2020 atlantic hurricane season

Powerful Hurricane Iota made landfall on Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast late Monday, threatening catastrophic damage to the same part of Central America already battered by equally strong Hurricane Eta less than two weeks ago. Iota had intensified into an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm early in the day, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center said it weakened slightly to Category 4,…

Meteorologist Ryan Phillips has the latest on Hurricane Iota

Meteorologist Angie Lassman has the latest on Hurricane Iota.

Hurricane Iota has strengthened to a Category 5, and the storm is expected to cause life-threatening storm surge in parts of Central America.

A fast-strengthening Hurricane Iota is sweeping over the western Caribbean and has become a very dangerous Category 4 storm early Monday as it heads for the same part of Central American battered by a similarly powerful Hurricane Eta just over a week ago.

Hurricane Iota continues to rapidly strengthen as it approaches Central America and is expected to become an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 Hurricane by Monday. Iota was already a record-breaking system, being the 30th named storm of this year’s extraordinarily busy Atlantic hurricane season. Such activity has focused attention on climate change, which scientists say is causing wetter, stronger and more…

Angie Lassman has the latest on Hurricane Iota, which is expected to impact Central America.

Tropical Storm Iota is brewing in the Caribbean Sea and threatening a second major hurricane for Nicaragua and Honduras

Adam Berg has the latest on Iota, which is forecast to approach Central America soon.

Tropical Storm Iota formed Friday in the Caribbean and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches Central America. Iota was located 350 miles south-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center’s most recent update. The NHC said Iota could bring dangerous wind, storm surge and rainfall impacts to…

South Florida will still be dodging raindrops to start the weekend, but the wet weather begins to go away in your First Alert Doppler 6000 forecast.

City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez held a press conference Monday to address how officials were handling damage that resulted from Tropical Storm Eta bringing heavy rains and winds to South Florida. Suarez said that by Monday morning, the city had received 50 service calls related to Eta, 15 reports of downed wires, and multiple reports of downed trees, mostly…

Torrential rain from Tropical Storm Eta caused dangerous flooding across South Florida’s most densely populated urban areas on Monday after it made landfall in the Florida Keys. Cars were stranded and entire neighborhoods were swamped as flash floods rose in areas where the water had no place to drain. The system’s wide reach and heavy rains posed a serious...

Canals overflowing throughout South Florida caused flooding headaches Monday, with the water pouring into the street. NBC 6’s Derrick Lewis reports

NBC 6 has team coverage after the tropical storm made landfall late Sunday night while Miami’s mayor spoke with the media about flooding and power outages in the area.

NBC 6 has team coverage after the tropical storm made landfall late Sunday night in the Florida Keys, causing widespread flooding as far north as Broward County.

Rescue crews in Lauderhill were able to save a driver who drove their vehicle into a canal during Tropical Storm Eta Sunday evening. The dramatic moment caught on camera off Northwest 21st Street showed the danger of driving through flooded roadways. Fire rescue officials said the car hit the water and drifted 50 yards before sinking. Divers from Plantation Fire…

Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach county public schools will not hold any classes Monday. The decision was made due to dangerous weather conditions as a result of Tropical Storm Eta, which was forecast to bring heavy rains and winds as it passed by South Florida. On Sunday evening, Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie announced on Twitter that school would be canceled…

Tropical Storm Eta, which made landfall in the Keys, brought heavy rain that caused serious flooding, dangerous storm surge, and strong winds that triggered power outages in South Florida. Eta struck Lower Matecumbe Key at around 11 p.m. Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. Eta is currently 45 miles north-northwest of Key West and 65 miles south of…