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Depression number 31 in the Caribbean turned into a tropical storm on Friday with the name of Iota in the Colombian Caribbean Sea e threatens to bring dangerous winds, storm surges and heavy rains in Central America starting next Sunday night, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) indicated.
According to the latest NHC bulletin, it indicated that the center of tropical storm Iota was located near latitude 13.8 ° N 74.3 W with maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km / h) and a minimum central pressure estimated at 1006 mb.
The tropical cyclone is moving from west to southwest at a speed of 3 knots (6 km / h), with a high chance of becoming a major hurricane.
According to Ideam, in the last few hours it has been observed that with the relocation of this system there was abundant precipitation with thunderstorms and gusts of wind in various sectors of the country.
“It is especially recommended for the inhabitants of the national Caribbean, including the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina and their keys (Serrana, Serranilla, Roncador and Quitasueño), that they adopt preventive measures against the probability of winds and waves with values higher than the norm, which can represent a threat to the community “.
likewise, he indicated the entity, “We recommend paying particular attention on steep slopes located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, south of La Guajira, north of Cesar and Magdalena. Likewise, sectors of the departments of Norte de Santander, Santander, Bolívar; Atlántico, Córdoba, Sucre, Antioquia, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Chocó, Risaralda, Caldas, Quindío, Valle del Cauca, Occidente de Arauca, Casanare and Meta, given the probability of sudden flooding or landslides “.
#IdeamEnLaGuajira l The tropical depression announced a few hours ago has strengthened and has reached the tropical storm category. # IdeamEsConfianzaYPrevention @MinAmbientCo @UNGRD @CORPOGUAJIRA @GOBGUAJIRA pic.twitter.com/r6Sh8u9kcT
– Ideam Colombia (@IDEAMColombia) November 13, 2020
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