(CNN) The storm known as Iota strengthened into a hurricane early Sunday and is expected to slam into Central America early next week -- the very region already devastated by Hurricane Eta earlier this month -- forecasters say. 440 miles east-southeast of the Nicaragua-Honduras border with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph as of 2 a.m. The storm is forecast to be at or near major hurricane strength prior to making landfall across Central America, according to the NHC. A major hurricane is a hurricane with winds of at least 111 mph. Nicaragua has issued a hurricane warning from Sandy Bay Sirpi to the border with Honduras, and Honduras issued a hurricane warning from from the border of Nicaragua to Punta Patuca.

Source: CNN November 15, 2020 07:08 UTC