Published November 17, 2020 at 12:32 PM EST. Relief efforts here in South Florida, like one being led by the mostly-Honduran Amor Viviente Church here in North Lauderdale, are taking those donations. Iota is expected to continue to rapidly intensify and be anextremely dangerous category 4.hurricane when it approaches thecoast of Central America on Monday. However, in a season that overlapped the coronavirus pandemic, most storms spun away from Florida. Tropical Storm Theta in the eastern Atlantic was downgraded to a depression and is … Hurricane Iota made a catastrophic landfall on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua last week, just 13 days after Hurricane Eta’s landfall. Is Louisiana the new Florida for hurricanes? Hurricane Center Watching Two More, Could Be Theta and Iota November 9, 2020 If these systems form, they will become Theta and Iota — the 29th … The two names following Eta would be Theta and Iota. Hurricane Iota represents a challenging threat to a region that is already struggling to recover from another recent catastrophe: Just two weeks before Iota came ashore, Hurricane Eta made landfall as a Category 4 storm in its own right. Authorities are also warning of flash floods and landslides. Iota is a record-setting 30th named storm of this year’s extraordinarily busy Atlantic hurricane season. According to the National Hurricane Center, showers and thunderstorms associated with a … Will It Be The Last In 2020? The storm, which Also, it has included 13 hurricanes, of which six were categorized as “major” storms, with winds over 111 mph. Hurricane Iota degenerated into just remnants Wednesday morning after chasing thousands of Central American residents from their homes as it … "While the winds of Iota are weakening, there are still life-threatening hazards ongoing for [C]entral America, including flash flooding and mud slides, which could result in potentially catastrophic effects, especially when compounded upon Hurricane Eta's destruction from a couple of weeks ago," the National Hurricane Center explained in its Iota, a Category 4 hurricane, followed a similar path as Hurricane Eta moving west, bringing devastation. "Even without a disaster, Honduras is a challenging place just to make sure that the everyday needs are met. Hurricane Iota is expected to blast Central America Monday night as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday. made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane Monday night, had rapidly diminished to Category 1 by Tuesday morning, with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph. ORLANDO, Fla. - Hurricane Iota is rapidly strengthening, putting itself on track to gain Category 4 strength before landfall. The storm is … over Florida. Hurricane Iota, the 30th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has strengthen to a powerful Category 5 storm. It’s available on WUSF 89.7 FM, online at WUSFNews.org and through the free Florida Storms app, which provides geotargeted live forecasts, information about evacuation routes and shelters, and live local radio streams. expects the storm to rapidly weaken over the next 36 hours as it moves toward El Salvador across the mountainous terrain of inland Nicaragua and Honduras. WUSF is part of the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network, which provides up-to-the minute weather and news reports during severe weather events on radio, online and on social media for 13 Florida Public Media stations. Iota diminished to a Category 1 hurricane within hours of its landfall in Nicaragua. Even though Iota has made landfall, much like with Hurricane Eta, the heavy rain will continue through the coming days, causing significant flooding and mudslides. That included 160 mph winds before Hurricane Iota … resort to the Greek alphabet after exhausting the World Meteorological Organization's list of Philip Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University. An extremely powerful Hurricane Iota has swirled into a Category 5 behemoth, with maximum sustained winds of 160 miles per hour, as it moves toward the Nicaraguan coast. The forecast, at least, offers some hope for those in Iota's path. Hurricane Iota made landfall last night on the coast of Nicaragua as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 miles per hour. "Right now, it's a race just to keep up among those trying to help," Matt Hackworth of tells NPR's To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. For the latest complete forecast briefing on Iota, click here . Potentially catastrophicwinds and a life-threatening storm surge are expected along portionsof the coast of northeastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras where ahurricane warning is in effect. Copyright 2020 NPR. A sailboat is washed ashore in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Eta, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, in Madeira Beach, Fla. Eta dumped torrents of blustery rain on Florida… Assuming it gets a name, which the long-range computer forecast models predict it will, it will become Tropical Storm Iota – the 30th named storm of the hurricane … The pair of haymakers, Hurricanes Eta and Iota, made landfall just 15 miles apart along Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, delivering a one-two punch that has residents reeling and officials scrambling to offer relief. 