Eye on the Tropics

Nana becomes the 5th hurricane this season, makes landfall in Belize

By Irene Sans, WFTV.com

Eye on the Tropics: WFTV Severe Weather Center 9 Nana Wednesday afternoon Nana miércoles por la tarde

By Irene Sans, WFTV.com

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nota en español: Nana llegará a Belice como huracán esta noche; Omar no representa peligro para tierra

Thursday morning update:

Nana made landfall in Belize Wednesday night. The storm will continue to move inland over Guatemala and extreme southeastern Mexico through the day.

Nana’s winds have decreased to 70 mph, with higher gusts.

The storm is expected to weaken rapidly and will likely become a remnant low on Friday.

Wednesday evening update:

Nana became the 5th hurricane of the 2020 hurricane season. It is expected to make landfall in Belize, as forecast, as a category 1 hurricane before sunrise on Thursday morning. Nana will gradually lose its punch, but the torrential rains will splatter all across southern Mexico through Friday.

Tuesday afternoon update:

Tropical Storm Nana continues to track toward Belize. It is expected to make landfall on the central coast of the Stann Creek district late Wednesday night or very early Thursday morning, likely as a category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

The strongest winds and storms are mainly focused over the northern half of the system for about 70 miles from its center.

Once it makes landfall the system will begin to gradually weaken. Torrential rains will continue to threaten Belize, parts of the Yucatan peninsula and the remnants of Nana will continue to affect southern Mexico through the weekend as it moves westward.

Rainfall could reach 12 inches in some isolated spots and generally between 3 to 6 inches across Belize, Guatemala, and the states of Chiapas and Tabasco in Mexico. These amounts could lead to flash flooding and landslides.

Storm surge could also pose a major threat to the north of wherever the center makes landfall, 3 to 5 feet storm surge is possible.

Hurricane-force winds will be likely along the Belize coast through the evening Wednesday or early morning hours on Thursday. Tropical-storm-force winds are expected to start by sunset across much of the area.

Omar: A fish storm over the northern Atlantic

Tropical Storm Omar continues to be a disorganized system and will continue to weaken and lose its tropical characteristics in the next few days. It does not represent a threat to land as it moves over the north-central Atlantic Ocean.

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