The Timeline of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation. The timeline also includes information which was not operationally released, meaning that information from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center

National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center , located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, is the division of the National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting weather systems within the tropics between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 30th...

, such as information on a storm that was not operationally warned on, has been included. The 2000 Atlantic hurricane season

2000 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2000 Atlantic hurricane season was the first season without a tropical cyclone in July since 1987. The season officially began on June 1, 2000, and lasted until November 30, 2000. The June through November dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in...

 was above average in terms of activity, with 18 tropical cyclone

Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...

s, 1 unnamed subtropical cyclone

2000 October subtropical storm

The Subtropical Storm of October 2000 was the final cyclone of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. The last cyclone of the season, the Subtropical Storm developed from an extratropical low pressure system in the vicinity of the Bahamas on October 25. It intensified gradually while heading generally...

, 8 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes (hurricanes that are classified as Category 3 or higher).

June

June 1

• 12:00 a.m. EDT
  Eastern Time Zone
  The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
  
   (0400 UTC) - The 2000 Atlantic hurricane season officially began.

June 7

• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression One formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico
  Gulf of Mexico
  The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
  
  . Simotaniously, it also reached peak intensity; at peak intensity winds were at 30 mph (48.2 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 1008 mbar
  Bar (unit)
  The bar is a unit of pressure equal to 100 kilopascals, and roughly equal to the atmospheric pressure on Earth at sea level. Other units derived from the bar are the megabar , kilobar , decibar , centibar , and millibar...
  
   (hPa
  Pascal (unit)
  The pascal is the SI derived unit of pressure, internal pressure, stress, Young's modulus and tensile strength, named after the French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and philosopher Blaise Pascal. It is a measure of force per unit area, defined as one newton per square metre...
  
  ; 29.77 inHg).

June 8

• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression One dissipated.

June 22

• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC June 23) - Tropical Depression Two formed in the eastern Atlantic.

June 25

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Tropical Depression Two also attains its peak intensity with winds 35 mph (56.3 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1008 mbar (hPa; 29.77 inHg).
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Two dissipated in the eastern Atlantic.

August

August 3

• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Three formed near the coast of Africa.

August 4

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Tropical Depression Three strengthened into Tropical Storm Alberto.

August 5

• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC August 6) - Tropical Storm Alberto strengthened into Hurricane Alberto
  Hurricane Alberto (2000)
  Hurricane Alberto was an Atlantic Cape Verde-type hurricane that formed on August 3, 2000 and became extratropical on August 23. Alberto was the first named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season....
  
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August 8

• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC August 9) - Hurricane Alberto weakened back to a tropical storm.
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Four formed to the northeast of the Bahamas.

August 9

• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC August 10) - Tropical Storm Alberto re-strengthened into a hurricane.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC August 10) - Tropical Depression Four attained its peak intensity with winds at 35 mph (56.3 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1009 mbar (hPa; 29.81 inHg).

August 11

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Four dissipated roughly 160 miles (260 km) east-northeast of Melbourne, Florida
  Melbourne, Florida
  Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of 2009, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 78,323. The municipal area is the second largest by size and by population in the county. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville, Florida...
  
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• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Hurricane Alberto strengthened into a category 2 hurricane.

August 12

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Alberto strengthened into a category 3 hurricane.
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Hurricane Alberto attained its peak intensity with winds 125 mph (201.1 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mbar (hPa; 28.05 inHg).

August 13

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Alberto weakened back to a category 2 hurricane.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Hurricane Alberto weakened back to a category 1 hurricane.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Five formed in the Gulf of Mexico.

August 14

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Tropical Depression Five strengthened into Tropical Storm Beryl
  Tropical Storm Beryl (2000)
  Tropical Storm Beryl was a tropical storm that formed in the Gulf of Mexico on August 13, 2000 and dissipated over the mountains of northeastern Mexico on August 15...
  
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• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Alberto weakened back to a tropical storm.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC August 16) - Tropical Storm Beryl attained its peak intensity with winds of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1007 mbar (hPa; 29.74 inHg).

August 15

• 2:00 a.m. EDT (0700 UTC) - Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall near La Pesca, Mexico with winds of 50 mph (80 km/h).
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Beryl weakened back to a tropical depression over Mexico.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Beryl dissipated over the mountains of Mexico.

August 18

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Six formed several hundred miles west of the Lesser Antilles
  Lesser Antilles
  The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
  
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• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Storm Alberto re-strengthened into a hurricane.

August 18

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Six strengthened into Tropical Storm Chris. The storm also attained its peak intensity with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1008 mbar (hPa; 29.77 inHg).
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Storm Chris weakened back to a tropical depression.

