"This is a life-threatening situation," the National Hurricane Center said, urging people to take precautions against the risk of flooding. Tropical storm warnings extend inland to an area just south of Montgomery, Ala. A hurricane warning was issued early Tuesday morning from Morgan City, La., eastward to the Mississippi/Alabama border — a warning area that includes New Orleans. The storm should be at hurricane strength as it reaches the central Gulf Coast later Wednesday. Zeta Triggers Hurricane Warning For New Orleans, As Gulf Coast Awaits Storm, As COVID-19 Cases Surge In Wisconsin, Health Workers Brace For More, Judge Orders Richmond’s Robert E. Lee Statue Can Be Removed, New Study Points To Invisible Killer Of Infants, NXIVM Cult Leader Sentenced To 120 Years In Prison, Gainesville Businesses Prepare For UF Virtual Family Weekend, Hurricane Sally Carved New Possible Nesting Sites For Endangered Shorebirds, The Point, Oct. 27, 2020: U.S. Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett To Supreme Court, ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Returns To A Struggling High Dive, The Point, Oct. 26, 2020: Ocala’s Police Chief Was Killed Sunday In A Plane Crash, ‘Souls To The Polls’ Events Hope To Mobilize Black Voters Across Florida, Ocala Police Chief Greg Graham Killed When Plane He Was Piloting Crashed, The Lede: Activism and Involvement (Season II – Episode VIII), ‘Dude, I’m Done’: When Politics Tears Families And Friendships Apart. Hurricane WARNING: Florida to be directly hit by cyclone STRONGER than Dorian - MAP A HURRICANE stronger than Dorian could smash into the US state of Florida, a horrifying map has revealed. “Zeta” the 26th named storm in the 20… A hurricane warning is in effect from Morgan City, Louisiana to the Mississippi/Alabama border and includes New Orleans.
To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Drier air in the Gulf of Mexico should sap some of the storm’s strength, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said Sunday, downgrading Zeta to tropical storm status as it makes landfall somewhere along the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. The tropical storm should stay well west of Tampa Bay, and is only expected to have a minimal impact on local weather. On Saturday, Gov. The forecast calls for a 30 percent chance of rain Monday, with temperatures well above normal for most of the work week. Forecasters predict that Zeta will continue to strengthen in the next 48 hours. A hurricane watch is issued 48 hours in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds. Zeta moving into the Gulf of Mexico, as seen on satellite early Tuesday. Copyright 2020 NPR. Isaias is located about 195 miles (320 km) south-southeast of Nassau, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 km/h), the Miami-based … Tropical Storm WARNING: An announcement that tropical storm conditions (sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph) are expected within the specified coastal area within 36 hours. That's far from all, though. Zeta formed in the Caribbean early Sunday, becoming the 27th named storm of this busy Atlantic storm season.

By then, Zeta could already be at hurricane strength, the National Weather Service said Sunday. It is the 27th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic storm season, tying the record of named storms set in 2005. It could reach the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Zeta early next week. As the 27th-named storm of the Atlantic season, it's also one storm short of the record for the most named storms in a single Atlantic season: The record currently belongs to the 2005 season with 28 named storms.

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Zeta fell back to a strong tropical storm early Tuesday as it passed over the Yucatan Peninsula.

Zeta prompts hurricane watch for Yucatán Peninsula; Florida in its cone The 27th named Atlantic storm of the year ties a record. La Niña is here. Hurricane WATCH: An announcement that hurricane conditions (sustained winds of 74 mph or higher) are possible somewhere within the specified coastal area. Hurricane updates and news for Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Estero and more of the Southwest Florida area. The 2005 hurricane season is the most active and destructive on record, generating a record 15 hurricanes in one year, including seven major hurricanes — any storm of Category 3 strength of above.

Because of the counter-clockwise rotation of air around an area of low pressure, that also means that colder air is expected to continue to filter into the Northeast. The 27th named Atlantic storm of the year ties a record.

Would you like to receive local news notifications on your desktop? "Strengthening is expected later tonight and early Saturday, and Isaias is forecast to remain a hurricane for the next couple of days," the NHC said. ORLANDO, Fla. - Warnings have been issued for parts of Florida as Tropical Storm Zeta prepares to restrengthen into a hurricane and pound the … Prior record for earliest Atlantic 27th named storm formation was November 29, 2005. pic.twitter.com/9ugeQDkvx5, HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE: Get ready and stay informed at tampabay.com/hurricane, PREPARE FOR COVID-19 AND THE STORM: The CDC's tips for this pandemic-hurricane season, PREPARE YOUR STUFF: Get your documents and your data ready for a storm, BUILD YOUR KIT: The stuff you’ll need to stay safe — and comfortable — for the storm, PROTECT YOUR PETS: Your pets can’t get ready for a storm. “While the current NHC forecast indicates that the system should weaken below hurricane strength before landfall, users are reminded that strong tropical storms can still produce significant storm surge, rainfall and wind impacts along the northern Gulf Coast,” senior hurricane specialist Stacy Stewart said in the latest Hurricane Center advisory. Louisiana was hit hard by deadly Hurricane Delta earlier this month.

After emerging into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, the storm is expected to regain strength and become a hurricane once again.