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, with nearly all its activity occurring during a three-month period, August–October. The season officially began on June 1, 2000 and ended on November 30, 2000. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most tropical systems form. Although two tropical depressions formed in June, the first named storm, Alberto, did not arise until August 4. The season's final storm, an unnamed subtropical storm, became extratropical on October 29.

The 2000 season produced 15 cyclones of at least tropical (14) or subtropical (1) storm strength. Four of the tropical storms became hurricanes, of which three developed into major hurricanes. 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.

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.

The time stamp for each event is first stated using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the 24-hour clock where 00:00 = midnight UTC. The NHC uses both UTC and the time zone where the center of the tropical cyclone is currently located. The time zones utilized (east to west) prior to 2020 were: Atlantic, Eastern, and Central. In this timeline, the respective area time is included in parentheses. Additionally, figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (miles, or kilometers), following National Hurricane Center practice. Direct wind observations are rounded to the nearest whole number. Atmospheric pressures are listed to the nearest millibar and nearest hundredth of an inch of mercury. __TOC__

Timeline

June

June 1 The 2000 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins.

June 7 21:00 UTC (4:00 p.m. CDT) near Tropical Depression One develops in the southern Gulf of Mexico roughly 450 mi (720 km) southeast of Brownsville, Texas and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with winds of 30 mph (45 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1008 mbar (hPa; 29.77 inHg).

June 8 21:00 UTC (4:00 p.m. CDT) near Tropical Depression One has dissipated into a broad area of low pressure roughly 250 mi (400 km) east-southeast of Tampico, Tamaulipas.

June 23 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST June 22) near Tropical Depression Two develops about 350 mi (560 km) southeast of the Cape Verde Islands.

June 25 09:00 UTC (5:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Two attains its peak intensity with winds 35 mph (55 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1006 mbar (hPa; 29.71 inHg) about 1675 mi (2700 km) east of the Windward Islands. 21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Two has degenerated into a tropical wave about 1420 mi (2285 km) east of the southern Windward Islands.

July

No tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean during the month of July.

August

August 3 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Three develops west of Guinea-Bissau.

August 4 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Three intensifies into Tropical Storm Alberto south-southeast of the Cape Verde Islands.

August 6 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST August 5) near Tropical Storm Alberto intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.

August 8 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) near Tropical Depression Four develops northeast of the Abaco Islands, Bahamas.

August 9 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST August 8) near Hurricane Alberto weakens to a tropical storm over the mid-Atlantic.

August 10 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST August 9) near Tropical Storm Alberto re-intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane over the mid-Atlantic. 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT August 9) near Tropical Depression Four attains its peak intensity with winds of 35 mph (55 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1009 mbar (hPa; 29.81 inHg) north of Freeport, Bahamas.

August 11 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) near Tropical Depression Four dissipates roughly 160 miles (260 km) east-northeast of Melbourne, Florida. 21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. AST) near Hurricane Alberto intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane about 385 mi (615 km) east-northeast of Bermuda.

August 12 09:00 UTC (5:00 a.m. AST) near Hurricane Alberto intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane about 610 mi (980 km) south-southeast of Sable Island, Nova Scotia. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) near Hurricane Alberto attains its peak intensity with winds of 125 mph (200 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mbar (hPa; 28.05 inHg).

August 13 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Alberto weakens to a Category 2 hurricane over the northern Atlantic. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Alberto weakens to a Category 1 hurricane over the northern Atlantic. 21:00 UTC (4:00 p.m. CDT) near Tropical Depression Five develops in the Gulf of Mexico about 335 mi (535 km) southeast of Brownsville, Texas.

August 14 06:00 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) near Tropical Depression Five intensifies into Tropical Storm Beryl. 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) near Hurricane Alberto weakens to a tropical storm over the northern Atlantic.

August 15 00:00 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT August 14) near Tropical Storm Beryl attains its peak intensity with winds of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1007 mbar (hPa; 29.74 inHg). 07:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. CDT) near Tropical Storm Beryl makes landfall about 35 mi (56 km) north of La Pesca, Tamaulipas, with winds of 50 mph (80 km/h). 12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) near Tropical Storm Beryl weakens to a tropical depression. 18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) near Tropical Depression Beryl dissipates over the mountains of northern Mexico near Monterrey, Nuevo León.

