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Weather of 2023 | List of weather events | List | High | |
List of costliest tropical cyclones | Tropical cyclone list | List | Low | Alternate version |
Weather of 1985 | List of weather events | Start | Low | |
October 2022 Southern Ocean cyclone | Extratropical cyclone | C | Top | |
In-flight fire | Type of aviation accident | C | Mid | |
1966 Air New Zealand DC-8 crash | Aviation accident | B | Low | Pushed it into B-class, updated with report |
Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217 | Aviation accident | B | Low | |
2017 Teterboro Learjet crash | Aviation accident | B | Low | |
Olympic Airways Flight 3838 | Aviation accident | B | Mid | ![]() |
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 | Aviation accident | B | Mid | Pushed it into B-class, updated with report |
Horizon Air Flight 2658 | Aviation accident | C | Low | |
Ural Airlines Flight 178 | Aviation accident | ![]() |
Low | Pushed it into GA, updated with report |
2024 Alaska Air Fuel Douglas C-54 crash | Aviation accident | C | Low | ![]() |
Thai Airways International Flight 114 | Aviation accident | B | Low | Pushed it into B-class, updated with report ![]() |
Hurricane Iota was a devastating late-season tropical cyclone which caused severe damage to areas of Central America already devastated by Hurricane Eta two weeks prior. The 31st and final tropical cyclone, 30th named storm, 14th hurricane, and record-tying seventh major hurricane of the record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Iota originated as a tropical wave that moved into the Eastern Caribbean on 10 November. Over the next few days, the wave began to become better organized and by 13 November, it developed into a tropical depression north of Colombia. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Iota six hours later. The storm was initially impacted by some wind shear, but a center relocation and relaxed shear allowed Iota to quickly strengthen into a hurricane on 15 November, after which it underwent explosive intensification, peaking as a high-end Category 4 hurricane, with wind speeds of 155 mph (249 km/h). After weakening slightly, Iota made landfall in northeastern Nicaragua as a mid-range Category 4 hurricane, becoming the strongest recorded hurricane to make landfall in Nicaragua in November. Iota then rapidly weakened as it moved inland, dissipating on 18 November.
Iota's precursor disturbance generated flash flooding on several Caribbean islands. Hurricane watches and warnings were first issued on 14 November in parts of Colombia, Nicaragua, and Honduras, with the latter two countries still recovering from Eta. Heavy rains associated with a tropical wave and Iota brought heavy rainfall to parts of Colombia, leading to flash flooding and mudslides. Heavy rain fell on much of Nicaragua, widening flash flooding caused by the hurricane's high storm surge. Mudslides caused extensive damage and multiple deaths. At least 67 people were killed due to Iota, including at least 28 in Nicaragua and 16 in Honduras, among other countries. As many as 41 people were reported as missing. The preliminary estimate for the damage in Nicaragua was $564 million (2020 USD). Total damage estimates for the hurricane were set at $1.4 billion (2020 USD). (Full article...)