Access to clean water was significantly disrupted due to high turbidity and power outages, though 60% of service was restored by November 7. The storm unleashed a deluge that flooded entire neighborhoods and filled some homes with rising water. [87], Communities along the Macal and Mopan rivers in western Belize experienced severe flooding due to Hurricane Eta. This GeoColor satellite image taken Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, at 1 p.m. EDT, and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Eta in the Gulf of Mexico approaching the border of Honduras and Nicaragua. By November 8, 14,362 people remained in shelters and required hygiene supplies. Late Thursday and early Friday, Eta is expected to move northeastward into the western Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center. [54] The National Police of Honduras was tasked to advise passengers of roadways blocked by a landslide or flooding. Humanitarian situation reports, response plans, news, analyses, evaluations, assessments, maps, infographics and more on Hurricane Eta - Nov 2020 [128] Around the same area two other boats sank due to turbulent surf caused by the storm and a dock at the Bridgewater Inn floated away. Downed trees and tree branches also resulted. Hurricane Eta began affecting north-eastern Nicaragua and parts of northern Honduras in the early hours of 3 November, causing heavy rains and high winds as a Category 4 hurricane. [113] The highway that connects the province of Chiriquí with Bocas del Toro collapsed near Hornito, blocking the passage of vehicles in both directions. [16] However, it was reported by The Washington Post that several meteorologists believed Eta peaked as a Category 5 hurricane based on satellite imagery estimates as well as a lack of aircraft observations due to several mechanical issues. But the storm shifted eastward on Tuesday. NHC Public Advisory on Eta. Moisture from the storm also combined with a cold front further to the north bringing heavy rainfall and flash flooding to the Carolinas and Virginia, killing another five people in these states. An "extremely dangerous" hurricane named Eta lashed the north coast of Nicaragua on Tuesday as it made landfall packing heavy rain and high winds, authorities said. Tropical Storm Eta Cuts Across Florida, Dumping Heavy Rain Tropical Storm Eta made landfall for the fourth time when it hit Florida's Gulf Coast. Many Emergency Response Units were to be dispatched globally to help support affected people. One person was taken to the hospital in South Florida after being rescued from flooded roads. Over 100,000 families have been displaced or forced to abandon their homes. Tropical Storm Eta is finally moving away from Florida after dumping rain on much of the state and leaving at least one person dead. Click to enlarge (CNS): Hurricane Eta was packing winds of more than 90mph on Monday morning as it moved westward over 300 miles south of Grand Cayman. [95] Two people in the municipality of Bonanza died after they were buried in a landslide while working in a mine. [12] Eta then reached Category 3 status at 18:00 UTC before becoming a Category 4 hurricane three hours later, with prolific lightning being observed in its eyewall. The next day, these were upgraded to tropical storm warnings in the Florida Keys and the southern tip of the peninsula. [48] Residents in coastal communities were advised to evacuate as supplies, including 88 tons of food, sleeping bags, hygiene kits, and plastic, were delivered to Puerto Cabezas according to SINAPRED. [51] More than 10,000 people sought refuge at shelters in Puerto Cabezas and surrounding villages. [30] At 04:00 UTC on November 9, Eta made its third landfall on the Lower Matecumbe Key in the Florida Keys with the same intensity as its Cuban landfall. [52], A red alert was placed for Honduran departments of Gracias a Dios, Colón, Atlántida, Islas de la Bahía, and Olancho while a yellow alert was declared for Santa Bárbara, Francisco Morazán, Comayagua, El Paraíso, Yoro, and Cortés. Hurricane Eta, an unusually ... November 3, 2020. Eta made landfall early Thursday morning near Cedar Key. The 12th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Eta has affected more than 3 million people in Central America, and caused massive devastation and destruction. [citation needed], Initial relief efforts in Nicaragua were stymied by extensive flooding and persistent rainfall. More than 10,000 people sought refuge at shelters in Puerto Cabezas and surrounding villages. [27] It then held its strength and decelerated slightly before making landfall on the south central coast of Cuba at 09:00 UTC. Eta regained hurricane strength on Wednesday morning as Florida braced for a second hit from the storm.. The system rapidly organized as it progressed west, with the cyclone ultimately becoming a Category 4 hurricane on November 3. Eta was briefly a Category 1 hurricane this morning but has weakened to a tropical storm as of Wednesday night. Eta is the 28th storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which ties the 2005 season for the most storms on record. [129][130] Flooding in Pinellas County caused 33 people to be rescued by the Pinellas County Sheriff Office from homes and roadways and in Gulfport, five sailboats became unanchored and ran aground or were pushed up against a seawall. Wed 11 Nov 2020 05.00 EST Last modified on Tue 24 Nov 2020 12.21 EST. [109] Infrastructural damage were amounted to be exceed Q3 billion (US$386 million). [13][14] By this time, Eta had begun