{"id":21217,"date":"2020-11-12T01:01:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T22:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/eta-takes-aim-at-floridas-gulf-coast-for-fourth-landfall\/21217\/"},"modified":"2020-11-12T01:01:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T22:01:27","slug":"eta-takes-aim-at-floridas-gulf-coast-for-fourth-landfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/eta-takes-aim-at-floridas-gulf-coast-for-fourth-landfall\/21217\/","title":{"rendered":"Eta Takes Aim at Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast for Fourth Landfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>By Gabriella Borter Nov 11 (Reuters) \u2013 Eta regained hurricane strength on Wednesday and was expected to bring squall winds and a storm surge to Florida\u2019s west coast before making landfall on Thursday north of Tampa, forecasters said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The category 1 hurricane, the 28th named storm of the busiest Atlantic hurricane season on record, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, was projected to make its fourth landfall early on Thursday after slamming Central America, Cuba and Lower Matecumbe Key in recent days.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It had dropped nearly 18 inches of rain over parts of South Florida by Monday, moved southwest and then stalled over the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday before it made a northward turn. It is now moving on that north-northeast trajectory at 10 miles per hour (16 kph).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The storm was about 145 miles (233km) south southwest of Tampa, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 kph)on Wednesday, the NHC said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The west coast of Florida faces \u201cthe multiple threats of a landfalling hurricane or tropical storm,\u201d said Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, listing the heavy rainfall, storm surge and possible tornadoes in the forecast.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" width=\"500\" height=\"789\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNWSNHC%2Fposts%2F3674296389302481&amp;width=500\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne is of course the wind, which could be at the very least gusting to hurricane force, and sustained tropical storm force winds. That\u2019s enough to do some damage,\u201d Feltgen said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The \u201czigzag\u201d pattern of Eta\u2019s path is caused by the convergence of multiple weather fronts steering it, Feltgen said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a little atmosphere tug of war going on around the storm, and now the storm has a little alley to finally get out of the gulf. Unfortunately the state of Florida is in its way,\u201d Feltgen said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The storm surge from Eta was expected to affect southern and western Florida and the Florida Keys on Wednesday and Thursday. The state\u2019s west coast was under a storm surge watch on Wednesday from the Suwanee River to Bonita Beach, including Tampa Bay, where the water could rise up to 5 feet.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions,\u201d the NHC said in an advisory.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Tampa International Airport said on Twitter it would suspend operations at 3 PM on Wednesday due to the impending storm.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Parts of Broward County, on Florida\u2019s east coast, were still severely flooded on Wednesday, with lakes overflowed and residential streets submerged. Rainfall totals from Eta could add up to 20 inches in some parts of South Florida, the NHC said. (Reporting by Gabriella Borter; Editing by Bernadette Baum)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>gCaptain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gabriella Borter Nov 11 (Reuters) \u2013 Eta regained hurricane strength on Wednesday and was expected to bring squall winds and a storm surge to Florida\u2019s west coast before making landfall on Thursday north of Tampa, forecasters said. 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