From the National Hurricane Center:
Update: Tropical Storm #Eta has made landfall on Lower Matecumbe Key Florida at 11pm EST. The maximum sustained winds were 65 mph (100 km/h) with a minimum central pressure of 991 mb. More: https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/FEQHejP1SF
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) November 9, 2020
All U.S. tropical alerts have been discontinued. However, a Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for the Cuban provinces of La Habana, Artemisa, Mayabeque, Pinar del Rio, and the Isle of Youth.
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?⚠️??⚠️?#Eta will continue to make the Monday morning commute very difficult across much of South Florida.If you come across #flooding, remember…#TurnAroundDontDrown pic.twitter.com/mFeKkcfGgi
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) November 9, 2020
The latest intensity forecast now has Eta remaining at Tropical Storm strength through the week.
Tropical Storm Eta has 50 mph winds and is moving to the southwest at 9 mph. The central pressure is at 995 millibars.
Here are the key messages regarding Eta:
Eta made its first landfall as a category 4 hurricane with winds sustained at 140 mph just south of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua on Tuesday, November 3rd around 4:00 pm ET. Last weekend, Eta became the 28th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season. Eta has never before been used as a tropical cyclone name. The last named storm of the 2005 season—the only other year the Greek alphabet has been used to name tropical systems—was Zeta.
With Eta becoming the fifth major hurricane of the Atlantic 2020 season here’s a look back at the year so far:
While somewhat unusual, there have been several landfalling hurricanes during the month of November.
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