Hurricane Iota (2020)

Track & history

Peak wind

155 mph / 250 km/h

Min pressure

917 mb

Dates

Nov 12 – Nov 18

Landfall

Puerto Cabezas

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Storm history

Iota formed in the Atlantic in November 2020 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 917 mb. It made landfall near Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. The system was tracked for 6 days.

Track data

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Time UTC	Position	Strength	Wind	Pressure
2020-11-12 12:00	15.5°N 70.9°W	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1009 mb
2020-11-12 18:00	15.3°N 71.9°W	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1009 mb
2020-11-13 00:00	15.0°N 72.7°W	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1008 mb
2020-11-13 06:00	14.7°N 73.3°W	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1007 mb
2020-11-13 12:00	14.4°N 73.7°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1006 mb
2020-11-13 18:00	14.0°N 74.1°W	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	1005 mb
2020-11-14 00:00	13.6°N 74.5°W	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	1005 mb
2020-11-14 06:00	13.3°N 75.0°W	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	1004 mb

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2020-11-14 12:00	12.9°N 75.7°W	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	1002 mb
2020-11-14 18:00	12.5°N 76.4°W	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	997 mb
2020-11-15 00:00	12.6°N 76.7°W	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	992 mb
2020-11-15 06:00	13.0°N 77.1°W	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	988 mb
2020-11-15 12:00	13.1°N 78.0°W	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	982 mb
2020-11-15 18:00	13.2°N 78.9°W	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	974 mb
2020-11-16 00:00	13.2°N 79.8°W	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	961 mb
2020-11-16 06:00	13.4°N 80.7°W	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	935 mb
2020-11-16 12:00	13.5°N 81.5°W	C4	155 mph / 250 km/h	917 mb
2020-11-16 18:00	13.5°N 82.3°W	C4	150 mph / 240 km/h	918 mb
2020-11-17 00:00	13.6°N 83.0°W	C4	150 mph / 240 km/h	918 mb
2020-11-17 03:40	13.6°N 83.5°W	C4	145 mph / 230 km/h	922 mb
2020-11-17 06:00	13.7°N 83.8°W	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	935 mb
2020-11-17 12:00	13.7°N 84.7°W	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	965 mb
2020-11-17 18:00	13.7°N 85.7°W	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	988 mb
2020-11-18 00:00	13.8°N 86.7°W	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	1000 mb
2020-11-18 06:00	13.8°N 87.8°W	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	1005 mb
2020-11-18 12:00	13.7°N 89.0°W	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1006 mb

Hurricane Iota 2020 FAQ

Did Hurricane Iota 2020 make landfall?

Yes. Iota made landfall near Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua on Nov 17 2020, with sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) at the first landfall.

How strong did Iota get in 2020?

Iota peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 917 mb.

When did Iota form and dissipate?

Iota was first tracked on Nov 12 2020 and last tracked on Nov 18 2020, about 6 days in all.