August 19

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Hurricane Alberto re-strengthened into a category 2 hurricane.
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Chris dissipated.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Seven formed far to the east of the Windward Islands
  Windward Islands
  The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, within the West Indies.-Name and geography:The Windward Islands are called such because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing trade winds in the...
  
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August 20

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Tropical Depression Seven strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby.

August 21

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Alberto weakened back to a category 1 hurricane.
• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Tropical Storm Debby strengthened into Hurricane Debby
  Hurricane Debby (2000)
  Hurricane Debby was a minimal Category 1 hurricane that formed in mid-to-late August of the year 2000. Debby formed east of the Windward Islands on August 19, 2000, becoming the seventh tropical cyclone of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm strengthened to a hurricane the next day,...
  
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• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Hurricane Debby attains its peak winds of 85 mph (136.7 km/h).
• 10:00 p.m. EDT (0300 UTC August 22) - Hurricane Debby attains its minimum pressure of 991 mbar (hPa; 29.26 inHg)

August 22

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Debby made landfall on Barbuda
  Barbuda
  Barbuda is an island in the Eastern Caribbean, and forms part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda. It has a population of about 1,500, most of whom live in the town of Codrington.-Location:...
  
   with winds of 75 mph (120.7 km/h).
• 4:15 a.m. EDT (0915 UTC) - Hurricane Debby made landfall on St. Barthelemy with winds of 75 mph (120.7 km/h).
• 10:00 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) - Hurricane Debby made landfall on Virgin Gorda
  Virgin Gorda
  Virgin Gorda is the third-largest and second most populous of the British Virgin Islands . Located at approximately 18 degrees, 48 minutes North, and 64 degrees, 30 minutes West, it covers an area of about...
  
   with winds of 75 mph (120.7 km/h).

August 23

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Alberto weakened back to a tropical storm.
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Alberto became extratropical.
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Hurricane Debby weakened back to a tropical storm.

August 24

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Debby weakened back to a tropical depression.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Debby dissipated roughly 58 miles to the southwest of Guantanamo Bay.

September

September 1

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Eight formed about midway between the Lesser Antilles and Africa.

September 2

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Tropical Depression Eight is upgraded to Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm also attained its peak intensity with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1008 mbar (hPa; 29.77 inHg).

September 3

• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Storm Ernesto is downgraded back to a tropical depression.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 4) - Tropical Depression Ernesto dissipated.

September 8

• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Nine formed in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
• 4:00 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC) - Tropical Depression Nine attained its peak intensity with winds of 35 mph (56 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1008 mbar (hPa; 29.77 inHg).

September 9

• 5:00 a.m. EDT (1000 UTC) - Tropical Depression Nine made landfall near Sabine, Texas with winds of 30 mph (48 km/h).
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Nine dissipated over Texas
  Texas
  Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
  
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September 10

• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - A subtropical depression formed about 375 miles (604 km) west-southwest of Bermuda
  Bermuda
  Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
  
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September 11

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - The subtropical storm gains tropical characteristics, it was re-classified as Tropical Depression Ten.
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Ten strengthened into Tropical Storm Florence.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Storm Florence strengthened into Hurricane Florence
  Hurricane Florence (2000)
  Hurricane Florence was a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale that reached hurricane intensity three separate times. The tenth tropical cyclone and sixth named storm of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Florence developed on September 20 from a cold front to the...
  
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September 12

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Florence weakened back to a tropical storm.

September 14

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Eleven formed just east of the Yucatan Peninsula
  Yucatán Peninsula
  The Yucatán Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel...
  
  .
• 4:00 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC) - Tropical Depression Eleven made landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula with winds of 30 mph (48 km/h).

September 15

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC)  Tropical Depression Twelve formed east of the Windward Islands.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 16) - Tropical Storm Florence re-strengthened into a hurricane.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 16) - Tropical Depression Eleven strengthened into Tropical Storm Gordon in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.

September 16

• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Twelve degenerated into a tropical wave.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Hurricane Florence attained its peak intensity with winds of 80 mph (128.7 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mbar (hPa; 29.01 inHg).
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 17) - Hurricane Florence weakened back to a tropical storm.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 17) - Tropical Storm Gordon strengthened into Hurricane Gordon
  Hurricane Gordon (2000)
  Hurricane Gordon was one of two U.S. landfalling tropical storms of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season, and was the 7th named storm and 4th hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. Gordon was a category 1 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico but weakened to a tropical storm before making...
  
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September 17

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Gordon attained its peak intensity with winds of 80 mph (128.7 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 981 mbar (hPa; 28.96 inHg).
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC)  Hurricane Gordon weakened back to a tropical storm.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 18) - Tropical Storm Florence became absorbed by extratropical low.
• 10:00 p.m. EDT (0300 UTC September 18) - Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall in near Cedar Key, Florida
  Cedar Key, Florida
  Cedar Key is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. The population was 790 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 958. The Cedar Keys are a cluster of islands close to the mainland. Most of the developed area of the city has been on...
  
   with winds of 65 mph (104.6 km/h).

