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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The record-breaking hurricane season continues with Tropical Storm Eta becoming the 12th named storm to make landfall in the United States. Prior to 2020, the most named storms to make landfall in the US in a single hurricane season was 9 in 1916. According to the National Hurricane Center, Eta is located less than 50 miles north-northwest of the Florida Keys. It has maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour….

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ, Associated Press HAVANA — A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta sliced across Cuba on Sunday and was aimed at the southern tip of Florida, where officials braced for a storm that could hit at hurricane force after leaving scores of dead and over 100 missing in Mexico and Central America. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said declared hurricane and storm surge warnings for the Keys from Ocean Reef to the Dry…

PURULHA, Guatemala — A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta made landfall in Cuba Sunday and was aimed at the southern tip of Florida, where a hurricane warning was posted for a storm that has left dozens dead and over 100 missing in Central America, where it hit last week as a major hurricane. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm could become a hurricane before reaching the Florida Keys and it declared hurricane…

PURULHA, Guatemala — A strengthened Tropical Storm Eta made landfall on Cuba early Sunday and had its sights set on the southern tip of Florida after leaving dozens dead and over 100 missing in Central America, where it hit last week as a major hurricane. Eta breached Cuba even as searchers in Guatemala were still digging for people believed buried by a massive, rain-fueled landslide. Authorities say 15 people are confirmed dead and at least…

Hurricane Eta is rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea. It is now a major Category 4 storm with sustained winds at 150 miles per hour. The storm is and threatening to bring catastrophic wind damage, life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding, and landslides to Central America. As of 4 a.m. EST, the National Hurricane Center said Eta had maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour and is traveling west-southwest at just 5 miles per hour….

By Kirk Semple and Austin Ramzy, New York Times Hurricane Eta lashed Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast Tuesday morning, unleashing heavy rainfall and intense winds, knocking out power, causing flooding and tearing corrugated metal roofs off homes in one of the country’s poorest regions, Nicaraguan officials said. Despite the storm’s ferocity, however, Guillermo González, director of the country’s emergency management agency, said in a news conference that there had been no reports of injuries or deaths, The…

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Dangerously powerful Hurricane Eta churned toward Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast with potentially devastating winds, while heavy rains thrown off by its storm bands already were causing rivers to overflow across Central America. The Category 4 hurricane had sustained winds of 150 mph (240 kph), and the U.S. National Hurricane Center said it was likely to maintain that strength until making landfall Tuesday. It was centered about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of Puerto…

Hurricane Eta is rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea. It is now a major Category 4 storm with sustained winds at 150 miles per hour. The storm is and threatening to bring catastrophic wind damage, life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding, and landslides to Central America. As of 4 p.m. EST, the National Hurricane Center said Eta had maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour and is traveling west-southwest at 7 miles per hour. This…

Hurricane Eta is rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea. It is now a major Category 4 storm with sustained winds at 130 miles per hour. The storm is and threatening to bring catastrophic wind damage, life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding, and landslides to Central America. As of 4 p.m. EST, the National Hurricane Center said Eta had maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour and is traveling west-southwest at 9 miles per hour. This…

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Hurricane Eta erupted quickly into a potentially catastrophic major hurricane Monday as it headed for Central America, where forecasters warned of massive flooding and landslides across a vulnerable region. Eta had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph) and was located about 85 miles (135 kilometers) east of the Nicaragua-Honduras border, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was moving west at 9 mph (15 kph). It said the Category 3…

Hurricane Eta is rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and threatening to bring life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding, and landslides to Central America.

Hurricane Eta is rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and threatening to bring life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding, and landslides to Central America. According to the National Hurricane Center, Eta has maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour. It is located 140 miles east of Honduras and Nicaragua and traveling west at 10 miles per hour. Eta is expected to continuing strengthening. It could be a major storm by the time it makes landfall…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Hurricane Eta formed in the Caribbean Sea overnight and is expected to bring heavy rain, wind and storm surge to Central America. When Eta developed into a tropical storm Saturday night, it was the first time the name had ever been used. There has never been a tropical storm, or hurricane, named Eta in history. Eta is the 28th named Atlantic storm this season, tying the previous 2005 record for…

Rain-heavy Tropical Storm Eta strengthened rapidly Sunday while heading for a drenching collision with Central America, as the Atlantic hurricane system tied the record for the most named storms. Eta had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph Sunday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. It was centered about 245 miles east of the Nicaragua-Honduras border and was heading westward at 14 mph (22 kph). Forecasters expected Eta to become a hurricane during the night…