21 potential storm names. Since moving over land, the storm has weakened significantly but is still holding on to hurricane strength, with winds up to 75 miles per hour, as of the 10 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center. WUSF 89.7 depends on donors for the funding it takes to provide you the most trusted source of news and information here in town, across our state, and around the world. Iota is still a hurricane as it barrels through Central America. @NHC_Atlantic says damaging winds, flash flooding, and landslides are expected across the region today.Get the latest: https://t.co/1L8q1zg4eW pic.twitter.com/4VfxUgW38e. Why Tropical Storm Eta Caught Florida's Gulf Coast Off-Guard, Despite Flooding And Water Rescues, Tropical Storm Eta Largely Spares Tampa Bay Area. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says that the Iota … 9 a.m. That included 160 mph winds before Hurricane Iota made landfall Nov. 16 in Nicaragua. Unlike Eta, however, Iota will not curve back into the Gulf and impact us, rather it will continue to weaken over the mountainous terrain, and whatever remains will enter the eastern Pacific Ocean. As the 30th named storm — and the strongest — of 2020, Iota also tops the Click here to see the NBC2 Hurricane Tracker. This season is a reminder to always be prepared, so make sure you’re keeping up to date with the forecast from your NBC2 First Alert Hurricane Tracking Team. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sunday morning that Iota had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Iota could bring dangerous wind, storm surge and as much as 30 inches of rainfall to northern Nicaragua and Honduras. The National Hurricane Center is tracking two systems in the Atlantic basin: Hurricane Iota and a new area of low pressure that may develop into a tropical depression by the weekend. The weakened storm is still predicted to pack a wallop, though, with the storm surge expected to lift coastal water levels by up to 10 feet and winds heavy enough to cut a swath of destruction along the border of Nicaragua and Honduras. ... Florida… Still, as the second strong storm to hit the region in as many weeks, Iota bears grave dangers for residents. scores of people dead in the floods and A Capsule Containing Bits Of An Asteroid Is Plummeting To Earth, Here’s What Florida’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout May Look Like, Social Distancing Plummeted In Lead Up To Fall Surge, Survey Finds, Orange County Health Department Creating Teams To Get Vaccine Out, 2 Weeks After Eta, Nicaragua Braces For Massive Hurricane Iota. As of Tuesday morning, there were no reported fatalities linked to the storm. Woman, father involved in Cape Coral canal crash that killed two boys arrested, Lee County man wins $1 million from scratch-off game, Coast Guard suspends search for man that fell overboard during evening Fort Myers cruise, Rolls Royce once owned by Elton John catches fire in Fort Myers, Fort Myers residents could be forced out of their homes, Driver arrested in Lee County hit & run crash on I-75. And of course, all of this happening during a global pandemic — no possibility of social distancing, obviously, in those sheltering situations.". National Hurricane Center tracking at 4 p.m. Monday showed Hurricane Iota about to strike the north Nicaraguan coast as a major storm with winds of more than 150 mph. Copyright © 2020 Waterman Broadcasting of Florida, LLC, Iota weakening over land, still greatly impacting Central America, Monitoring Caribbean for another storm this week, NHC highlighting two new regions to monitor this week. Hurricane Iota winds measured at 155 mph making it the ‘strongest hurricane of 2020 Atlantic season’ and 1 mph below Category 5. busiest Atlantic season ever recorded. Eta left ... Florida, and dashing across Florida and the Carolinas. The hurricanes brought damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge and flash flooding to the region. The hurricane center said Iota had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph) late Sunday. Iota is the 6th major hurricane of the 2020 hurricane season. There was. Yet Another Tropical Storm Has Formed In The Caribbean. Home » News » Tropics » Iota weakening over land, still greatly impacting Central America. The thirty-first tropical cyclone, thirtieth tropical storm, thirtieth named storm, thirteenth hurricane, and sixth major hurricane of the record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Iota originated as a tropical wave that moved into the Eastern Caribbean on November 10. ET advisory. on Twitter that the record had briefly belonged to Hurricane Eta before Iota surpassed it. Eta also made landfall as a strong Category 4 hurricane. Rescues were still ongoing in the aftermath of Eta before Iota hit the same area, so this is a worst-case scenario for people in Central America. That included 160 mph winds before Hurricane Iota made landfall on Nov. 16 in Nicaragua. The National Hurricane Center Iota reached tropical storm strength Friday afternoon. He reports on a wide array of subjects — from politics in Latin America and the Middle East, to the latest developments in sports and scientific research. landslides that racked the region from Panama to Mexico, before finally breaking up The preliminary estimate of Iota’s landfall point puts it within 15 miles of Hurricane Eta’s landfall point only two weeks ago. Also, it has included 13 hurricanes, of which six were categorized as “major” storms, with winds over 111 mph. Iota was forecast to … #HurricaneIota (seen here by #GOESEast this morning) is now a Category-1 #hurricane as it moves over Central America. However, in a season that overlapped the coronavirus pandemic, most storms spun away from Florida. U.S. Air Force hurricane hunters flew into Iota's core and measured maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Iota is expected to become a major hurricane before posing another serious threat of flooding rainfall to Central America. In addition to being the strongest storm to form so far this year, Iota now marks the 13th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic Season, and one of 30 named storms, making 2020 the most active season on record. He says in Honduras, where he is based, that means a collaboration between authorities and international aid groups to set up workable shelters and get evacuees safely into them. Support WUSF now by giving monthly, or make a one-time donation online at WUSF.org/give. Central America braced for its second major hurricane in as many weeks as Hurricane Iota, a record-setting Category 4 storm, roared ashore in Nicaragua Monday night. It … Hurricane Iota represents a challenging threat to a region that is already struggling to recover from another recent catastrophe: Just two weeks before Iota came ashore, Hurricane Eta It will weaken quickly but it will continue to bring life threatening conditions as it does. Hurricane Iota gained 112 kilometres per hour (70 mph) in strength in 24 hours, going from 140 km/h (85 mph) on Sunday morning to a monstrous 245 km/h (155 mph) on Monday morning. The season has been so packed with catastrophe, in fact, that for just the second time in history, forecasters had to The previous record holder was 2005 when 28 named storms formed. made landfall as a Category 4 storm in its own right. Hurricane Iota has the grim distinction of being the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in Nicaragua in the month of November, according to Lunes 16 de Noviembre, y empieza a oscurecer en #Bilwi, Costa Caribe Norte de Nicaragua, las ráfagas de vientos del huracán #Iota se sienten cada vez fuerte y alcanzan los 260KM/hSolidaridad con nuestros hermanos C.A.#FuerzaNicaragua pic.twitter.com/vFIzRYZkhL. The trouble is, many of these makeshift shelters "were never designed to hold this many people," Hackworth adds, especially with the coronavirus pandemic making cramped spaces indoors particularly dangerous for evacuees. Hurricane Iota … pic.twitter.com/R9UWk4yZTY Colin Dwyer covers breaking news for NPR. "This is a country where about half the population doesn't have enough food to eat on any given day," Hackworth says. Morning Edition. He notes Forecasters warned that it could power up quickly, to near major hurricane strength, as it … But you say there was something else about Hurricane Iota last week that left an even bigger impression on you, especially regarding Latin America and the Caribbean. Hurricane Iota, the second strong hurricane to batter Central America in as many weeks, is running aground in northeastern Nicaragua. Iota is the 30th named storm of the record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season. In addition to being the strongest storm to form so far this year, Iota now marks the 13th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic Season, and one of 30 named storms, making 2020 … Such activity has focused attention on climate change, which scientists say is …