to slow down and turn west-southwestward in response to a mid-level ridge over the south-central United States. [106] At least 53 people died across Guatemala, while an additional 96 remain missing. [24][25][26] Despite the continued effects of strong wind shear, the storm continued to strengthen throughout the day and reached a secondary peak intensity with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a pressure of 991 mbar (hPa; 29.27 inHg) at 00:00 UTC on November 8. Eta is the twenty-eighth named storm of the 2020 season which ties the record for the number of named storms set in 2005. [114] Flooding in Panama's Chiriqui province, near the Costa Rica border killed 19 people. November 9, 2020 - Tropical Storm Eta is forecast to restrengthen into a hurricane as it moves back over the Gulf of Mexico after slamming the Florida Keys and Cuba. On October 28, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring the Southwestern Caribbean for the expected development of a broad area of low pressure within the following few days. ... “By 1 November, the information about the strength and path of Hurricane Eta … [6][7] At 03:00 UTC on November 1, the system intensified into Tropical Storm Eta,[8] becoming the earliest 28th tropical or subtropical storm on record in an Atlantic hurricane season, surpassing the old mark of December 30, which was set by Tropical Storm Zeta in 2005. Over the next five days, the system moved erratically, moving through the Florida Keys and stalling in the southern Gulf of Mexico, its intensity fluctuating along the way. [14] At 03:00 UTC on November 3, a Hurricane Hunter aircraft found the system still rapidly intensifying with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a pressure of 927 mbar (hPa; 27.38 inHg) as its forward speed continued to decrease. [135], The relief effort was severely hampered just two weeks later by the stronger Hurricane Iota, which made landfall approximately 15 miles (25 km) south of where Eta moved ashore. November 9, 2020 - Tropical Storm Eta is forecast to restrengthen into a hurricane as it moves back over the Gulf of Mexico after slamming the Florida Keys and Cuba. [107] The village of Queja near San Cristobal Verapaz in the center of the country was particularly hard-hit, with a landslide burying 150 homes. People left homeless were moved to various shelters after the storm had passed. Tropical Storm Eta made its second Florida landfall at Cedar Key, on the Gulf Coast west of Gainesville on Thursday, and was moving over northeastern Florida, bringing storm surge, wind, rain and thunderstorms. The storm is expected to make landfall along Nicaragua's northeast coast, according to a 4 a.m. EST update from the National Hurricane Center. When Eta formed in the Caribbean, it tied the 2005 record for the most named storms in a single Atlantic hurricane season at 28. A ferry leaving Roatán was rocked by large waves and winds with 300 passengers onboard while trying to reach the port of La Ceiba. Tropical Storm Eta is located about 125 miles north-northeast of Managua, Nicaragua, and is moving to the west at 7 mph (11 km/h). Hurricane Eta, the season's fifth major hurricane, made landfall as a Category 4 storm on November 3, along the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. After briefly becoming a hurricane Wednesday morning, Eta has weakened slightly and is now a high-end tropical storm with 70 mph sustained winds. [65], On November 6, the Government of Cuba issued a tropical storm watch for the provinces of Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, La Habana, Havana, Pinar del Rio, and the Isle of Youth. [22], Despite becoming extremely disorganized, Eta maintained its low-level circulation and began gradually turning northeastward, eventually moving back over the Caribbean Sea on November 6 and accelerating due to the influence of a developing mid- to upper-level trough over the Gulf of Mexico. The record-tying twenty-eighth named storm, twelfth hurricane and fifth major hurricane of the extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Eta originated from a vigorous tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea on October 31. [80] An estimated 343,000 people were directly affected by the storm. [70] Residents of mobile homes and other vulnerable structures in the Florida Keys were told to evacuate ahead of Tropical Storm Eta as a state of emergency was declared in several counties including Monroe and Miami-Dade. [60], Although not in the direct path of Eta, the fringe effects of the hurricane were expected to cause disruptions in Panama. [115][116][117] Residents in low-lying areas of San Ignacio had to be evacuated from their homes. The storm earlier cut a deadly path through Central America. Typically Central America is a graveyard for hurricanes — but not Eta. [36] Eta then briefly regained minimal hurricane status at 12:35 UTC on November 11, reaching a fourth peak intensity with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a pressure of 983 mbar (hPa; 29.03 inHg).