Hurricane Iota
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Current storm status Category 1 hurricane (1-min mean) | |||
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| As of: | 1:00 a.m. EST (06:00 UTC) November 14 | ||
| Location: | 13°18′N 78°30′W / 13.3°N 78.5°W ± 30 nm About 335 mi (540 km) SSE of Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Sustained winds: | 80 knots (90 mph; 150 km/h) (1-min mean) gusting to 95 knots (110 mph; 175 km/h) | ||
| Pressure: | 978 mbar (28.88 inHg) | ||
| Movement: | WNW at 8 knots (9 mph; 15 km/h) | ||
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Hurricane Iota is currently a rapidly intensifying hurricane that is threatening Central America. The thirtieth named storm and thirteenth hurricane of the record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, the system originated as a tropical wave that moved into the Eastern Caribbean on November 10 while generating flash flood in most islands. Late on November 11, it began to become better organized and, by November 13, it became a tropical depression. The depression strengthened into a tropical storm six hours later. The storm was impacted by shear at first, but a center relocation allowed the system to quickly strengthen into a hurricane on November 15.
Meteorological history
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionAt 18:00 UTC on November 8, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began to monitor the Central Caribbean for a tropical wave that was forecasted to enter the area and potentially become a low pressure area.[1] The wave subsequently entered the Eastern Caribbean by 06:00 UTC on November 10 and moved westward into a more conducive environment for development.[2][3] Late on November 11, the wave started to become better organized and by 15:00 UTC on November 13, it had developed into Tropical Depression Thirty-One in the southern Caribbean, tying 2005 for the most tropical depressions in one season.[4][5][6] Six hours later, the system strengthened into Tropical Storm Iota.[7] To start with Iota was disorganised as it was battling with wind shear. But on the November 14, Iota began rapidly intensifying as the convection started to wrap around it’s core. Early the next day, it reached hurricane status and still rapidly intensifying afterwards.
Current storm information
As of 10:00 a.m. EST (3:00 UTC) November 13, Hurricane Iota is within 30 nautical miles of 13°48′N 74°18′W / 13.8°N 74.3°W, about 335 miles (540 km) south-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. Maximum sustained winds are 90 mph, with gusts to 95 knots (110 mph; 175 km/h). The minimum barometric pressure is 978 mbar (28.88 inHg), and the system is moving west-southwest at 5 knots (6 mph; 9 km/h). Tropical-storm force winds extend outward up to 95 miles (95 km) from the center.
For the latest official information, see:
- The NHC's latest public advisory on Tropical Storm Iota
- The NHC's latest forecast advisory on Tropical Storm Iota
- The NHC's latest forecast discussion on Tropical Storm Iota
Watches and warnings
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Record and distinctions
- It was the first thirtieth named storm, as well as the first to use the name ‘Iota’ in Atlantic hurricane history.[8]
See also
- Tropical cyclones in 2020
- Hurricane Eta (2020) – impacted Central America nearly two weeks before Iota.
References
- ^ "NHC Graphical Outlook Archive". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "NHC Graphical Outlook Archive". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "NHC Graphical Outlook Archive". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "NHC Graphical Outlook Archive". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ Pedersen, Joe Mario (November 13, 2020). "31st tropical depression of record season to form, Eta chills out as an extratropical low". orlandosentinel.com.
- ^ Brown, Daniel. "Tropical Depression Thirty-One Advisory Number 1". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ Brown, Daniel. "Tropical Storm Iota Discussion Number 2". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ Leigh Morgan (November 14, 2020). "Tropical Storm Iota path update: Iota strengthens more, still on track for Central America landfall". al.com. AL.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
External links
- The National Hurricane Center's Archive on Hurricane Iota
- Hurricane Center (NHC)
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