August 17 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Six forms about 690 mi (1,100 km) east of the Lesser Antilles.

August 18 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Six intensifies into Tropical Storm Chris east-northeast of Guadeloupe, and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1008 mbar (hPa; 29.77 inHg). 15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Storm Alberto attains hurricane strength for a third time about 1,100 mi (1,770 km) west-southwest of the westernmost Azores Islands. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) near Tropical Storm Chris weakens to a tropical depression east of Antigua.

August 19 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Alberto re-intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Chris dissipates east-northeast of Barbuda. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Seven develops about 1,035 miles (1,665 km) east of the Windward Islands.

August 20 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Seven intensifies into Tropical Storm Debby.

August 21 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Alberto weakens to a Category 1 hurricane. 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Storm Debby intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) near Hurricane Debby attains its peak winds of 85 mph (135 km/h).

August 22 03:00 UTC (11:00 p.m. AST August 21) near Hurricane Debby attains its minimum barometric pressure of 991 mbar (hPa; 29.26 inHg). 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) near Hurricane Debby makes landfall on Barbuda with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). 09:15 UTC (5:15 a.m. AST) near Hurricane Debby makes landfall on St. Barthelemy with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). 15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. AST) near Hurricane Debby makes landfall on Virgin Gorda with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).

August 23 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) near Hurricane Alberto weakens to a tropical storm. 15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Storm Alberto becomes extratropical about 780 mi (1255 km) south-southwest of Reykjavík, Iceland. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) near Hurricane Debby weakens to a tropical storm about 140 mi (220 km) southeast of Grand Turk Island.

August 24 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Storm Debby weakens to a tropical depression about 135 mi (215 km) west-southwest of Santiago de Cuba in eastern Cuba. 15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Debby deteriorates into a tropical wave near the south coast of eastern Cuba.

September

September 1 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Eight develops about midway between the Lesser Antilles and Africa.

September 2 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Eight intensifies into Tropical Storm Ernesto east of the Leeward Islands and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1008 mbar (hPa; 29.77 inHg).

September 3 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) near Tropical Storm Ernesto weakens to a tropical depression. 21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Ernesto dissipates into a tropical wave about 300 miles (480 km) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.

September 8 18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) near Tropical Depression Nine develops in the Gulf of Mexico about 180 mi (300 km) south of Lake Charles, Louisiana. 21:00 UTC (4:00 p.m. CDT) near Tropical Depression Nine attains its peak intensity with sustained winds of 30 mph (48 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1008 mbar (hPa; 29.77 inHg) south of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

September 9 10:00 UTC (4:00 a.m. CDT) near Tropical Depression Nine makes landfall near Sabine Pass, Texas, and dissipates over land later that day.

September 10 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) near A subtropical depression develops about 375 miles (605 km) west-southwest of Bermuda.

September 11 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) near The subtropical storm acquires tropical characteristics and is re-classified as Tropical Depression Ten. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) near Tropical Depression Ten intensifies into Tropical Storm Florence. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) near Tropical Storm Florence intensifies into Category 1 hurricane about 489 mi (787 km) west-southwest of Bermuda.

September 12 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) near Hurricane Florence weakens to a tropical storm. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) near Tropical Storm Florence re-intensifies into a hurricane.

September 13 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) near Hurricane Florence weakens to a tropical storm.

September 14 12:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) near Tropical Depression Eleven develops midway between Cozumel and Chetumal just off the Caribbean coast of Mexico. 21:00 UTC (4:00 p.m. CDT) near Tropical Depression Eleven is inland over the Yucatan Peninsula about 65 mi (105 km) west-southwest of Cozumel.

September 15 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Twelve develops about 580 mi (930 km) east of the Lesser Antilles.

September 16 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST September 15) near Tropical Storm Florence attains hurricane strength for a third time about 201 mi (324 km) west-southwest of Bermuda. 00:00 UTC (7:00 pm CDT September 15) near Tropical Depression Eleven intensifies into Tropical Storm Gordon after emerging into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. 17:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. AST) near Tropical Depression Twelve degenerates into a tropical wave 230 mi (370 km) east of the Windward Islands. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) near Hurricane Florence attains its peak intensity northeast of Bermuda with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mbar (hPa; 29.01 inHg).