Hurricane #Iota continues to pack maximum winds of 160 mph this afternoon. Category 5!
If you look carefully at the eye of Iota, you can see what are perhaps a few trochoidal "wobbles." The storm is on a collision course with NE Nicaragua.
No direct U.S. impacts from Iota. pic.twitter.com/Kv9hnQwG6R
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) November 16, 2020
Category 5 Hurricane #Iota is getting closer to Nicaragua. Hurricane-force winds should begin in a few hours, with landfall expected this evening. This is a life-threatening situation and please heed the advice of local officials. More on Iota at https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/8LRbA5illL
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) November 16, 2020
Just how strong is Category 5 Hurricane #Iota? Its current central pressure of 917 mb is lower than Hurricane Katrina’s central pressure at the time of its strongest Gulf Coast landfall (Buras, LA. 920 mb). Lower pressure = stronger storm pic.twitter.com/iLQHE19DkU
— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) November 16, 2020
Quiet, calm, cool conditions are expected this week locally. Enjoy! ? pic.twitter.com/IEw3hkvigy
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) November 16, 2020
