Tropical Storm Eta (2020)
Created: Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 16:05
Categories: Emergency Response & Recovery, Natural Disasters
November 12, 2020
Tropical Storm Eta made landfall in Cedar Key, Florida early this morning and is moving quickly over the northern part of the state. Eta is bringing heavy rain and storm surge that is resulting in flooding, especially in low-lying areas. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports localized bands of heavy rainfall will continue to impact portions of Florida today, resulting in isolated flash and urban flooding, especially across previously inundated areas. The NHC adds that minor river flooding is expected across portions of western Florida into the weekend. Eta is expected to move over the Atlantic Ocean by early this afternoon and move parallel to but offshore of the Carolinas tonight and early Friday. Still, there is an elevated flash flood potential from Florida to Virginia due to Eta.
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WaterISAC has also uploaded FEMA’s Daily Operations Briefing, which discusses Eta.
November 10, 2020
Tropical Storm Eta made landfall in the upper Florida Keys on Sunday night, bringing heavy rains and flooding that extended into South Florida. Eta has since moved into the Gulf of Mexico but now threatens to make landfall late this week or over the weekend somewhere along the Gulf Coast in an area that stretches from the Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) advises interests in this area to continue to monitor Eta’s progress and to be prepared for impacts that would include rain, wind, and storm surge.
Flooding from heavy rainfall was significant in South Florida into Monday. From 10 to 16 inches of rain doused some locations, including Miramar, Florida, which measured 17.78 inches and Hollywood, Florida, which picked up 14.47 inches as of Tuesday morning. Numerous roads were flooded in Fort Lauderdale and Miami. As of Monday morning, over 30,000 customers were without power in Florida, with a majority of those outages centered in Broward and Miami-Dade. By Tuesday morning, power outages were below 8,000.
Read the advisories and articles at:
WaterISAC has also uploaded FEMA’s Daily Operations Briefing, which discusses Eta.
Additionally, Subtropical Storm Theta formed in the eastern Atlanta Ocean last night. It is the 29th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, breaking the record of 28 set in 2005. At this time Theta does not pose a threat to the U.S. Read the article at the Weather Channel.