Extreme winds and a life-threatening storm surge are expected along portions of the coast of northeastern Nicaragua, where a hurricane warning is in effect. Category:Hurricane Iota. Numerous power outages were restored in the days following Iota's destruction. These reports were also limited due to most communications to Puerto Cabezas being knocked out during the storm. A tropical storm warning is in effect for Providencia, while San Andres is under a hurricane watch, the hurricane center said. Iota’s lightning shaped a steady wall that surrounded its eye, the so-called “enveloped eyewall lightning” signature that is a staple of a rapidly-intensifying storm. A preliminary estimate for the damage in Nicaragua is at $564 million (2020 USD) in that country. Tropical cyclone watches and warnings were first issued on November 14 in parts of Colombia, Nicaragua, and Honduras, with the latter two countries still recovering from Eta just two weeks prior. #Iota is now a Category 5 #hurricane with max winds of 160 mph. [62], On San Andrés, torrential rains and large swells caused extensive flooding. [41] A state of emergency was declared for a year. Planning for relief efforts soon followed, which include placing tents, opening temporary hospitals, and delivering food and water to those in need. According to CNN, Iota made landfall near the town of Haulover, Nicaragua, late Monday night as a Category 4 storm. The National Hurricane Center warned of Iota's "potentially catastrophic" impact on parts of Central America. Mudslides caused extensive damage and multiple deaths. [14] All of the watches were eventually upgraded to warnings, with an additional hurricane watch for San Andrés as well as a tropical storm warning for south central Nicaragua. [25], Iota then rapidly weakened as it moved over the mountainous terrain of Central America, falling below major hurricane status at 09:00 UTC on November 17, and below hurricane status at 18:00 UTC. [54][63] Communications with San Andrés were temporarily lost during the storm and approximately 60 percent of the island lost power. [40] Communication was lost with the island on November 16, lasting for over 20 hours. [28][29] Six hours after this downgrade, Iota's low-level circulation center dissipated and the NHC issued their final advisory on Iota. [42] City officials converted the Coliseo de Combate into a shelter capable of accommodating 200 people. [14] At 06:00 UTC on November 15, Iota reached hurricane status, before strengthening to Category 2 status at 00:00 UTC on November 16. 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[31] Three hours later, a hurricane watch was issued for Providencia, as well as along the coast of Northern Nicaragua and Eastern Honduras, with a tropical storm watch also issued for Central Honduras. [24] This also made Iota the strongest hurricane in recorded history to make landfall in Nicaragua within November. 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Families will also receive purified water, face masks, blankets, buckets, plastic sheets, eggs and beef (the last two for preferred protein sources). The next day, four more bodies were recovered, including one of a baby. [66] In Mexico, the states of Chiapas, Tabasco, and Veracruz all experienced effects from Iota's rainfall. Hurricane Iota gained even more strength in the Atlantic Ocean, as it prepared to make landfall. Such high rainfall amounts will "lead to significant, life-threatening flash flooding and river flooding, along with mudslides in areas of higher terrain," the advisory warned. 4", "31st tropical depression of record season to form, Eta chills out as an extratropical low", "Tropical Depression Thirty-One Advisory Number 1", "Tropical Storm Iota Discussion Number 2", "Tropical Storm Iota Intermediate Advisory Number 5A", "Hurricane Iota Intermediate Advisory Number 7A", "Hurricane Iota Intermediate Advisory Number 10A", "Hurricane Iota Intermediate Advisory Number 11A", "Some wild reports from the 16 mile wide eye of major #Hurricane #Iota. [67] Torrential rains on already saturated soils led to extensive flooding and landslides. MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Hurricane Iota rapidly strengthened Monday into a Category 5 storm that is likely to bring catastrophic damage to the … It is the latest Category 5 hurricane to occur in the Atlantic on record. Central Pacific Hurricane Center 2525 Correa Rd Suite 250 Honolulu, HI 96822 W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov [54] The situation on the island was difficult to ascertain as of November 17, though the island's hospital was assumed destroyed or rendered inoperable. 