[37]. To date, more than 200 people have died, though the full extent of casualties is still unknown. In Charlotte, North Carolina, more than 140 people were rescued from a school when floodwaters reached the first-floor windows. [49] The Nicaraguan Navy helped evacuate more than 3,000 families from offshore islands to Puerto Cabezas as residents in the city waited in long lines to access cash machines while getting supplies. [123][124] Overall, about 48,500 businesses and homes lost electricity throughout South Florida. Seagoing vessels were alerted to dangerous swells in Caribbean waters along with wind gusts up to 37 mph (60 km/h). The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season has given birth yet to another threatening weather disturbance that is taking the same path as Hurricane Eta.What started as a tropical depression has strengthened into Tropical Storm Iota over the Central Caribbean Sea, slowly moving west-southwest at 7 Miles Per Hour (MPH). [126] One of the state's largest COVID-19 testing sites, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, was flooded. [38] The system turned further east and made landfall near Cedar Key, Florida at 09:00 UTC on November 12, with sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h). The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th. Eta is the 12th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and the 28th named Atlantic storm this season, ... Hurricane Eta's probable path as of 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The National Weather Service expects it to exit to the Atlantic later today and continue moving northeasterly, prompting flood warnings in the […] Guatemala. [5][6] However, by 21:00 UTC that day, satellite and microwave imagery confirmed that an LLC had formed and the NHC began issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Twenty-Nine. [135] The IFRC dispatched a plane and two trucks carrying 98 tons of relief goods from Panama to Honduras and Nicaragua by November 10. The storm earlier cut a deadly path through Central America. [32] Eta then turned southwestward under the influence of a strong deep-layer ridge across the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, and near the US East Coast. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. [77][110], The outer bands of Hurricane Eta brought heavy rainfall to portions of Costa Rica. [131] Losses statewide were estimated at US$1 billion. [18] Land interaction caused Eta to rapidly weaken as it moved slowly westward after landfall with its eye disappearing and its central convection weakening. [59], Costa Rica's National Meteorological Institute forecast widespread rainfall in association with the outer bands of Eta, primarily along the Pacific coastline. [85], Hurricane Eta had disastrous effects on Honduras, largely due to catastrophic flooding. In the Chiapas highlands more than 2000 homes were destroyed. [98] In Santa Barbara a 2-year-old girl was killed when she and her mother were swept away by floodwaters; the mother survived. Shortly after its upgrade, however, another shot of dry air rapidly eroded the convective pattern and caused the eye feature to dissipate, causing Eta to weaken back into a tropical storm at 18:00 UTC. Hurricane Iota was the latest known Atlantic hurricane ever to attain Category 5 intensity, and only the second Category 5 Atlantic hurricane to exist within the month of November on record—the other being the 1932 Cuba hurricane. But in what might be one of the most 2020 things imaginable, there’s a chance Augusta National Golf Club could have a tropical storm overhead or … An emergency appeal for 20 million Swiss francs (US$22 million) was made to supplement local Red Cross activities in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The Hurricane Center said Theta poses no immediate threat to any land areas as it spins in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. [111] Multiple reports of flooding and landslides occurred nationwide, 12 rivers saw increased levels, prompting concern for further flooding, and 26 people required evacuation in Corredores and Parrita. "Stay weather aware today South Florida, and have a way to receive warnings!" The Government of Honduras allocated US$2 million in funds and formally appealed for international aid on November 5. [104] A 37-year-old man also drowned in San Manuel, in western Lempira department. infographic [75] A bridge crossing the Río Grande de Zacapa in Jocotán was washed away. An estimated 2.5 million people were directly affected by the storm, including 1.7 million in Honduras. [92], As Eta neared landfall, its powerful winds downed power lines and trees while causing flooding and damaging roofs in Puerto Cabezas. The storm’s maximum sustained wind … Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Hurricane season doesn't end until Nov. 30, although storms sometimes form after that date. With a peak intensity of 150 mph (240 km/h) and 923 mbar (hPa; 27.26 inHg), it was the third most intense November Atlantic hurricane on record, behind the 1932 Cuba hurricane, and Hurricane Iota just two weeks later. Eta could be near hurricane strength Wednesday morning. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 08:34:04 +0000: Atlantic Post-Tropical Cyclone Eta Advisory Number 52 - Atlantic Post-Tropical Cyclone Eta Advisory Number 52 000 WTNT34 KNHC 130833 TCPAT4 BULLETIN Post-Tropical Cyclone Eta Advisory Number 52 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL292020 Donations worth millions of USD had been given to affected countries to help recoveries. This GeoColor satellite image taken Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, at 1 p.m. EDT, and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Eta in the Gulf of Mexico approaching the border of Honduras and Nicaragua. After days of uncertainty over its track, residents hurried to prepare. [68] The next day, these watches were upgraded to tropical storm warnings. 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