/tags/hurricane-season-2020 Hurricane Season 2020 en-US WLRN Wed, 12 May 2021 16:25:33 GMT /news/2021-05-12/2020s-monster-hurricane-season-still-has-surprises In a postseason review of last year's hurricane season, NOAA meteorologists upgrade Zeta to a "major" Category 3 storm. It hit New Orleans and southeast Louisiana on Oct. 28. Wed, 12 May 2021 16:25:33 GMT /news/2021-05-12/2020s-monster-hurricane-season-still-has-surprises Greg Allen /2020-11-30/2020s-hurricane-season-is-officially-over-is-it-a-sign-of-things-to-come The season, which formally ends every Nov. 30, produced a stunning 30 named storms — breaking the 2005 record of 28. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 18:03:57 GMT /2020-11-30/2020s-hurricane-season-is-officially-over-is-it-a-sign-of-things-to-come Alex Harris /2020-11-24/drenching-wet-season-leaves-south-florida-farmers-struggling-with-crop-losses Heavy rains that lingered weeks after the official end of the wet season left farmers struggling with flooded fields and meager crops. Tue, 24 Nov 2020 23:27:32 GMT /2020-11-24/drenching-wet-season-leaves-south-florida-farmers-struggling-with-crop-losses Jenny Staletovich /2020-11-23/what-eta-and-iota-tell-us-about-the-hurricane-future-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean The strongest storms ever to form so late, and so far south, in the Caribbean could force us to revise our expectations about hurricanes in this part of the world. Mon, 23 Nov 2020 22:19:55 GMT /2020-11-23/what-eta-and-iota-tell-us-about-the-hurricane-future-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei /2020-11-17/hurricane-iota-weakening-but-dangerous-slams-an-already-sodden-central-america Iota diminished to a Category 1 hurricane within hours of its landfall in Nicaragua. Still, as the second strong storm to hit the region in as many weeks, Iota bears grave dangers for residents. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:03:23 GMT /2020-11-17/hurricane-iota-weakening-but-dangerous-slams-an-already-sodden-central-america Colin Dwyer /2020-11-17/iota-makes-landfall-in-nicaragua-as-latest-cat-5-to-form-on-record Iota made landfall late Monday evening along the coast of Nicaragua as a category 4 hurricane. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:35:29 GMT /2020-11-17/iota-makes-landfall-in-nicaragua-as-latest-cat-5-to-form-on-record Danielle Prieur /2020-11-16/hurricane-iota-bears-down-on-already-battered-nations-of-central-america Just two weeks after Hurricane Eta dumped heavy rainfall in the region, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and southern Belize are facing an even stronger storm fueled by climate change. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:24:53 GMT /2020-11-16/hurricane-iota-bears-down-on-already-battered-nations-of-central-america Elie Levine, Vanessa Romo, Russell Lewis /2020-11-15/hurricane-iota-continues-to-intensify-as-it-approaches-central-america The storm is expected to make landfall Monday as a Category 4 hurricane. Its arrival comes as the region is still recovering from Hurricane Eta, which killed at least 150 people earlier this month. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 21:39:17 GMT /2020-11-15/hurricane-iota-continues-to-intensify-as-it-approaches-central-america Matthew S. Schwartz, Wynne Davis /2020-11-13/a-soggy-stormy-flooded-south-florida-and-increasing-covid-19-infections It was wet before Tropical Storm Eta hit South Florida with high winds and storms. And the rain kept coming — flooding streets, parking lots and homes. Also, COVID-19 infection rates are climbing and more people are in the hospital with the virus. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 22:46:50 GMT /2020-11-13/a-soggy-stormy-flooded-south-florida-and-increasing-covid-19-infections Tom Hudson /2020-11-13/yet-another-tropical-storm-is-forming-in-the-caribbean-will-it-be-the-last-in-2020 What will become Tropical Storm Iota is following the same early path as Eta. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:12:59 GMT /2020-11-13/yet-another-tropical-storm-is-forming-in-the-caribbean-will-it-be-the-last-in-2020 Carl Lisciandrello