... here's the list of hurricane names for the 2020 season. Updated on: November 5, 2020 / 12:53 PM The potentially 26th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season is expected to become a hurricane by the end of the week with Bermuda likely bearing the brunt of it. There are at least six Florida counties currently under a hurricane warning, Gov. A hurricane was coming, but it didn’t look or sound like it in South Florida. The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center is below, and you can track Isaias here. Isaias continues to head toward the US. The NHC said Isaias is "expected to re-strengthen to a hurricane overnight while it approaches the southeast coast of Florida.". That’s a distance of nearly 300 coastal miles. Recktenwald said that while this is a smaller storm, it is going to be much closer and might be right up on the coast. Should this system become a tropical storm, the next name on the 2019 hurricane and tropical storm naming list is Chantal. Regardless of exact track, Eta will bring a stretch of very wet weather across South Florida from Friday through early next week. Palm Beach County has issued a voluntary evacuation order for Zone A, DeSantis said. While some intensification is likely, it will be limited, at least initially, because Eta will have to contend with some dry air, upper-level wind shear, interaction with the landmass of Cuba, and limited time. Although it is too early to know if and where another landfall could take place, some guidance suggests yet another Gulf Coast landfall is possible by the middle of next week. However, storm is forecast to restrengthen into a hurricane overnight. Although it's unclear if it will make landfall, it is plausible that it will. ET Thursday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. 2020 hurricane outlook. By Saturday the system will cross over Cuba, likely as a tropical storm, and then head toward South Florida. ... making 2020 … If it regains hurricane strength, that would break the record for most landfalling U.S. hurricanes. NHC's latest forecast is below, and you can follow Isaias' path here. The storm then could move along the coasts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states from Tuesday into Wednesday. The only other time CSU researchers predicted 20 or more storms was in their August update of the record-breaking 2005 season. If Eta makes landfall along the U.S. coastline, it would break the record for the most named storms to make a U.S. landfall in a season, at 12. Isaias is still a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. So what happens after that? One storm is currently forecast to hit near the Texas-Louisiana border; the other could reach the Florida Panhandle. Tracks on #Eta split between FL Keys landfall and mainland South Florida landfall Monday-ish. Isaias was downgraded to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph earlier today. Jeff Berardelli is CBS News' meteorologist and climate specialist. This hurricane season, there were 30 named storms, 13 hurricanes and six of … TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (The News Service of Florida) --- With nearly 180,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses slated to head this way, Gov. The system is forecast to keep dumping torrential rains and cause flash flooding. Most likely Eta will either be a strong tropical storm or even a low-end hurricane. / CBS News. The governors of Florida, North Carolina and Virginia have declared states of emergency, allowing officials to move resources and equipment for recovery. #Zeta becomes the 11th named storm and 6th hurricane to make U.S. landfall in 2020. Ron DeSantis said during a hurricane briefing today. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed in the Atlantic on Wednesday and is on track to become the first hurricane of the 2020 season. Some models show a direct hit, while others show a glancing blow over the Florida Keys. The National Hurricane Center is predicting a potential storm surge of two to four feet "from Jupiter Inlet all the way up to Ponte Vedra in Northeast Florida," said DeSantis. For the first time this hurricane season Florida is in the projected path of an expected tropical storm. While Isaias was downgraded to a tropical storm this afternoon, the National Hurricane center forecasts it will restrengthen into a Category 1 hurricane overnight. Hurricane tracking maps, current sea temperatures, and more. Later this week, Eta will begin to feel the influence of upper-level steering to its north causing the storm to make a hard right turn, pushing it back over the hot northern Caribbean waters. By Fernando Alfonso III and Meg Wagner, CNN. Klotzbach said the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has had 51 days of named storms. Police and lifeguards inform people that the beach and boardwalk are closed in Lantana as Tropical Storm Isaias crawls up the Florida coast on Sunday, August 2, 2020. It was forecast to lose some strength before coming ashore on Florida's west coast as a tropical storm