2. Dozens of people in the remote Guatemalan village of San Cristobal remain missing after a landslide swept through last week, leaving mud 50 feet deep in some places. This made 2020 the fifth consecutive Atlantic hurricane season since 2016 to feature at least one Category 5 hurricane. [22] After peaking in intensity, Iota's pressure fluctuated somewhat before it weakened slightly to a high-end Category 4 hurricane at 03:00 UTC on November 17 as the storm began to interact with land. The storm … [76], Nicaragua's power company, Enatrel, dispatched more than 100 crews to the Caribbean Coast to restore electricity. News Hurricane Iota reaches Central America as 'catastrophic' Category 4 storm. Iota is "forecast to bring catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and torrential rainfall to Central America." Other infection rates of illnesses such as Dengue fever and COVID are increasing as well. [40] One person was killed and six were injured on the island. Iota is the latest Atlantic calendar year Category 5 hurricane on record. The storm hovered for days over Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala, with heavy rains creating flooding and landslides that wiped entire communities off the map. Local villagers carry a woman during an evacuation ahead of landfall of Hurricane Iota on November 16, 2020 in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. Hurricane Iota strengthens to Category 5 as it nears Nicaragua. [32][33] The rest of the coastline of Honduras, as well as the Bay Islands, were later put under tropical storm warnings on November 16. About Iota. [68] On November 23 a passenger truck plunged off a road in a mountainous area that had been devastated by Iota, an accident which caused the deaths of 17 people and 25 injuries. Hurricane Iota barreled into Nicaragua on Monday night as a Category 4 storm, as parts of Central America prepared for an onslaught of heavy rains, winds and flooding. [30], Tropical storm warnings were first issued for the Colombian islands of San Andrés and Providencia around midday on November 14. This season’s strongest storm yet is expected to hit the Nicaraguan coast in the same area that was hit by Hurricane Eta two weeks ago. People try to recover belongings amid mud after the passage of Hurricane Eta as they prepare to evacuate the Omonita neighborhood in El Progreso, Yoro department, Honduras. The landfall location of Iota was just 15 miles south of where Hurricane Eta made landfall as a Category 4 on Nov. 3. Orkaan Iota was categorie 5 orkaan die in Centraal-Amerika aan land kwam. Iota intensified into a category 5 storm on Monday afternoon but weakened as it approached the Nicaraguan coastline. [43] Two people died in the San Pedro neighborhood when the motorcycle they were riding was swept into a canal. [53], On November 15–16, Iota passed close to the outlying Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina as a Category 5 hurricane. At least 28 people died in relation to the hurricane while 29 others are missing. In the Silva municipality, flooding affected 288 homes. [41] Emphasis was placed on evacuating critical injuries to the mainland before establishing the field hospitals. [65] An amateur radio from Club de Radio-Experimentadores de Nicaragua (CREN) reported winds of 124 mph (200 km/h) winds and damaged roofs, although it was unclear whether these were sustained winds or wind gusts. [21], Oxfam had to temporarily suspend operations across Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador related to Hurricane Eta to protect relief works. The eye of category 5 Hurricane Iota on November 16, 2020, as seen by the Sentinel-2 satellite (Image credit: Pierre Markuse) Hurricane Iota roared ashore in northern Nicaragua as a high-end category 4 storm with 155 mph winds and a central pressure of 920 mb at 10:40 p.m. EST November 16. [35] Duque pledged 150 billion pesos (US$41 million) for infrastructure repair. The food kits will be available until the government is able to provide adequate food support. Iota is the latest in the season on record the Atlantic has had a Category 5. Hurricane Iota rapidly strengthened Monday into a Category 5 storm that is likely to bring catastrophic damage to the same part of Central America already battered by a powerful Hurricane … 8ºC/14ºF temperature increase inside the eye, along with notation of frequent lightning in the southwest eyewall and hail. Iota came ashore just 15 miles (25 kilometers) south of where Hurricane Eta made landfall Nov. 3, also as a Category 4 storm. Central America braced for its second major hurricane in as many weeks as Hurricane Iota, now a record-setting Category 5 storm, roared ashore in Nicaragua