Hurricane Iota is the 30th storm to form in what has become a record Atlantic storm season.
Iota is the 13th hurricane this year and is projected to make landfall Monday morning in Nicaragua at Category 4 strength, according to the National Weather Service.
Here are the Sunday morning Key Messages for rapidly intensifying #Hurricane #Iota. This hurricane is forecast to be an extremely dangerous category 4 near the coasts of Nicaragua and Honduras. The full NHC forecast is at https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/sCwuYDGNLI
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) November 15, 2020
The area is still reeling from Hurricane Eta, which struck Central America Nov. 3 as a Category 4 storm. The Red Cross said the storm impacted millions of people in Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala, CNN reported.
This is the busiest Atlantic storm season since 2005, when there were 28 named storms including 15 hurricanes that caused an estimated $160 billion in damage and killed 4,000 people. Four of the five major hurricanes, Emily, Katrina, Rita and Wilma, reached Category 5 strength.
Forecasters believe conditions are right for storms still to form before hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30.
7 AM EST Sunday update: Iota continues to rapidly strengthen over the southwestern Caribbean Sea. Expected to bring potentially catastrophic winds, a life-threatening storm surge, and rainfall impacts to Central America. Latest information at: https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/DHPJNylZEr
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) November 15, 2020
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