Exceeding even the most aggressive forecasts from Friday, Iota became the strongest and most rapidly intensifying hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Deepening an incredible 61 mb in 24 hours, Iota was declared a category-5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph as of 10AM EST, Monday November 16. Northeastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras will endure ... Continue Reading »
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Hurricane Eta to Make Major Hurricane Landfall in Nicaragua Tuesday
Eta developed in the western Caribbean Sea on Saturday, October 30 and has since rapidly intensified. The NHC forecast calls for Eta to become a major hurricane this afternoon and potentially reach category-4 strength before making landfall on the northeast coast of Nicaragua early Tuesday. Eta will be in rare company as only eight hurricanes since 1851 have reached major ... Continue Reading »
Zeta Strengthens Overnight; Higher End Category-2 Landfall Expected Late Today
Hurricane Zeta presents itself slightly stronger than expected this morning, as a high-end category-1 hurricane. Zeta is poised for yet another U.S. Gulf Coast landfall later today, expected this afternoon as a category-2 hurricane over southeast Louisiana and thereafter Mississippi. Zeta's landfall will continue the already record-breaking 2020 hurricane season, marking the ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Dorian Intensifies towards the Carolinas
Dorian regained major category 3 strength overnight as it tracks perilously close, if not over, the coast of the Carolinas this evening. If Dorian retains this strength to the coast, it will be the first category 3 hurricane to make landfall in the Carolinas since Fran in 1996. Peak perils of risk that carry high certainty include dangerous storm surge, heavy rainfall i ... Continue Reading »