September 18

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Gordon weakened back to a tropical depression.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Gordon became extratropical near the Georgia
  Georgia (U.S. state)
  Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
  
   and South Carolina
  South Carolina
  South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
  
   border.

September 19

• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC)  Tropical Depression Twelve re-generated in the northwest Caribbean.

September 21

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC)  Tropical Depression Twelve strengthened into Tropical Storm Helene
  Tropical Storm Helene (2000)
  Tropical Storm Helene was a weak tropical cyclone that made landfall in the United States as a minimal tropical storm. The tropical system was the twelfth tropical cyclone and eighth tropical storm of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. After becoming a tropical depression east of the Windward...
  
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• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC)  Tropical Depression Thirteen formed south of Cape Verde Islands.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 22)  Tropical Depression Thirteen strengthened into Tropical Storm Isaac.

September 22

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Helene made landfall in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
  Fort Walton Beach, Florida
  Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. As of 2005, the population estimate for Fort Walton Beach was 19,992, and as of 2010, the population estimate for Fort Walton Beach is 19,507 recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau...
  
   with winds of 40 mph (64.3 km/h).
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Storm Helene weakened back to a tropical depression over Georgia.

September 23

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into Hurricane Isaac
  Hurricane Isaac (2000)
  Hurricane Isaac was a tropical cyclone which was tied for the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. The thirteenth tropical cyclone, ninth named storm, and the fifth hurricane of the season, Isaac developed from a tropical wave south of Cape Verde on September 21. On...
  
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• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Hurricane Isaac strengthened into a category 2 hurricane.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Helene re-strengthened to a tropical storm while still inland.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 24) - Hurricane Isaac strengthened into a category 3 hurricane.

September 24

• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 25) - Hurricane Isaac weakened back to a category 2 hurricane.

September 25

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Tropical Storm Helene attained its peak intensity with winds of 70 mph (112.6 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 986 mbar (hPa; 29.03 inHg).
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Fourteen formed southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 26) - Tropical Storm Helene is absorbed by a frontal system.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 26) - Tropical Depression Fourteen is upgraded to Tropical Storm Joyce.

September 26

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Hurricane Isaac weakened back to a category 1 hurricane.

September 27

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Isaac re-strengthened into a category 2 hurricane.
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Joyce strengthened into Hurricane Joyce
  Hurricane Joyce (2000)
  Hurricane Joyce was the fourteenth tropical cyclone, tenth named storm, and sixth hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. A Cape Verde-type storm forming from a tropical wave in late September, Joyce headed generally westward and eventually intensified into a hurricane...
  
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• 7:00 a.m. EDT (0000 UTC September 28) - Hurricane Isaac re-strengthened into a category 3 hurricane.

September 28

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Joyce attained its peak intensity with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mbar (hPa; 28.79 inHg).
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Fifteen formed in the northwestern Caribbean.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Hurricane Isaac strengthened into a category 4 hurricane. Simultaneously, it also reached peak intensity; at peak intensity winds were at 140 mph (28 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 943 mbar (hPa; 27.84 inHg).

September 29

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Isaac weakened back to a category 3 hurricane.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Hurricane Isaac weakened back to a category 2 hurricane.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Hurricane Joyce weakened back to a tropical storm.*
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Fifteen strengthened into Tropical Storm Keith.

September 30

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Isaac weakened back to a category 1 hurricane.
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Keith strengthened into Hurricane Keith
  Hurricane Keith
  Hurricane Keith caused extensive damage in Central America, especially in Mexico and Belize. The fifteenth tropical cyclone, eleventh named storm, and seventh hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Keith developed as a tropical depression from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea...
  
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• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC October 1) - Hurricane Keith rapidly strengthened into a category 3 hurricane.

October

October 1
During the day, Tropical Storm Joyce makes direct hits, but no landfalls on some Windward Islands

Windward Islands

The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, within the West Indies.-Name and geography:The Windward Islands are called such because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing trade winds in the...

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• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Keith strengthened into a category 4 hurricane. Within an hour, Keith had attained its peak intensity with winds at 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 939 mbar (hPa; 27.73 inHg).
• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Isaac weakened back to a tropical storm.
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Isaac became extratropical.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Storm Joyce weakened back to a tropical depression.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Hurricane Keith weakened back to a category 3 hurricane.