Thursday morning. Eta was the first storm of the 2020 season to make landfall in Florida. The latest forecast shows the storm traveling close to Florida's Atlantic coast tomorrow, but it's still not clear if it will make landfall. Storm season 2020: Florida prepares for hurricane season amid coronavirus pandemic . "So for coastal Volusia County, we are under a hurricane warning, we are under a storm surge watch. Gulf waters are still warm enough for Eta to once again regain strength. Keep up with the latest hurricane watches and warnings with AccuWeather's Hurricane Center. And also we have an interior Volusia County tropical storm watch," he added. Well if you wanted to find an omen today, here it is. "FPL has nearly 10,000 workers deployed and ready to respond, including more than 6500 line and vegetation personnel," DeSantis said. #Zeta becomes the 11th named storm and 6th hurricane to make U.S. landfall in 2020. You can follow the latest on Isaias on CNN Weather. ... For example, in 2018, the Category 5 Hurricane Michael tore into Florida’s Panhandle, resulting in 16 deaths and $25 billion in damage ⁠— including 93% of the buildings in Mexico Beach, Florida. You may have a bankruptcy option, California Privacy/Information We Collect. But a landfall in Florida can't yet be ruled out, CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar said. If these systems develop, they'll become Tropical Storms Laura and Marco. Tracking Hurricane paths and possible impacts for the Florida area. Isaias is pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs, according to the Atlantic Basin Storm Name Pronunciations guide. pic.twitter.com/gOrzIQs837. The storm was a Category 1 hurricane as it moved through the Bahamas earlier today. Officially, the Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1 and runs until Nov. 30. "We will start seeing impacts from the storm tonight" and into Sunday, DeSantis said. Florida Power and Light have prepositioned workers in 16 staging areas on the east coast ahead of the storm, DeSantis said. At times it falls down below hurricane-force winds and then a short time later it's back up in those 74 to 75 miles an hour wind range," said Judge. Hopefully, clearing by seven o'clock Monday morning.". ET advisory. Don’t worry just yet, we don’t have any hurricanes on the radar anytime soon. Eta is the 12th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane … As of Thursday morning, Eta was over Honduras and moving northwest. Flooding and destruction brought by Storm Eta. 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Heavy rain and gusty winds are possible across the … "The worst conditions will be 11 p.m., give or take an hour, Sunday night, and then through the night. Both are seasonal records (the 6 hurricane landfalls ties with 1985 and 1886). The 2020 hurricane season continues its relentless onslaught as Eta, the 28th named storm of the season, lashes Central America with torrential rains and whipping winds. ET Sunday. It is still uncertain how strong Eta will be and the degree to which the storm will impact South Florida. by Brittney Miller Jun 19, 2020. Isaias is the Atlantic's earliest on record to begin with an "I." As Tropical Storm Isaias heads toward Florida, Volusia County issued an evacuation order for the Barrier Island and people living in mobile homes near the coast, effective at 8 a.m. Looks like a drencher of a tropical storm but there is some chance it may reach low-end hurricane status... then it likely heads back out into the Gulf where... stay tuned! Judge said they are expecting low-end hurricane-force winds right along the coast. After the storm passes South Florida, most models then show it snaking back westward into the Gulf of Mexico early next week. The last time the economy cratered, in the Great Recession, the state enjoyed a fortunate drought of storms. Ron DeSantis told Floridians to expect power outages, even in a tropical storm. ET, August 1, 2020 Isaias is still expected to strengthen into a hurricane overnight Isaias is still a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center's 8 … Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Isaias has weakened to a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. Sixteen counties in Florida have declared a state of emergency, the governor said. The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on two areas of disturbed weather over the Atlantic Ocean Monday. Hurricanes. Florida could see heavy rain and strong winds by the end of the week from a system that is expected to become Tropical Storm Isaias. The hurricane as of Friday morning had maximum sustained winds of 75 miles-per-hour and it was expected to remain that way for the next few days as it moves towards Florida… The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be more active than usual, according to an outlook released Thursday by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a … But, hurricane season is fast approaching, and there are quite a few hurricane predictions that we should keep in mind. The National