hurricane ida
The storm strengthened into a hurricane and hit Nicaragua early Thursday. [1]
FORT MYERS: Tropical Depression Eleven formed this morning in the extreme Southwest Caribbean, off the coast of Nicaragua and an Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft quickly confirmed that Tropical Storm Ida has formed. [...] Several of the computer forecast models indicate the system will spend the time period from tonight to as late as Sunday over land in Central America. [2]
At 10:00am, the center of Hurricane Ida was located about 75 miles north of Bluefields, Nicaragua and about 65 miles south-southwest of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. [3]
MANAGUA, Nicaragua ‘ Newly born Hurricane Ida ripped into Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast on Thursday after forcing more than 2,000 people to flee their homes and knocking out power to some parts of the impoverished region. [1]
Ida, the ninth tropical storm of the 2009 hurricane season, formed Wednesday afternoon off the coast of Central America, weather officials said. [4]
A reminder that hurricane season 2009 is not dead yet: Tropical Storm Ida formed Tuesday in the Southwestern Caribbean and was expected to dump up to 25 inches of rain over Nicaragua and Honduras, conditions that could produce deadly flooding and mudslides. [5]
The government of Nicaragua has discontinued the tropical storm warning from south of Bluefields to the Nicaragua/Costa Rica border. [3]
The center of Ida is forecasted to move accross Eastern Nicaragua and Eastern Honduras in the following two days. [6]
MIAMI — Ida strengthened into a hurricane Thursday morning and moved inland over east-central Nicaragua. [3]
There were no immediate reports of deaths, but Nicaragua’s National Civil Defense director Mario Perez said more than 2,000 people had been evacuated — 800 of those from flimsy, makeshift homes on Corn Island and nearby Little Corn Island, where strong winds damaged about 45 homes, toppled trees and knocked out power. [1]
A tropical storm warning and hurricane watch remains in effect from north of Puerto Cabezas to the Honduras-Nicaragua border. [7]
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Heavy rains and winds kept officials from evacuating about 80 people on Cayos Perla, but authorities said they planned to used speedboats to get them out. [1]
On the forecast track, the center of Ida will move across eastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras during the next couple of days. [3]
Sources:
[1] Tropical Storm Ida heads for Central America
[2] TS Ida: In-depth analysis
[3] Tropical Storm Ida Forms In Caribbean Sea
[4] Tropical depression forms in Caribbean, expected to become …
[5] Soggy Tropical Storm Ida aims for Nicaragua
[6] Tropical Storm Ida Forms In The Atlantic
[7] Tropical Storm Ida - AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center
[8] Hurricane Advisories - Eye on the Tropics 2009