Monday night. Emergencies were declared for 29 municipalities in the Santander Department where multiple rivers topped their banks. [35] The government of Taiwan donated 800 tons of rice to the areas expected to be impacted by the storm. (CNN)Hurricane Iota has made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 major hurricane after pummeling the Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia. [79], As of November 25, 2.5 million people had limited or no access to health services due to impacts. Iota made landfall in Nicaragua as a "catastrophic" Category 5 hurricane Monday, threatening to deliver more drenching rains and fierce winds to … Jump to navigation Jump to search Hurricane Iota Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2020. Two field hospitals and 4,000 tents were to be set up on the island. Hurricane Iota's landfall location is approximately 15 miles south of where Hurricane Eta made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on November 3rd. Rainfall accumulations throughout Central America are expected to be high, with Honduras, northern Nicaragua, Guatemala and southern Belize seeing between 8 and 16 inches and isolated accumulations of 20 to 30 inches possible in northeast Nicaragua and northern Honduras, according to the advisory. Hurricane Iota made landfall at 10:40 p.m. EST in Nicaragua, with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, about 2 mph shy of Category 5 status. Iota is expected to be even more devastating than Hurricane Eta, which ravaged Central America less than two weeks ago. Iota then rapidly weakened as it moved inland, dissipating on November 18. Duque stated that a plan for the complete reconstruction of Providencia's infrastructure was to be drawn up within 100 days and that all of the destroyed housing would be rebuilt by 2022. [36] On November 17, at least 30 people were buried in a landslide in Macizo de Penas Blancas, and a boy was found buried. While the full extent of the damage from Eta won't be known for a while, the powerful storm, combined with the coronavirus pandemic, may have effects that last for years. Iota made landfall in northeastern Nicaragua at 10:40 p.m. Eastern time Monday as a Category 4 storm, with wind speeds up to about 155 miles per hour, according to the hurricane center. [24] As Iota was moving ashore, Puerto Cabezas airport reported sustained winds of 72 knots (85 mph; 135 km/h) with gusts to 98 knots (115 mph; 180 km/h) at 02:53 UTC on November 17. Iota is the 30th named storm of the record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which has seen more named storms than any other, The Associated Press notes. A hurricane warning is in effect for the coast of Nicaragua from the Honduras/Nicaragua border to Sandy Bay Sirpi, and the northeastern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca to the Nicaragua border, according to the hurricane center. Various concrete and wooden houses were reduced to rubble. #Iota is now a Category 5 #hurricane with max winds of 160 mph. Iota is the strongest Atlantic hurricane of the year and only the second November hurricane to reach category five - the last was in 1932. After growing to a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Iota weakened to a Category 4 as it made landfall in Nicaragua. Costa Rica and Panama should also see about 4 to 8 inches, with up to 12 inches possible in some areas. Powerful winds uprooted numerous trees, some of which fell on homes, and several homes lost their roof. Mudslides and downed trees were also reported in portions of the country. The Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport is expected to be remained closed until mid-December. News November 17, 2020 Hurricane Iota slams Central America as Category 4 The powerful storm made landfall overnight just 15 miles from where Eta … Hurricane Iota, the second Category 4 landfall in less than two weeks in Central America, unleashed destructive winds, more inundating rain and storm … At 18:00 UTC on November 8, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began to monitor the Central Caribbean for a tropical wave forecasted to enter the area and potentially become a low-pressure area within a few days. Donations worth hundreds of millions of USD have been given to affected countries. 