Charles Darwin Notebooks Worth Millions Stolen from Library? Sept. 11-12, 1971, holds the record with six tropical cyclones active at once in the Atlantic, Klotzbach tweeted. It’s the most active Atlantic season on … The 2020 tropics were off to an early start with Arthur and Bertha forming before the official start of hurricane season, June 1. More than 400,000 people in Nicaragua were affected by the storm as it made landfall near Haulover, Tuesday as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds near 155 mph. The nine mainland U.S. landfalls tie 1916 for the most on record in a season, according to Dr. Phil Klotzbach, a tropical scientist at Colorado State University. Twenty-two of the 25 storms through Oct. 5 had their earliest formation date on record. (NOAA/GOES-East) These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.". Type at least three characters to start auto complete. By Madeline Holcombe, Amir Vera, Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, Updated 0320 GMT (1120 HKT) November 18, 2020. The Atlantic had five active tropical cyclones for a brief time on Sept. 14, including Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy and Tropical Depression Twenty-One. A 'dry' monsoon? During most years, hurricane activity would have long since waned by now. Klotzbach said Aug. 15, 1893, was the only other day in which three storms formed on the same calendar day. CNN's Stefano Pozzebon, Hollie Silverman, Gene Norman and Robert Shackelford contributed to this report. "We mourn, though, the loss of two people.". Five hurricanes have made landfall in the US this year -- the most since 2005 -- … Live hurricane tracker, latest maps & forecasts for Atlantic & Pacific tropical cyclones, including Disturbance 99L, Tropical Cyclone Nivar. Dozens of people in the remote Guatemalan village of San Cristobal remain missing after a landslide swept through last week, leaving mud 50 feet deep in some places. Monster Sinkhole in Florida Swallows Pool, Forces Families to Flee, Cold or Flu? Iota is the strongest hurricane and 30th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic season, the most since modern record keeping began (breaking the previous record of 28 set in 2005.) Five hurricanes have made landfall in the US this year -- the most since 2005 -- … It will continue inland into Nicaragua on Tuesday afternoon before moving into southern Honduras late Tuesday. Four adults and two minors are dead, according to Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo. Eta became the latest storm of the Atlantic hurricane season on Saturday. Hurricane Delta is likely to break this record as the 10th U.S. landfall later this week. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM. Iota was downgraded to a Category 4 storm as it made landfall and is currently moving west at 12 mph, the. Its landfall was just 15 miles south of where Hurricane Eta struck. How Winter Fashion Has Changed in 100 Years (PHOTOS), Eerie Vintage Photos of People Battling the Flu. People try to recover belongings amid mud after the passage of Hurricane Eta as they prepare to evacuate the Omonita neighborhood in El Progreso, Yoro department, Honduras. Hurricane Delta was the 25th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. People from San Rafael colony in Honduras prepare for the water shortage as they cross the Ulua River to evacuate Monday. Nine named storms have made a mainland U.S. landfall this season, and four of those were hurricanes. Hurricane Delta is likely to break this record as the 10th U.S. landfall later this week. That was followed by Subtropical Storm Alpha developing just prior to landfall in Portugal, and then Tropical Storm Beta spinning up in the Gulf of Mexico. Iota should dissipate near El Salvador by Wednesday night, the Hurricane Center said on Tuesday afternoon. More than 3.6 million people across Central America have been affected by the storm to varying degrees, the Red Cross said earlier this week. Local mayor Jorge Norberto Gari Hooker had ordered a total curfew from Sunday evening and set up 15 municipal shelters for population to hunker down in. Tracks of the nine U.S. landfalls so far in 2020, and areas that have been in hurricane (purple) and tropical storm (red) warnings so far. The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. Hurricane Sally swirls near the Gulf Coast (top left) as Hurricane Paulette moves away from Bermuda and other systems swirl in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 15, 2020. Those storms have set several records through early October. Iota is expected to be further downgraded to a tropical depression Tuesday evening. On November 3. The storm is currently 35 miles (55 km) southeast of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and has maximum wind speeds of 50 mph (80 kph), according to NHC's 6 p.m. advisory. The storm hovered for days over Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala, with heavy rains creating flooding and landslides that wiped out entire communities. In Columbia, at least two people have died and one is missing, according to Colombian President Ivan Duque. Hurricane Delta was the 25th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Over 62,000 people in the Central American nation have been moved into 683 government shelters following the storm, the country's government said on national television Tuesday. Iota will be the second major hurricane to hit the area in as many weeks. An inhabitant of the Nuevo Paraiso neighborhood on the island of Belen walks on a flooded area after the passage of Hurrican Iota on November 17, 2020 in Cartagena, Colombia. Arkansas Will Pay $10,000 If You Move There. Use escape to clear. (CNN)Iota is now considered the strongest storm to hit Nicaragua in the country's history and has killed six people, according to the Nicaraguan government. Take control of your data. At least two people are dead and one is missing, "We are glad that, thanks to our preparations and the measures we took, the community of Providencia has not been affected by a huge death toll," Duque said.