October 2

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Tropical Storm Joyce dissipated in the southeastern Caribbean.
• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Hurricane Keith weakened back to a category 2 hurricane.
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Hurricane Keith weakened back to a category 1 hurricane.
• 6:00 p.m. EDT (2300 UTC) - Hurricane Keith made landfall on Ambergris Caye
  Ambergris Caye
  Ambergris Caye, pronounced "am-BER-gris", is the largest island of Belize located northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea. Though administered as part of the Belize District, the closest point on the mainland is part of the Corozal District....
  
  , Belize
  Belize
  Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...
  
   with winds of 75 mph (120.7 km/h).
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC October 3) - Hurricane Keith weakened back to a tropical storm.
• 10:00 p.m. EDT (0300 UTC October 3) - Tropical Storm Keith made landfall near Belize City
  Belize City
  Belize City is the largest city in the Central American nation of Belize. Unofficial estimates place the population of Belize City at 70,000 or more. It is located at the mouth of the Belize River on the coast of the Caribbean. The city is the country's principal port and its financial and...
  
  , Belize with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).

October 3

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Keith weakened back to a tropical depression.

October 4

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Keith re-strengthened into a tropical storm after emerging into the Gulf of Mexico.
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Subtropical Depression One formed near Orlando, Florida
  Orlando, Florida
  Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
  
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October 5

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Tropical Storm Keith re-strengthened into a hurricane.
• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Subtropical Depression One gains tropical characteristics as it emerged into the Atlantic, it was re-classified as Tropical Storm Leslie
  Tropical Storm Leslie (2000)
  Tropical Storm Leslie was a weak, short-lived tropical cyclone that was never well-organized; however, its precursor was costlier than any other tropical cyclone in the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. The twelfth named storm of the season, Leslie formed on October 4 over eastern Florida as a...
  
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• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Hurricane Keith made landfall near Tampico, Tamaulipas with winds of 90 mph (140 km/h).
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC October 6) - Hurricane Keith weakened back to a tropical storm.

October 6

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - Tropical Storm Keith weakened back to a tropical depression.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Keith dissipated over central Mexico.

October 7

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Storm Leslie attained its peak intensity with winds at 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1006 mbar (hPa; 29.71 inHg).
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Storm Leslie became extratropical to the north of Bermuda.

October 15

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Another subtropical depression formed about halfway between Bahamas and Bermuda.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC October 16) - The subtropical depression strengthened into a subtropical storm.

October 16

• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC October 17) - The subtropical storm gains tropical characteristics as it moved over the Gulf Stream
  Gulf Stream
  The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates at the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean...
  
  , it was operationally re-classified as Tropical Depression Seventeen. Post-analysis revealed that it had become Tropical Storm Michael at this time.

October 17

• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Storm Michael strengthened into Hurricane Michael
  Hurricane Michael (2000)
  Hurricane Michael of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season caused moderate damage in Atlantic Canada. The seventeenth tropical cyclone, thirteenth named storm, and eighth hurricane of the season, Michael developed from a non-tropical system to the southwest of Bermuda on October 15. The system...
  
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October 19

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Eighteen formed a few hundred miles north of the Lesser Antilles.
• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - Hurricane Michael briefly strengthened into a category 2 hurricane. Simultaneously, it also reached peak intensity; at peak intensity winds were at 100 mph (155 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 965 mbar (hPa; 28.5 inHg).
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC October 20) - Hurricane Michael made near Harbour Breton
  Harbour Breton, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Harbour Breton is a small fishing community on the Connaigre Peninsula in Fortune Bay, on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in Canada. It is the largest center on the Connaigre Peninsula and was long considered the unofficial capital of Fortune Bay...
  
  , Newfoundland
  Newfoundland and Labrador
  Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
  
   with winds of 85 mph (135 km/h). Simultaneously, Hurricane Michael had also became extratropical over Newfoundland.

October 20

• 7:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Eighteen strengthened into Tropical Storm Nadine.
• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC October 21) - Tropical Storm Nadine attained its peak intensity with winds at 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 999 mbar (hPa; 29.5 inHg).

October 21

• 7:00 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC October 22) - Tropical Storm Nadine became extratropical.

October 25

• 1:00 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) - A subtropical storm
  2000 October subtropical storm
  The Subtropical Storm of October 2000 was the final cyclone of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. The last cyclone of the season, the Subtropical Storm developed from an extratropical low pressure system in the vicinity of the Bahamas on October 25. It intensified gradually while heading generally...
  
   formed near the Bahamas, it was operationally treated as an extratropical cyclone.

October 28

• 9:00 p.m. EDT (0200 UTC October 29) - The subtropical storm reached peak intensity with winds at 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 976 mbar (hPa; 28.82 inHg).

October 29

• 1:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) - This subtropical storm became extratropical south of Nova Scotia
  Nova Scotia
  Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
  
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November

• No tropical cyclones formed in the month of November.

November 30

• 11:59 p.m. AST (0359 UTC December 1) – The 2000 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.