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Tropical storm Iota, heading towards Central America, intensified to a hurricane. Reported by the US National Hurricane Watch Center (NHC).
“The reconnaissance aircraft reports that storm Iota intensified to a hurricane and became the 30th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. It is expected that “Iota” will quickly develop into a strong hurricane as it approaches Central America, “the ministry said in a statement. According to NHC, the maximum wind speed reaches 120 km / h.
According to CNN, the hurricane could reach the Honduras-Nicaragua border by Monday or Tuesday.
A tropical storm gets its name when the accompanying wind reaches 62 km / h. A storm becomes a hurricane when the wind speed exceeds 119 km / h.
