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Storm Surge/Tide — Coastal Sarasota, FL

Nov 11, 2020

Hurricane Eta originated from a tropical depression that formed in the central Caribbean Sea on October 31st. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Eta later that day and continued rapid intensification to major hurricane status on November 2nd while moving westward across the western Caribbean, reaching peak intensity of 150 mph and 923 mb on November 3rd, before making landfall near Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. Eta meandered across Nicaragua and Honduras while weakening to a tropical d

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 928108). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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