Tropical storm |
| Letcher County | KY | 81.2 | Tropical storm |
| Spalding County | GA | 81.6 | Tropical storm |
| Chatham County | NC | 81.7 | Tropical storm |
| Crenshaw County | AL | 82.2 | Tropical storm |
| Bullock County | AL | 82.3 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | TN | 82.5 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | NC | 82.6 | Tropical storm |
| Oglethorpe County | GA | 82.7 | Tropical storm |
| White County | TN | 83.2 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | MS | 83.4 | Category 1 |
| Pike County | KY | 84.0 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | AL | 84.7 | Tropical storm |
| Morgan County | GA | 85.1 | Tropical storm |
| Pike County | GA | 85.2 | Tropical storm |
| Nicholas County | WV | 86.2 | Tropical storm |
| Moore County | TN | 86.3 | Tropical storm |
| Mingo County | WV | 86.8 | Tropical storm |
| Abbeville County | SC | 87.9 | Tropical storm |
| Northampton County | NC | 88.0 | Tropical storm |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | LA | 88.1 | Category 2 |
| Wilkinson County | MS | 88.4 | Category 2 |
| Lancaster County | SC | 88.6 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | NC | 88.8 | Tropical storm |
| West Feliciana Parish | LA | 88.8 | Category 2 |
| Webster County | WV | 89.2 | Tropical storm |
| Vermilion Parish | LA | 89.5 | Category 3 |
| Randolph County | WV | 89.9 | Tropical storm |
| Halifax County | NC | 89.9 | Tropical storm |
| Butts County | GA | 90.1 | Tropical storm |
| Leslie County | KY | 90.2 | Tropical storm |
| Choctaw County | MS | 90.7 | Category 1 |
| Logan County | WV | 90.8 | Tropical storm |
| Whitley County | KY | 90.9 | Tropical storm |
| Attala County | MS | 91.0 | Category 1 |
| Perry County | KY | 91.0 | Tropical storm |
| Covington County | AL | 91.3 | Category 1 |
| Boone County | WV | 91.7 | Tropical storm |
| Santa Rosa County | FL | 91.7 | Category 1 |
| Chester County | SC | 92.4 | Tropical storm |
| Wake County | NC | 92.7 | Tropical storm |
| Knox County | KY | 93.7 | Tropical storm |
| Greenwood County | SC | 93.9 | Tropical storm |
| Knott County | KY | 94.1 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | GA | 94.1 | Tropical storm |
| Floyd County | KY | 94.2 | Tropical storm |
| Pike County | AL | 94.5 | Tropical storm |
| Putnam County | TN | 94.5 | Tropical storm |
| Fentress County | TN | 94.6 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | NC | 94.7 | Tropical storm |
| Russell County | AL | 94.8 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | GA | 95.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hinds County | MS | 95.1 | Category 1 |
| Upson County | GA | 95.1 | Tropical storm |
| Lamar County | GA | 95.6 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | KY | 95.7 | Tropical storm |
| Moore County | NC | 95.7 | Tropical storm |
| McCreary County | KY | 95.9 | Tropical storm |
| Muscogee County | GA | 96.0 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | MS | 96.6 | Category 1 |
| Talbot County | GA | 96.6 | Tropical storm |
| Itawamba County | MS | 97.7 | Tropical storm |
| Giles County | TN | 98.0 | Tropical storm |
| St. Landry Parish | LA | 98.5 | Category 2 |
| Lauderdale County | AL | 98.6 | Tropical storm |
| Colbert County | AL | 99.2 | Tropical storm |
| Chickasaw County | MS | 99.2 | Tropical storm |
| Anson County | NC | 99.3 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | MS | 99.6 | Category 1 |
| Overton County | TN | 99.9 | Tropical storm |
Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.
National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.