Heavy rain and winds will spread from Miami to Naples until Tuesday, and hurricanes of up to four feet are possible for parts of South Florida and Keys. Floods are also expected on low-lying roads and properties across the region as heavy rainfall – about three to five inches – is forecast, with some areas expected to see more than a foot of this week’s storm period.
Like a tropical hurricane on Friday, Tampa is expected to land north again.
Schools close and shelters open when the state prepares for ETA
At least five school districts in South Florida will close on Monday due to its potential impact, the districts announced on social media.
In Miami-Dade, all bridges were locked on Sunday, according to Mayor Carlos Gimenez. He said 40 to 60 mph winds are expected in the area with the possibility of thunderstorms from Monday afternoon to Sunday night.
At Akland Park, the city’s public works system is already “close to capacity” due to heavy rains and flooding, said Auckland Park Public Information Officer David Ritter.
“Oakland Park public works and park workers have been working on flooding all night and all day and are focusing on flood concerns to the best of their ability,” Repair said in the Tropical Storm Eta update.
Naval personnel are also being warned to keep the water off, as very strong winds can cause hazardous waves that “potentially damage or damage cap ships”, according to the NWS.
The third landfall for Eta
Emergency disaster plans are in place in Cuba and Mexico, and relief efforts are under way in Guatemala and Honduras, the hardest hit so far.
According to the country’s permanent emergency commission, 38 people have died in Honduras, eight are missing and more than 60,000 people have been displaced from their homes.
Guatemala’s National Disaster Reduction Coordinator (Conrad) reported on Saturday that 116 people were missing, mostly due to a landslide in the remote village of Quiza in the central Alta Verapaz region.
The agency said at least 8,938 people have been evacuated and 5,780 people have been placed in temporary shelters.
Although this season has been extremely active, Florida has the first named hurricane to make landfall this year and the 12th hurricane to make landfall in the continental U.S. this season, the highest in a single year.
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