2020’s Hurricane Zeta upgraded to Category 3 at landfall and makes history in the process Updated May 11, 2021; Posted May 11, 2021 Hurricane Zeta made landfall in Louisiana on Oct. 28, 2020. It has since been upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane. Facebook Share Add one more major hurricane to the incredible tally for 2020. The National Hurricane Center released its official write-up on Zeta on Tuesday, and forecasters said it was actually a Category 3 (or major) hurricane at landfall after post-storm analysis (it had been rated a Category 2): The Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane #Zeta (October 24-29, 2020) has been posted on the NHC website. Zeta is now analyzed to have made landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, as a category 3 hurricane and caused 5 direct fatalities in the United States.https://t.co/0TccQp6rBYpic.twitter.com/di64mDOdFK— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) May 11, 2021