Weather Service said Isaias is "expected to re-strengthen to a hurricane overnight while it approaches the Southeast coast of Florida.". Heavy rain from Isaias could reach South Florida by Saturday morning, the hurricane center said. The hurricane center said it "will likely degenerate to a remnant low or trough of low pressure" Thursday morning. The ninth named storm of the year is headed for the Florida coastline, but unlike its predecessor, Hanna, this time the pronunciation isn't as clear — at least to non-native Spanish speakers. https://t.co/67OcylQApe pic.twitter.com/jqugxzS8Iu. Tropical-storm force winds extended 150 … © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. The 2020 Hurricane Season Isn’t Coming to Play: What You Should Know About Florida’s Outlook. We’re also … On this path at least two more landfalls seem likely: Cuba on Sunday and possibly South Florida on Monday. Check out these 2020 hurricane predictions in Florida. As of the most recent advisory released Tuesday at 5 … A relentless 2020 hurricane season is coming to an end and many people are breathing a sigh of relief. The predicted track of what Tropical Storm #Eta pic.twitter.com/NjT8TqXXNm, First published on November 4, 2020 / 4:44 PM. "There is some fluctuation and has been, and will be as we monitor this storm. The NHC says South Florida could still begin feeling tropical storm-force winds beginning Monday morning. — Hurricane Tracker App (@hurrtrackerapp) May 8, 2020 Regardless, the system will produce heavy rain and wind gusts to tropical storm force — 39 mph or higher — in South Florida … A tropical depression formed off the east coast of Florida on Saturday and could become the first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. "We have hurricane warnings in effect from Boca Raton to the Volusia-Flagler County line, DeSantis said. The next names on the 2020 hurricane list are Paulette and Rene. Remember: While Isaias was downgraded to a tropical storm this afternoon, the National Hurricane center forecasts it will restrengthen into a Category 1 hurricane overnight. The latest forecast shows Isaias continuing to move northwest toward Florida this evening. Please enable JavaScript for a better experience. Depending on the track, over a foot of rain seems likely in some spots. Shelters will open at 8 a.m. Sunday. So far, Eta has been blamed for at least eight deaths. Trump: Top White House personnel won't be among first vaccinated, Potentially major hack of government agencies disclosed, Presidential electors will be voting today. WFTV Meteorologist Irene Sans tweeted this video on just how to say it: The forecast track as of this afternoon has Isaias' center moving within miles of Florida's east coast tomorrow. The National Hurricane Center issued that watch for the east coast of Florida … Julius Whigham II @JuliusWhigham Friday May 29, 2020 at 10:48 AM May 29, 2020 at 12:12 PM. The previous record was set on August 7, 2005, part of the busiest hurricane season to date. "The onset of sustained tropical-storm-force winds will occur approximately three o'clock tomorrow," he said. South Florida is now under a Tropical Storm Watch as Tropical Storm Isaias approaches. Eta weakened over land overnight, and the one-time fierce hurricane was a tropical depression as of 10 a.m. The models show the system reorganizing, with some modest restrengthening this weekend over the Caribbean and the Florida Straits, north of Cuba. Hurricane updates and news for Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Estero and more of the Southwest Florida area. Two to 4 inches will be possible in the Sunshine State, with … : ... but forecast calls for strengthening and torrential rains on already saturated South Florida. Tomorrow, it's expected to travel up Florida's Atlantic coast. The storm's center could affect the Carolinas' coast by early Tuesday — and current forecasts show a landfall over the coastal Carolinas is possible. "A 70 mile an hour wind will be enough to take down trees and limbs that obviously interact with power lines and so, that will happen, and people should be prepared for that," DeSantis said. Our live coverage has ended. But Eta is expected to head into the Caribbean Friday and move northeastward. ET advisory, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. Last month, the research team at Colorado State University forecasted there would be 20 named storms this hurricane season. Here's the latest on watches and warning: Florida Gov. 7:49 p.m. Volusia County Emergency Management Director Jim Judge also spoke at the news conference to give an update. Typically Central America is a graveyard for hurricanes — but not Eta. Two hurricanes hitting the … Isaias was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm in the National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. But no sweat: We're here to explain just how to say the storm's name. Louisiana is the first state with five named storm landfalls in a season. 2020 U.S. TC damage costs already >$30B. 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