185,000 people have been displaced. Iota first impacted the islands of San Andres and Providencia, which have been part of Colombia for centuries, but are geographically closer to Central America than to the Colombian mainland. Iota is just the second Atlantic category 5 hurricane recorded in November in the Atlantic, the other being the 1932 Cuba hurricane, at category 5 strength from November 5-8, 1932. Iota made landfall in Nicaragua late Monday as a powerful and "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, bringing with it catastrophic winds … Hurricane Iota rapidly strengthened Monday into a Category 5 storm that is likely to bring catastrophic damage to the same part of Central America already battered by a powerful Hurricane … Iota is the strongest Atlantic hurricane of the year and only the second November hurricane to reach category five - the last was in 1932. Iota is the strongest Atlantic hurricane of the year and only the second November hurricane to reach category five - the last was in 1932. [17] They also found intense lightning in Iota's southwest eyewall along with hail, which is extremely rare for a hurricane, given the warm temperatures that are present in those storms. The storm recorded maximum sustained winds near 155 mph upon landfall. Iota was a Category 5 storm with 160 mph … https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/16/weather/hurricane-iota-monday [39], The Government of El Salvador opened 1,000 shelters with a capacity for 30,000 people. Hurricane Iota space views show record-breaking Category 5 monster. [37][38], Approximately 80,000 people were evacuated from flood-prone areas. Iota caused severe damage to areas of Central America already devastated by Hurricane Eta just less than two weeks prior. [49] The worst damage took place in the Mohán sector of Dabeiba where landslides killed three people, injured 20, and left eight others missing. [50], An estimated 70 percent of Cartagena saw flooding due to the direct effects of Iota,[51] affecting an estimated 155,000 people. Iota's landfall location was approximately 15 miles (25 km) south of where Hurricane Eta made landfall on November 3. [1][2][3][4] As many as 41 people are currently missing. [63] One person was killed on the island. CNN's Madeline Holcombe, Gene Norman and Robert Shackelford contributed to this report. Hurricane Iota made landfall as a Category 5 storm in Colombia on Monday, killing one person and damaging at least 98% of the infrastructure in the island of Providencia. [35] On November 18, the Government of Colombia pledged 500 billion pesos (US$136 million) for recovery efforts in Bolívar and Cartagena. Hurricane Iota continued to quickly strengthen as it tracked toward Central America on Sunday. [77] Nicaragua's army had sent 100 rescuers to a site where a landslide caused damage. Hurricane Iota has made landfall in Nicaragua as a powerful, potentially catastrophic Category 4 storm. Hurricane Iota makes landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 with 155 mph winds. The wave subsequently entered the Eastern Caribbeanby 06:00 UTC on November 10 and moved westward into a more conducive environment for development. Eta’s torrential rains saturated the soil in the region, leaving it prone to new landslides and floods, and that the storm surge could reach 15 to … The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies emphasized the risk of widespread flooding and landslides as soils were completely saturated. [52] Numerous homes were damaged or destroyed by floods and landslides. Seawater rose up to 9.8 ft (3 m). [78] About 1,000 food kits will be delivered, as well as recreational activities for sheltered children. Hurricane "Iota" strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane -- peak winds of 260 km/h (160 mph) -- on November 16, 2020, as it was passing over the Colombian Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, making it the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and the strongest-ever to hit Colombia. Cumulative total across the three states were nearly 297,000 affected people, as well as almost 59,000 homes being damaged. Before it weakened, Iota was the first Category 5 storm of this record-breaking hurricane season and is threatening many areas of Central America that are still recovering from the devastating effects of. [48], Heavy rains associated with a tropical wave and Iota caused extensive damage in Colombia. [35] An estimated 100,000 people remained isolated across Honduras in the aftermath of Hurricane Eta as Iota made landfall. [36] Some residents feared starvation while residing in shelters as Eta largely destroyed the region's crops. [20] At 15:00 UTC, Iota intensified further to reach its peak intensity as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 917 mb (27.08 inHg). Category 4 Hurricane Iota made landfall along the northeastern coast of Nicaragua, about 15 miles from where Eta made landfall as a Category 4 just 13 days earlier. By November 17, nearly half of the outages were restored.