Friday, November 13, 2020

Tropical Depression Thirty-One Expected to Strengthen Into Hurricane Iota and Track Toward Central America

So unfair that an area that is contributing less than many to global warming is getting hit so much.

 
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-11-13-tropical-depression-thirty-one-tropical-storm-iota-caribbean

 

By weather.com meteorologists

Nov. 13, 2020

 

Tropical Depression Thirty-One has formed and is expected to become Hurricane Iota before posing another serious threat of flooding rainfall to Central America. Hurricane watches are likely to be posted for portions of Central America by Friday night.

Tropical Depression Thirty-One has become better organized and formed Friday morning.

This system is expected to become a tropical storm by Friday night as it slowly tracks toward the western Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. When it strengthens into a tropical storm, it would be named Iota.

Potential future Iota would be the 30th storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which is two more storms than the previous record for a season set in 2005.

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Eta's flooding impacts killed at least 120 people in Central America and southern Mexico, according to the latest report from The Associated Press. Scores of people are still missing, the AP said. Honduras was one of the areas hardest hit by Eta's flooding and any additional rain could worsen conditions.

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tags: extreme weather, severe weather

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